Results 21-40 of 201 for jobpath speaker:John Brady

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (18 Jun 2019)

John Brady: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath since 2015; the number referred more than once; and the number of times they have been referred. [25019/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (18 Jun 2019)

John Brady: 597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have found employment with JobPath which has been sustained for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [25020/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (18 Jun 2019)

John Brady: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on JobPath to date. [25021/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (18 Jun 2019)

John Brady: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to community employment and Tús while engaged with JobPath. [25022/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (18 Jun 2019)

John Brady: 600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath while engaging with community employment, Tús and other schemes. [25023/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (30 May 2019)

John Brady: People lose their income under JobPath though.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (30 May 2019)

John Brady: 36. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has had an engagement with JobPath providers in relation to extending referrals beyond 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (15 May 2019)

John Brady: 257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if payments are made to Turas Nua and Seetec in which a JobPath participant becomes self-employed and is deemed to be no longer eligible for job activation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20987/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (11 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been referred to JobPath for a second and third time. [17004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 20. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath since 2015; the number of those that have commenced employment which has been sustained for 12 months or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15637/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...and for job clubs. The Indecon report shows what a massive success they have been. Some statistics jump out. In 2012, we had an unemployment rate of 16%; it dropped to 6.7% before the onset of JobPath. This clearly shows that the successful schemes that were in place were making a massive impact in addressing the unemployment crisis we had at that point. The Minister says that JobPath...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...is a massive number of vacancies on them. She will say that this is because there is less unemployment and there are not enough people to fill them. That is nonsense. The number of referrals to JobPath continues to increase. More than 206,000 people have been referred to JobPath. People are now being referred to JobPath for a third year. They are essentially doing exactly the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...and we have evidence on that from people within the LES as well as people in other services such as adult guidance. People who had been engaging with those schemes and were then referred to JobPath ultimately ended up back at their starting point a year later. They were taken out of training and education schemes that were working and put sitting in front of a computer screen for a year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...have been sitting in front of a computer screen for three years. Those people will probably find themselves linked in again with the LES. The Minister did not answer my question on the future of JobPath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...up this year with a two-year run-off period. The Minister stated that she wants to see the 48,000 people engaged on the programme complete it and she will not make any decisions on the future of JobPath until 2021.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...just one more question before the Minister responds. Returning to the issue of procurement, if the Minister does push ahead with open tendering will the €20 million condition that was part of JobPath be part of this tendering process? I have serious concerns if that is what is intended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: On the procurement process, the Minister did not answer a couple of my questions on the €20 million condition that was used for JobPath. I appreciate she may not have started consideration of the tender but there are serious concerns about the matter. I also questioned the Minister using the payment-by-result model. On the EU guidelines, I acknowledge the Minister's point that she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Brady: No. I said JobPath.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (3 Apr 2019)

John Brady: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons can be refunded the cost of a taxi to and from a JobPath appointment in cases in which public transport is not available in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15622/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Brady: ...battle, the seeds of which are long planted. In 2012, the unemployment rate was 16%. There was a 6.7% decrease in that rate through schemes before the onset of the privatised model, that being, JobPath's Turas Nua and Seetec. When the Minister claims in the Dáil that JobPath has been the most successful labour activation scheme in the history of the State, I refer her to these...