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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (19 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: On 12 December 2013, the Department published a contract notice inviting tenders for the provision of employment services. This new programme, which is called “JobPath”, is aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will be delivered by private/third party providers of employment services under contract to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (8 Jun 2016) See 2 other results from this answer

Leo Varadkar: ...’s Public Employment Service (PES) is managed by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and delivered directly by its own Intreo service as well as by contracted private companies that provide JobPath services, Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs. JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that supports people who are long-term unemployed (LTU) and those most at...

Other Questions: JobPath Implementation (13 Jan 2016) See 6 other results from this debate

Kevin Humphreys: I wish Deputy Kyne a happy new year. It is very unusual for a Government backbencher to have two priority questions, so he should invest in a national lottery ticket tonight. JobPath is a new approach to employment activation to support long-term unemployed people and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain employment. Two companies, Turas Nua and...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (29 Nov 2017)

Aindrias Moynihan: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce flexibility into the JobPath programme whereby JobPath co-ordinators may have leeway when dealing with persons who have a guarantee of employment in the near future or who may be employed on a seasonal or part-time basis to excuse them from JobPath while maintaining their benefits; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...to engage with the Department’s activation services. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended, specifies that participation in activation meetings is mandatory. Clients for JobPath are chosen by means of a random selection process and protocols for selection currently preclude the selection of anyone who has already completed 52 weeks on the JobPath programme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (24 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...are also required to engage with the Department’s activation services whether the service is provided internally by an Intreo case officer or externally by one of the contracted providers e.g. JobPath providers and Local Employment Service providers. The JobPath service is one of a number of employment activation services provided for people who are long-term unemployed to help...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (6 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...a series of recommendations on the design and operation of contracted public employment services. In 2019 my Department commissioned an independent review of the provision of employment advisory services, including JobPath, Local Employment Services and Job Clubs.  This review conducted by the Institute of Employment Studies and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath was contracted to provide employment assistance and advice to jobseekers. Performance is recorded through the outcomes of those who participated in the services and other than a small initial registration fee, the contractors receive payments on the basis of persons gaining and sustaining employment. While it is not a job placement service it has a proven track record of providing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Referrals to the JobPath service are due to cease in June this year and, following a comprehensive review of public employment services, new services are currently being procured, to be in place later this year. My Department previously undertook an evaluation of JobPath in partnership with the OECD. The 2019 OECD econometric evaluation of JobPath, published by my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (11 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: My Department provides a range of activation supports for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include JobPath and employment programmes such as Community Employment (CE) schemes and Tús. The JobPath service is provided for jobseekers only. JobPath aims to place people into full-time sustainable employment. The period of...

Other Questions: Employment Support Services (11 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The State's public employment service is managed by my Department and delivered directly by its own Intreo service, as well as by contracted private companies such as the two JobPath companies, Seetec Limited and Turas Nua Limited, the local employment service companies and job club providers. The Department has contracts in place with in excess of 60 companies for the provision of these...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (26 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 to 473, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the primary purpose of JobPath is to provide a case management based employment advice and counselling service to long term unemployed jobseekers. Between July 2015 and October 2019, some 247,296 jobseekers had commenced their engagement period with the JobPath service. Of this number, 52% were...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Perhaps I am misunderstanding this, and I welcome the Minister's announcement that he intends to relax the rules relating to community employment, but my experience of JobPath has been that if people have been unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for a certain period of time, that is sufficient to qualify for the JobPath scheme. However, they have come to me and said they are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Jun 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include the JobPath service, the primary purpose of JobPath is to provide a case management based, employment advice and counselling service to long term unemployed jobseekers. This is the group of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Activation Projects (6 May 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government's new labour market activation service aimed specifically at long-term unemployed jobseekers and those new jobseekers most distant from the labour market, with the primary objective of assisting such persons to secure sustained full-time paid employment. It is not intended that people who are in receipt of a disability related income support payment, e.g. Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...my Department’s own staff, or on behalf of my Department through Intreo Partners and other service providers. Seetec currently operates employment services on behalf of my Department, including Jobpath services. JobPath providers are required to offer in-work support to participants for up to twelve months while they remain in employment. This includes scheduled contact with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (13 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is a service contracted by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) to provide long-term unemployed clients with intensive individual support over a period of 12 months, to help them overcome barriers to employment and to assist them to find employment. Contracts to deliver JobPath were signed with two companies – Seetec Limited and Turas Nua Limited. Referrals started in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath providers have their own discretionary funds available to pay for training or other interventions; the decision to approve or reject any request for funding is solely at the discretion of the JobPath provider. They will take into account the duration, cost and relevance to the customer’s job goal preferences. The prevalence of employment opportunities in the sector will also...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (29 Sep 2015) See 2 other results from this answer

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation which will cater mainly for people who are long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and will assist them to secure and sustain full-time paid employment or self-employment. Following the completion of a public procurement process contracts to deliver JobPath have been signed with two companies - Turas Nua Limited and Seetec Limited. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (10 Nov 2015) See 3 other results from this answer

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Following the completion of a rigorous public procurement process, two companies were selected to provide the JobPath service - Turas...