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Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In 2014, I told the then Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, that her JobPath scheme was the stuff of nightmares for the unemployed. After €300 million has been spent to achieve a success rate of just 6%, I have been proven correct. I also said the same about her other madcap scheme, JobBridge. I was also right when I highlighted at the time the concerns among the local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (19 Nov 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date the contracts she and her predecessor entered into with the JobPath companies Seetec and Turas Nua. [47428/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (19 Nov 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been referred by her officials in Intreo offices to Seetec and Turas Nua each month since they were awarded the JobPath contract; and the length of time on average they were in receipt of social welfare payments before the referral. [47429/19]

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is compulsory to return to JobPath in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they completed a year on JobPath in August 2017. [49901/17]

Other Questions: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...one and that should be corrected. There could be highly sensitive data about people who are long-time unemployed for a multitude of reasons. There could be a big file for each of them. For JobPath companies to properly understand the background and how to activate or help somebody, I presume they have access to some of the data held in the Department. If they are held in it, the...

Other Questions: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This arises from a question we dealt with earlier, namely, the State out-sourcing those who are long-term unemployed to Seetec and Turas Nua under the JobPath scheme and to ensure that all the protections that currently hold to the Department of Social Protection also hold in regard to these companies, in particular Garda vetting, data protection and any other restrictions in terms of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...the public service or through the changes the Minister brought about in the Intreo offices. All of what the Minister described sounds good but the experience to date is that people referred to JobPath cannot access a community employment scheme and, even if it is to their liking or part of a beneficial career path for them, they are being discouraged by JobPath officials. Either there is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister's opening gambit contradicts the logic behind the JobPath scheme. She has already shown that people will find work by themselves or with the help of Intreo offices and the job activation schemes already in place without introducing this scheme. However, a debate on JobPath is for another day. The Minister's statement confirms some of what I believe is happening. Some people...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason persons placed on the JobPath programme are prohibited and excluded from taking part in other job activation schemes such as community employment schemes, part-time job incentive schemes, jobs clubs and local employment services and from participating in all other forms of training other than that supplied by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This question arises from the need for clarification in respect of the company or companies granted the contract for dealing with long-term jobseekers, the contract known as JobPath. Do those involved understand fully the implications of being landed with a JobPath interview?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (17 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...financially incentivises job placement, will remain free of corruption and fraud; and if she is aware of the fraudulent activities of some companies in the United Kingdom, including some who were awarded JobPath contracts here [40096/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: .... It is a model that could be followed, but I am dubious that it will be, particularly given that the Government at the same time as it was encouraging the Ballymun group was developing the JobPath scheme which would take away many of those who could benefit from the intensive work the group was outlining. Is the group concerned about the development and roll-out of JobPath, which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (23 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the roll out of JobPath will commence; and the cost, to date, of the roll-out, including consultation, tendering and preparation. [24773/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the concerns raised around the JobPath scheme and the reputation of the companies which have been selected to undertake it. [17375/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...indicate how many people she hopes to have placed in employment in the four-year period she mentioned? If that figure is achieved at an earlier stage, will that result in the termination of the JobPath programme? The Minister also mentioned that the jobs they will be placed in need to be for at least 30 hours per week, but there is no minimum pay rate apart from the minimum wage. Given...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of additional staff to ensure that those who previously had availed of or benefited from JobBridge should be switching at this stage to use JobsPlus fully. Moreover, others who are contemplating the creation of employment in the State should use this scheme to encourage them to set up jobs that would benefit the long-term unemployed. Another scheme I have criticised is JobPath, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...across the city. Ms McCarthy mentioned Dutch, Australian and English examples. The Government has gone ahead and done the same here, it just has not been rolled out. I did a bit of research on JobPath and it is scary what private companies get up to when the incentive is profit rather than social inclusion or community gain. I had written down a question, which Ms McCarthy answered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I believe four tendered for the JobPath programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: G4S is one of the biggest companies in the world. It did not get the contract but it was engaged in discussions with the Department with all those who tendered for the contract for JobPath. It is one of the companies in England that delivers the equivalent service of trying to place people. One would question why such a security company is engaged in this. There is also a huge level of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (20 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the JobPath contracts with the preferred bidders have been finalised; if not, the expected timeframe for same and the expected date from which social welfare recipients are expected to be referred to the new providers. [2761/15]