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Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: ...which the Minister has made some reforms in the past couple of years. Many of us on this side of the House repeatedly raise the issues faced by people on these schemes, in particular the difficulties with JobPath, Turas Nua and other companies that came into the system. Those companies were perhaps bringing a private sector approach to a more complex problem or challenge, and the...

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Review (17 Jan 2018)

James Lawless: ...to their communities. There are two groups of people affected by the difficulty in sourcing people for community employment schemes, the difficulty getting onto Tús schemes and the impact that JobPath, Turas Nua and Seetec are having on that. We have two groups of people who are losing out. We have the individuals themselves who in many cases are denied the opportunity for...

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Review (17 Jan 2018)

James Lawless: ...things moved from one Department to another. Perhaps we could recategorise at least part of the scheme to help with that. An assessment should be done upfront when somebody is referred to JobPath rather than a person spending 12 months going through a programme which may not be suitable for them. It may be eminently suitable for many individuals but there are some who may not be a good...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (30 May 2017)

James Lawless: 267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) moving from JobPath to a Tús placement; if he will expedite the transfer onto the Tús scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25339/17]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (17 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: ..., and then they would have moved onto a community employment, CE, scheme at the same location. This worked well for the individual and the organisations. It appears that since the advent of JobPath, operated by Turas Nua and Seetec, this path is blocked and individuals coming off the Tús scheme are placed in limbo for 12 months and are unable to return to a CE scheme.