Results 81-100 of 241 for jobpath speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (5 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The aim of the JobPath service is to assist participants in finding sustainable full-time paid employment by providing intensive individual support and assistance. It is distinct from the Community Employment scheme which provides part-time employment and training opportunities in local communities for people on a range of Social Welfare payments including long-term unemployment payments as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (4 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support over a period of up to 12 months to help them tackle barriers to employment and to find jobs. As part of the JobPath process each person is assigned a personal advisor who assesses their skills, qualifications and experience with a particular focus on identifying appropriate training and educational interventions in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The activation supports and services which are available to those who are long-term unemployed include the JobPath employment activation service and work experience and training schemes such as Community Employment (CE) and TÚS. The aim of the JobPath service is to assist participants in finding sustainable full-time paid employment. It is distinct from the Community Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...of offices including Branch Offices, Community Welfare Clinics, Activation Services, Social Welfare Inspectorate Services, Community Employment Services, Local Employment Services (LES) and the JobPath Programme. Provision of information and access to income supports is provided by the Departments Community Welfare Service, which holds a weekly clinic in Ballybay. In addition the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (28 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...programmes/workplace based interventions such as CE, Gateway and Tús and First Steps; or in subsidies to employers, through JobsPlus Youth. Long-term unemployed jobseekers under 25 are also referred to JobPath, a contracted, payment-by-results employment services that provides additional resources and supports to those long-term unemployed. Pathways to Work 2016 to 2020 sets...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (28 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: .... People identified as having a low PEX (probability of exit from unemployment) score are prioritised for intensive engagement and support from the Intreo employment service. Finally, the introduction of JobPath over the last 2 years has led to a greatly increased focus of employment service resources on those who are out of work for long periods. This policy approach has seen a sharp...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (28 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...in overall unemployment. The Pathways to Work 2016-2020 strategy continues to prioritise actions for the long-term unemployed. This includes the roll-out of the payment-by-results services of JobPath to engage more systematically with the long-term unemployed; providing targeted wage subsidies under JobsPlus; and through reserved places for long-term unemployed jobseekers on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (23 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The aim of the JobPath service, which is provided for long term unemployed jobseekers only, is to assist them in finding sustainable full time paid employment by providing intensive individual support and assistance. The Community Employment schemes (CE) which provides part-time employment and training opportunities in local communities as a stepping stone back to employment for people on a...

Seanad: JobPath: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the House for the invitation to outline my Department’s activation polices and in particular the important role of the JobPath initiative. Getting and keeping a job is the most effective way that people can be lifted out of poverty, achieve financial independence and have improved living standards. As a result of the improvement in the economy and the range of activation...

Seanad: JobPath: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...debate. I will do my best to answer as many questions as I can to which I have the answers. I might not have jotted all of them down, but I will do my best to cover as many issues as I can. JobPath does not take precedence over the community employment programme. It is just that we do not allow people to switch from one scheme or programme to another. We do not want somebody to spend...

Seanad: JobPath: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...has a lot of involvement with ETBs, particularly with Springboard and with people on the back to education allowance. The education and training boards are about education and training, however, while JobPath is about activation and recruitment. They are very different services. Senator Dolan mentioned people with disabilities and he will be aware of some of the programmes we have in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support to help them to overcome barriers to employment and to assist them in finding jobs and when they find employment they will continue to receive support calls from their personal advisor for at least three months and up to twelve months while in employment and will not be required to attend any meetings during that time. The support...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...of offices including Branch Offices, Community Welfare Clinics, Activation Services, Social Welfare Inspectorate Services, Community Employment Services, Local Employment Services (LES) and the JobPath Programme. Provision of information and access to income supports is provided by the Departments Community Welfare Service, which holds a weekly clinic in Ballybay. In addition the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: There are currently just under 70,000 jobseekers availing of the JobPath service. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The JobPath service is designed to augment and complement the Department’s existing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The overall reaction to JobPath has been very positive. To date 82,798 Jobseekers have been referred to the service, with 215 complaints received in total – one quarter of one per cent. 163 complaints have been responded to and are now closed. 52 are in progress. The total number of complaints for Seetec is 81. The nature of these complaints is as follows: Customer Service 43;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA). Evaluation reports have already been published on the Back to Education Allowance scheme and on JobBridge. It is planned to carry out a full econometric review of JobPath later this year when participant numbers will have reached a level to support such an evaluation. The Department has recently published the JobPath Performance Data Report...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is a payment by results model and all initial costs are borne by the companies. In 2015 payments to the JobPath companies amounted to €1.2m and in 2016, €25.2m. It is not intended to publish the individual payments to the JobPath companies as these are commercially sensitive and to do so would place the State at a disadvantage both in terms of the contracts now in place...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The service is delivered by two companies, Seetec and Turas Nua. To date, some 42,025 jobseekers have started their engagement period with Seetec. The figures per year are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The activation supports and services which are available to those who are long-term unemployed include the JobPath employment activation service and work experience and training schemes such as Community Employment (CE) and TÚS. The JobPath service procured by my Department provides additional resources to enable it to provide a high quality, case-managed employment support service...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 and 552 together. The JobPath contract contains provision for early termination notwithstanding any dispute which may arise and which is covered elsewhere in the contract. Written notice must be served on the contractor 6 months in advance of a termination. The amount of compensation to be paid to the providers is stipulated in the contract, however,...