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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in meaningful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis to improve their prospect of returning to employment. CE placements are intended to be temporary and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Rural Social scheme (RSS) is an income support scheme providing part-time employment opportunities for farmers and fishermen or women who are in receipt of specified social welfare payments, and who are underemployed in their primary occupation. The scheme offers participants the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in their communities. Following a Government decision, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsors. This claim creates some...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment ( CE ) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities. Participation limits on these schemes are necessary to allow for the maximum utilisation of places amongst qualifying persons. It is important to note that participation is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Government's Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 goal is to reduce child poverty in Ireland and to ensure that all families have the opportunity to participate fully in society. It recognises the importance of child related services working in conjunction with income supports in reducing child poverty. The most recent data shows the consistent poverty rate for children is 8.1%....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, the Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis to improve their prospect of returning to employment. I am very aware of the challenges resulting...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Government are aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and are committed to working closely with the sector in managing through these, recognising that it will require a whole of Government approach. To that end, Government and my Department introduced a number of supports to assist sectors in dealing with the impact of COVID-19 and social restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (6 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the planned transition of the National Symphony Orchestra to the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a review of the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations and consider broadening the current set of allowable reasonable accommodations with a view to making examinations a more accessible and equal experience for children with a disability. [47633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: On clarification with the Deputy's office, the question refers to whether people that are employed as crew members on a fishing vessel, but who do not themselves hold the fishing licence for that vessel, can access the rural social scheme (RSS). RSS is an income support initiative providing part-time employment opportunities for farmers or fishermen and fisherwomen in receipt of certain...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: Tús is a labour market activation measure delivered as short-term, community-based work placements for jobseekers on the live register that have been unemployed for more than one year.  The objective of Tús is help the participant return to the labour market through the provision of supervised work placements within the community, building work experience and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 and 278 together. Tús is a targeted activation measure specifically designed and delivered to jobseekers who are on the live register and have been unemployed for twelve months or more. Tús is delivered locally by a network of 48 local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta, known as implementing bodies (IBs). Eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Deputy has clarified that the question relates to the impact of the six-year rule on the Community Employment (CE) and Rural Social Schemes (RSS). CE is an active labour market programme providing eligible long-term unemployed and other disadvantaged people with an opportunity to engage with training and work experience in their communities on a fixed term basis. The programme aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) provides supplementary income support for low income farmers and fishermen and women, who are underemployed in their primary occupation and have an entitlement to   Farm Assist and other specified means-tested social welfare payments.   As of the end of September 2021 there are 3,006 participants availing of RSS. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: Tús is one of a range of employment support and activation measures provided by my Department to assist jobseekers who have been unemployed for 12 months or more to return to the labour market. Tús provide participants with opportunities for supervised work placements within the community, building work experience and individual participant confidence.  The duration of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (29 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I acknowledge and reiterate that this issue is very high on the agenda of the Minister. We do talk about it and she is aware of the urgency to move on this project. I acknowledge as well the long history of this issue and how long it has been going on for, as outlined by Deputy Ó Cuív. Funding has been needed for some time. The Deputy has been a long-time advocate in this regard...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (29 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I understand what the Deputy is looking for, but I cannot provide the clarity and certainty he is seeking this morning.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (29 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I wish I could give that certainty.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (29 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I acknowledge the risks the Deputy has outlined concerning the situation on the piers. I will bring back this matter to the Minister and we will endeavour to get more detail for the Deputy. I apologise that I cannot give a more precise timeline for the start of the tendering process this morning.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (29 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I apologise that I do not have written copies of it, but it should on the way. I apologise for supplying the answer as Béarla.-----