Results 141-160 of 201 for jobpath speaker:John Brady

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (20 Sep 2017)

John Brady: 31. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the numerous ongoing issues facing persons seeking employment who have engaged with JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39597/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (20 Sep 2017)

John Brady: The privatisation of the job activation programme through JobPath has been a nightmare for job seekers across the State. I have raised this issue on numerous occasions with the Minister and her predecessor. Is she aware of the serious difficulties within the JobPath programme and that JobPath is going above and beyond what it was set up to do?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (20 Sep 2017)

John Brady: JobPath was set up initially to assist the long-term unemployed. The Minister made reference to a figure of 120,000 people, only a small number of whom have made complaints. The reality is that people are afraid to complain because of the powers JobPath has to stop or curtail payments or withold a portion of a payment. It is not working and there are serious problems in relation to what it...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (20 Sep 2017)

John Brady: ...are working totally outside the contracts in place. For example, substitute teachers are being forced to attend Seetec and Turas Nua. People straight out of college are being referred to JobPath which is going above and beyond its remit. The Government has privatised an essential service and created a monster which now, because of the nature of the contract in place, needs to be fed. I...

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Places (31 May 2017)

John Brady: ...employment but the problem is that when Seetec and Turas Nua get their claws into the applicant, he or she is locked into a contract for a full year. I have come across numerous examples of where JobPath, Turas Nua and Seetec got their claws into people who were waiting for a short period for community employment application forms to go through and locked them into a contract. The...

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Places (31 May 2017)

John Brady: 95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which community employment scheme places are to be filled if he continues prioritising JobPath over community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25896/17]

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Places (31 May 2017)

John Brady: The focus on JobPath as opposed to all other job activation schemes is something I have raised with the Minister consistently in the last year. If the focus on JobPath continues, how does he realistically expect to fill the many vacant community employment scheme places in the State?

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Places (31 May 2017)

John Brady: At this stage, over 97,000 people have been transferred to JobPath and the private companies Turas Nua and Seetec. Community employment schemes across the State are in serious trouble not just because of the creation of JobPath but also because the lack of funding has thrown open a series of other challenges for community employment schemes. It is not just the low unemployment rates that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (25 May 2017)

John Brady: 138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the method of calculation used by the Jobpath providers (details supplied) in calculating the amount of money paid to persons who claim travel costs if travelling by car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (24 May 2017)

John Brady: 185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the target set by his Department for JobPath in the number of long-term unemployed it is expected to place in employment annually; the target set for the local employment service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24863/17]

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

John Brady: 336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if JobPath providers (details supplied) hired 10% of their staff from the live register; if not, the percentage of staff that were hired from the live register, as committed to in a social clause in the contract between the providers and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24480/17]

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

John Brady: 337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if monitoring and measuring of employer satisfaction with the JobPath service providers (details supplied) has taken place to date; the frequency with which this monitoring takes place; the way in which it is conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24481/17]

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

John Brady: 338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the fees payable to both JobPath providers (details supplied) have been reduced by between 4% and 16% since the introduction of Jobpath in view of changes in employment levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24482/17]

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

John Brady: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been reported to his Department by the JobPath providers (details supplied) for repeatedly failing to engage with the providers; the number of payments that have been reduced or suspended as a result of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24483/17]

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

John Brady: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the econometric evaluation of Jobpath by the Labour Market Council committed to in 2016 and 2017 will take place; the estimated time for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24551/17]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017)

John Brady: I welcome the Minister and the officials from the Department. I will begin with a similar question concerning administration. I note the Minister's remarks about JobPath and his acknowledgement that it comes under the spending under this subhead. There is a lack of clarity and information on JobPath and constant rhetoric and comments about commercial sensitivity surrounding it. To find...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017)

John Brady: I am not quite sure whether JobPath comes in here or elsewhere. Reading through the Revised Estimates, it is very unclear. There are only two or three references to JobPath. Any time I ask questions, I am told it is a commercially-sensitive matter and the Department cannot give out figures or statistics or any information on the contracts that are in place with Turas Nua or Seetec. I will...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017)

John Brady: ...community services, and to compare it because it is set up on a company basis is disingenuous and a slap on the face. Many community employment schemes are struggling because of the creation of JobPath. People are being referred to JobPath and not to local employment schemes or community employment schemes. They are not allowed on community employment schemes once they are signed up to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017)

John Brady: I have dealt with JobPath. The allocation for Gateway is down 65%. We know the purpose of Gateway and I questioned the Minister on this previously. The Minister said he was hoping to bring forward a replacement or an alternative scheme for local authorities. My preferred choice would be to have staff working directly for councils within councils. There has been no information on that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (16 May 2017)

John Brady: 279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out by county the number of persons currently engaged in the JobPath programme with Seetec and Turas Nua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/17]