Results 41-60 of 66 for jobpath speaker:Catherine Murphy

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: ...applied in each of the years from 2012 to 2016. It has been growing. In 2012, when a much larger number of people were getting a welfare payment, it was 1,500 and in 2016 it was 10,000. Does JobPath play a role in that? In the first number of weeks there is a 44% reduction-----

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

Catherine Murphy: 662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the cost benefit analysis regarding the outsourcing of the JobPath programme will be published; if she has given consideration to keeping the scheme in-house rather than outsourcing it to a private company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50350/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (22 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the duration of contracts to deliver JobPath that were awarded to companies (details supplied); if there is an option in the contract to extend the duration of the contract; if there is an option in the contract to terminate the contract on its expiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49497/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (22 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a value for money report was produced on JobPath; her plans to conduct a value for money report regarding JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (21 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which €71.2 million was allocated to and-or payments were made to contractors in the context of the JobPath scheme since 2015 to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49257/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (21 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons who have had sanctions imposed on their payments in the context of the JobPath scheme since inception to date in 2017; the number of persons disqualified from receiving payments for the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49258/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Did we get a response from the Department of Education and Skills on JobPath? We were to write last week or the week before.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yesterday, while speaking on the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill, I raised serious concerns regarding the so-called activation programme, JobPath. The company which has the contract to run JobPath is Seetec. In the United Kingdom, the same company, Seetec, has been the subject of a fraud investigation following its actions while contracted to the UK Department of Work...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: ...can be discontinued without addressing that. Essentially, those persons find themselves penalised substantially for daring to raise legitimate concerns. Another area where there are significant legitimate concerns is JobPath. A significant section of this Bill concerns itself with the area of social welfare fraud and identifying those working while claiming payments. I am certainly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the policy change which has led to the new entrants into the jobseeker's allowance scheme to be referred to JobPath for a minimum 52 week period; the reasoning which has been assessed as referring those new persons within two weeks of the commencement of their claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35683/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the policy change that has led to the new entrants into the jobseeker's allowance scheme that are referred on to a JobPath scheme for a minimum 52 week period, in which the letter of invitation and introduction sent out to the person by her Department clearly states that the employment advisor will consider training...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the three year initial contract allocated to JobPath is coming up for renewal; the way in which she plans to assess this; the assessment of quality of outcomes for persons which will be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way she plans to assess the value for money and return on investment in the initial three year JobPath programme; the way that it will be audited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35686/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the recourse to appeal there is for persons that are referred onto a JobPath programme within 20 days of commencing a jobseeker's allowance claim, in which those persons are committed to taking college places, the CAO process has been commenced, applications submitted and accepted and in which those persons are advised by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the quality audits she has undertaken to ensure the expenditure on the JobPath contract is fit for purpose and delivering quality outcomes; if she has examined and reviewed the contract that is signed by a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35688/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 1516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number complaints in respect of the service to persons by JobPath she has received; the way these are counted and recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35689/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (21 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the evaluation of service delivery undertaken in respect of the rolled-out JobPath programme contract; the outcomes that are recorded and reported per person, by county and for each quarter since the contract commenced; if the evaluation of outcomes for suitability to the person are audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8449/17]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Catherine Murphy: .... Judging from the people presenting at my constituency office, these times have increased. The same is happening in terms of respite care grants. Attention must be paid to these payments. JobPath was mentioned by Deputy Mattie McGrath. The appropriateness of that scheme crops up as an issue. It failed in the UK and was not an ideal model, but we picked it up, tweaked it and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to ask a couple of brief questions about JobPath. This scheme is also in operation in the UK. There was much criticism in advance of it being rolled out here. Did the Department undertake an analysis of the UK scheme? What contractual obligations have been already entered into and what has been the experience?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015 (20 Oct 2016)

Catherine Murphy: In regard to other activation measures, it would appear that JobPath takes prominence over Tús. Is that how the Department designed it?