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Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú agus cuidiú leis an rún seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I second the motion. For some, JobPath looks just like another job activation scheme which is aimed at getting jobseekers back to work and which runs alongside other schemes such as the LES, the community employment scheme, Tús, the rural social scheme and Gateway. However,...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom ceist an chláir JobPath a ardú arís inniu. Ba chóir deireadh a chur leis an gclár scannalach amach is amach seo. We have raised the issue of JobPath on many occasions, but I commend my colleagues, Deputies John Brady and Denise Mitchell, for issuing a report which required much research. It is an issue that is increasingly being brought to our...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...other is totally and utterly unacceptable. There needs to be a review of the Common Fisheries Policy. I note that the OECD review of the Government's second public service reform programme says that outsourced initiatives, including JobPath, are questionable and have not emerged as systemically-viable options for public service provision. Many Members have heard in their constituencies...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...misnomers we have in a Government Department is that of the Department of Social Protection, because the last thing it seems to be doing is protecting society. I am quite concerned about the changes that are happening due to the JobPath scheme and the privatisation of that system, which was introduced under a previous Labour Party Minister, something of which it should be ashamed. We are...

Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...in the west in particular. Another area worth mentioning is that of domestic violence supports. The funding for such social supports in rural areas, which are very important, has been cut savagely in recent years. I note that there is mention of community employment, CE, schemes, Tús, JobPath and so forth and the Intreo offices. However, the reality is that Intreo offices have...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith liom ceist a ardú ar maidin atá ag teacht chun cinn sna ceantair tuaithe agus atá ag cur imní orm. The new JobPath scheme has been rolled out, about which I and many other people in rural areas are concerned. Community employment schemes and other employment schemes across the country have been seriously affected by the implementation of JobPath. Private...