Results 61-80 of 81 for jobpath speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: ...process and organisational changes within the Department of Social Protection, and is leading to an increase in the caseworker/client ratio from about 1:800 to about 1:400. The introduction of JobPath, commencing later in 2014, will further improve this ratio to 1:200.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (1 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department is currently in the process of evaluating tenders for the provision of employment services under the JobPath initiative. This is a confidential process and is being conducted in accordance with EU and national public procurement rules. No information in relation to any tenders will be released during the evaluation process which is expected to take a number of weeks. In...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (5 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new programme of labour market activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. On 1 July 2013, the Department published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in which it notified the market that it was considering the potential of contracting private/third party providers of employment services....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (5 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market. The allocation of additional resources to the activation of long term unemployed people was the focus of an updated “Pathways to Work” policy statement published in July 2013 (PTW 2013). The Department examined various resourcing and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (4 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will augment and complement the Department’s own employment service capacity as well as that of Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs providers, who operate under contract to the Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (20 Feb 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 133 together. JobPath is the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will be delivered by private/third party providers of employment services under contract to the Department. JobPath will augment and complement the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Work Placement Programmes (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...by the OECD among others, the Department intends to increase its contracted capacity to intensify the level of support provided to jobseekers who are long-term unemployed. Towards this end, the JobPath tender is designed to procure capacity, using a payment-by-results model, to supplement and augment the Department’s core capacity and that of the LES. We will continue our...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...with tailored employment services and supports for jobseekers and employers alike. Intreo offices currently refer jobseekers to Local Employment Services (LES) and will continue to do so when JobPath becomes operational. Under the National Employment Action Plan (NEAP), people in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance who reached three months duration on the live...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415, 416, 418 to 420, inclusive, 422 and 423 together. JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market. The allocation of additional resources to the activation of long term unemployed people was the focus of an updated “Pathways to Work” policy...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: It is understood that the Deputy is enquiring about employment supports that can be accessed by jobseekers while they are on the JobPath programme. JobPath will deliver some of the Government’s employment services aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market. It will be delivered by private/third party contractors on a payment by results...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...Department has a long record of working with the private sector, the not-for-profit sector, and the voluntary and community sector. This is not a particularly new development. The programme is called JobPath. What we have been doing over the last year is talking to private providers, having taken some advice internationally about how private provision has worked in other countries. In...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...outsource social welfare clients to them and they give detailed advice, support and hand-holding to get people back into education or work. We already have the model in operation. The model for JobPath is similar. People would be remunerated to a significant degree based on outcomes. In other words, we will not hand over large amounts of money unless people are committing to specific...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...external services and eGovt projects 24/04/2013 35 Castle Print (Galway) Ltd Facilities Management related (Supplies and Services) 01/01/2013 36 Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion London Consultancy related to Jobpath project 18/12/2012 37 Chartered Accountants Ireland Other 31/10/2012 38 Co Kildare Local Employment Service Network Employment Services 01/01/2013 39...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Market Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...the Department engaged the London based Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (Inclusion) to provide expert advice and assistance with the design and delivery of an employment service model (“JobPath”). Inclusion is the UK’s leading not-for-profit company dedicated to tackling disadvantage and promoting social inclusion in the labour market. The design of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (19 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: On 12 December 2013, the Department published a contract notice inviting tenders for the provision of employment services. This new programme, which is called “JobPath”, is aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will be delivered by private/third party providers of employment services under contract to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (17 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new programme of labour market activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will be delivered by third party providers of employment services under contract to the Department. On 12 December 2013, the Department published a contract notice inviting tenders for the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (12 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: ...has 43 contracts with Local Development Companies (LDCs) for the provision of employment services. These contracts cover the delivery of both the Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs. JobPath is the title of the Government’s proposed new programme of labour market activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: ...increasing our capacity to serve unemployed people. The potential contribution of such contracting and the design of a contracting approach have since been under consideration by the Department. JobPath is the working title for this new service. During the summer the Department issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to formally notify the market of the State’s intention to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Nov 2013)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the working title assigned to the Government’s proposed new programme of labour market activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. JobPath will be delivered by third party providers of employment services under contract to the Department. It is intended to publish a contract notice for the procurement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Joan Burton: Cork County Council and Cork City Council have committed to take on 60 people each on the first stage of the Jobpath. We have had very good co-operation from them. In terms of Cork city and county, approximately 6,000 people are participating in a variety of schemes supported by my Department, including community employment, in which there are a few thousand participants. More than 2,000...