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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I understand the average is €838 per person who sustains a job through JobPath. The Deputy asked whether a payment is received if a person is referred for a second or third time. I believe it is the case but I do not want to give the Deputy an incorrect answer. I will clarify the matter for her. JobPath is just one part of the jigsaw. We are also expanding the capacity of other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: ...increase every 13 weeks. With regard to community employment, CE, and additional places in that regard, CE schemes cannot find participants to fill their places because everyone is being pushed into JobPath. The Minister should really investigate the impact of JobPath on other schemes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of people engaged in JobPath is more than 280,000, giving a total cost per client of €873, delivering 12 months of employment service since engagement. This cost compares favourably with the cost of the Intreo and local employment services and provides value for money for taxpayers. I want to be clear on that. The maximum number of times a person can be referred...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: Has there been any analysis of the hard cases for whom JobPath has not been able to secure employment? Has the Minister any figures on this? Has her Department had any engagement with the Open Doors Initiative or the Irish Association for Social Inclusion Opportunities?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...supports. Some of the supports needed to get people back to work are very specific and tailored. What we want to do is work with those concerned, especially through the local employment services, JobPath providers and Intreo offices. All the services exist to help to get people back into the workforce. Sometimes it does not work so we re-engage and try to help those concerned and walk...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 7. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a review of the JobPath programme; and her views on whether it has provided value for money for the State. [30677/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Claire Kerrane: Yes. The question asks if the Minister will consider a review of the JobPath programme and her views on whether it has provided value for money for the State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...consistently indicates that the provision of a personal advisory case management service to unemployed jobseekers is an effective method of supporting jobseekers to secure and sustain employment. JobPath is simply a mechanism through which this support is provided. It provides long term unemployed jobseekers with access to an employment assistance and advice service for a period of 12...