Results 141-160 of 241 for jobpath speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (19 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...has now ended 3.9% 3.6% 4.6% 4.2% Pursuing further education or training 6.4% 6.1% 6.3% 8.5% Pursuing a third-level degree 3.2% 3.1% 3.5% 3.7% Participating in JobsPlus scheme 1.6% 1.8% 1.2% 1.7% Participating in JobPath 1.3% 1.0% 1.7% 1.3% On another employment activation scheme (e.g. CE, Tús, Gateway) 3.1% 2.6% 3.5% 5.8% Unemployed (in receipt of a Jobseekers...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland’s Public Employment Service (PES) is managed by my Department and delivered directly by its own Intreo service as well as by contracted private providers i.e. companies delivering the JobPath, Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Club services. These providers act as agents of the Department for the purpose of delivering these services and we are subject to strict...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: 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. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support from their personal adviser to help them tackle barriers to employment and to assist them in finding full-time sustainable jobs. One element...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 549 and 569 together. JobPath is an approach to the provision of employment services to jobseekers that are long-term unemployed. While engaging with the JobPath service participants are provided with a range of supports based on an assessment of individual needs which may include reasonable costs for travel and childcare. The JobPath providers will also...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Surveys (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The independent customer satisfaction survey referred to by the Deputy was commissioned by my Department and will provide a qualitative evaluation of the standard of service provided by the JobPath contractors. The results of the survey have been received and they indicate a high level of satisfaction with the service. It is expected to publish the full results very shortly. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: My Department delivers the State’s employment activation service directly through the Intreo service and under contract arrangements with companies providing JobPath and Local Employment Services. Arising from the large increase in unemployment during the recession the Department of Social Protection required additional capacity to meaningfully engage with all those who are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: My Department provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include the JobPath service and employment services such as TÚS and Community Employment (CE). TÚS is a community work placement initiative providing short-term working opportunities for jobseekers as a stepping stone...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Jan 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. Information is shared with these companies to enable them to provide employment services on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is a new service to support jobseekers whereby the Department of Social Protection has procured additional resources, under contract, to enable it provide a high quality case managed employment support service to people who are long term unemployed. JobPath supplements the internal case management capacity of the Department’s Intreo service and the Local Employment Service....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (16 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...are the same across all of the Department’s employment services whether they are delivered directly by the Department’s own Intreo service or through its contracted services i.e. the Local Employment Service and JobPath. It should also be noted that the contracted providers cannot apply a reduced rate of payment. They can only refer a case for consideration by a Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (14 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...table. External consultant reports commissioned by Department of Social Protection since 6 May, 2016. Title of Report Company Publication Date/Estimated Publication Date Cost Jobseeker and JobPath Customer Satisfaction Survey 2016 – (this is the next annual round of Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey which was originally commissioned in Aug 2015.) W5 Marketing Intelligence...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Data (13 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...DSP Internal Audit under the D/PER Internal Audit standards 2012 EisnerAmper Ireland Nov-2015 Internal Management Report €5,535 Information Security Reports Grant Thornton Dec- 2015 Internal Management Report €10,332 2016 Review of the Local Employment Services and Job Club services Indecon International Economic Consultants Nov-2016 To be determined following...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (13 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is a relatively new approach whereby the Department has procured additional resources, under contract, to enable it to provide a high quality case-managed employment support service to people who are long-term unemployed. JobPath supplements the internal case management capacity of the Department’s Intreo service and the Local Employment Service. Over the past year, this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (13 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...'s activation service and this obligation applies irrespective of whether the service is provided by the department's own case officers or those employed by the Local Employment Service or by JobPath. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support to help them tackle barriers to employment and to assist them in finding full-time sustainable jobs. Each participant is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (13 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333 to 335, inclusive, together. As the deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. JobPath supplements the internal case management capacity of my Department's Intreo...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (8 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...supports to Jobseekers by augmenting and complementing the department’s own activation capacity as well as the capacity already provided by the Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs. The roll-out of JobPath commenced on a “soft-launch” basis in July 2015. To date, the additional JobPath capacity has enabled my Department to provide an intensive one-to-one...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Collection (6 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...the purposes of transacting its business and with whom it shares customer information. These include my Department’s branch offices, the Local Employment Service (LES) companies as well as the JobPath companies. 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...

Topical Issue Debate: JobPath Implementation (1 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is a relatively new approach to employment activation whereby my Department has procured additional resources, under contract, to enable us to provide a high quality case-managed service to people who are long-term unemployed. JobPath supplements the internal case management capacity of my Department's Intreo service and the local employment service, LES. Over the past year, this...

Topical Issue Debate: JobPath Implementation (1 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...and fund the CE and welfare system. It is not okay for some people to say they do not want to work or they will keep claiming welfare until they get a job they believe they want or suits them. JobPath is not the overriding reason for the real and genuine difficulty in filling places on community employment schemes. Community employment supervisors have got it all wrong if they think...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...many people unemployed as there have been. The number of schemes increased significantly during the recession but we have not pared them back all that much. I know many CE supervisors around the country are blaming it on JobPath but that bothers me because it fundamentally misunderstands what JobPath does. It is not another scheme, like CE, Tús, or Gateway. JobPath is the process...