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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Apr 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of the JobPath scheme. [15920/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 760. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what the remaining length of time is in respect of the Department's contract for JobPath and when the contractual obligations with Seetec and Turas Nua expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14265/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the exchequer of the JobPath scheme. [55963/23]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...percentage variation and ask the question why, so that is pretty much how I will approach the questions here. Are we still contracting private services in terms of employment supports such as JobPath at a time when we have historic high rates of employment in the economy? Is it not an opportunity to row back from that position of using private employment services and move back towards...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (27 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bríd Smith: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person participating in the JobPath programme who declines to sign a consent form allowing Seetec to make contact with employers of perspective employers on their behalf, will be sanctioned or penalised in any way; how programme participants' personal data is stored, processed and shared; how this complies with Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a jobseeker can continue participating in a part-time Springboard programme, while being referred to Seetec or JobPath. [30193/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bríd Smith: 422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she can clarify if Seetec have been awarded the contract for operating the JobPath programme; the costs of this award; the length of time the company will operate it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29665/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (23 May 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual budget for the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25014/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Pensions and Social Security: Discussion (20 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...in a cut to welfare which puts people below the poverty line or may even make them destitute. Since Covid, the severity and frequency of these measures have reduced somewhat. The rather dubious JobPath scheme and the "Welfare cheats cheat us all" campaign are behind us I hope. Yet, a more suspicious and punitive attitude has become ingrained in the system and conditionality and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (18 Apr 2023) See 3 other results from this answer

Claire Kerrane: 874. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people referred to JobPath since 2015, in tabular form. [16615/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (28 Mar 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy knows, JobPath is being wound down. No new referrals are being made but existing participants are being allowed to finish their engagements, which is fair enough. With regard to a review, we already did a comprehensive review in conjunction with the OECD back in 2019. As the Deputy well knows, we have been through the findings many times before. In short, the OECD found that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...of the Abhaile service. Quarter 1 2023 8. Review of the Rural Social Scheme. Quarter 4 2023 9. Satisfaction surveys of Jobseeker and JobPath services to ascertain customers' views of the Department’s services. Ongoing on an annual basis 10. Review of request for access to the Free...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Okay. The employability scheme is a contracted service, and I have had some interface with this around other job and employment services, for example, JobPath. Senator Wall mentioned they may be asked to re-tender. What are the metrics in terms of when the employability services have to re-tender? How they are assessed and measured? I have a nagging concern about some employment...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Claire Kerrane: ...the end of local employment services and job clubs, are there any plans for any contracted services or tenders for any other schemes for this year or any planned changes? Regarding the end of JobPath, aside from the approximately 20,000 people who went on it at the start of 2022 and remain on it, are there plans to review that scheme, its benefits and how it has worked? From the figures...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2022) See 3 other results from this answer

Claire Kerrane: 379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons referred to JobPath since it was established; and the total number of referred twice, three times and four times in tabular form. [60947/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (6 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Claire Kerrane: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will be reviewing JobPath now that referrals have ended. [60950/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

...were valued at €23 million a year. They are now about €37 million a year. We are putting more money into it for a longer duration and sending them more clients. We have changed the balance. JobPath was an issue discussed previously. Deputy Catherine Murphy in particular was concerned about it. We have changed the balance around. In fact, there are more people now with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State. Why are almost 20,000 people under the age of 25 unemployed? Can they not avail of the Tús, JobPath and work placement programmes?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...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 Finance, reviewed the provision of services and made recommendations for the...