Results 1-3 of 3 for jobpath speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...in that regard. We spoke about the local employment schemes that dealt with people who sometimes needed a greater level of supports. Those were cases that were not the low-hanging fruit that JobPath and other schemes may have dealt with, although not as well as we would have liked. Therefore, we need a more comprehensive audit in respect of all those aspects that are required in the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...a safe Christmas. I hope I have not been too much of a nuisance during the period but I cannot promise much in terms of the future. I ask the Tánaiste if it is possible to have a review of JobPath, which is an incredibly expensive job activation scheme. Seetec and Turas Nua have been given €240 million in respect of the scheme. We have seen "RTÉ Investigates" uncover...

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...who find themselves in difficult situations? Will she look at an increased fuel allowance rate to assist those who find themselves in the difficult situation of fuel poverty? We have to deal with the anomaly of JobPath, which is not fit for purpose. This is what happens sometimes when the Government outsources operations that it is actually better at performing itself. Everybody has...