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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pensions (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought  for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. The programme is delivered through independent CE sponsoring authorities who are the legal employers of their CE supervisors, CE...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. Participation on the scheme is part time - 19.5 hours per week. There are currently just over 18,700 participants on CE. In order to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve participants' opportunities to return to work in the labour market. As the economy and society emerged from COVID, it was clear...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the criteria of the bike-to-work scheme to allow for second-hand bikes to be purchased under the scheme, in the context of the Government’s new circular on economy priorities. [46411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Budget 2023 (22 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department’s Community Services Programme (CSP) currently supports over 430 community organisations to provide employment opportunities and the delivery of a diverse range of local services, through a social enterprise model. The CSP contribution is not aligned to the minimum wage and does not meet the full salary cost of supported posts, rather it is a fixed annual contribution...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department’s Community Services Programme (CSP) currently supports over 430 community organisations to provide employment opportunities and the delivery of a diverse range of local services, through a social enterprise model. The CSP contribution is not aligned to the minimum wage and does not meet the full salary cost of supported manager posts, rather it is a fixed annual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: 120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to provide the pandemic bonus payment to non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisations covered by the Government decision; when these workers can expect to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46160/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 379 together. Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis.It supports projects that provide work experience for long term unemployed persons....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve a person’s opportunities to return to the labour market. Participation on CE is on a voluntary basis, and participants are free...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve a person’s opportunities to return to the labour market. CE placements are intended to be temporary and subject to time limits....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. The programme is delivered through independent CE sponsoring authorities who are the legal employers of CE supervisors and CE assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department continuously engages with the community and voluntary sector including through the Cross Sectoral Group (CSG) and in implementing ‘Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities’, the five-year strategy to support the C&V sector. My Department also delivers a wide range of supports to eligible community and voluntary organisations throughout the country....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Substance Misuse (15 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My officials have regular engagement with the Department of Health regarding the National Drugs Strategy. My Department is represented on the Strategic Implementation Group (4) of Reducing Harm and Supporting Recovery. This group comprises sectoral, agency and Departmental officials. The strategy is relevant to my Department's work in the community and voluntary sectors as it is vital in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Insurance Coverage (15 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department is currently working to assist in addressing the impact the cost and availability of insurance is having on community organisations. In publishing the National Volunteering Strategy 2021-2025, Government has acknowledged the importance of volunteering to the well-being of the nation, and set out a plan for the delivery of an agreed and ambitious vision. The Strategy,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Energy Prices (15 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I am aware of the challenges facing community groups in relation to running costs. In November 2021, I launched the €9m Community Activities Fund to support community and voluntary groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their running costs such as utility (Electricity, Heating charges) or insurance bills. Groups were also be able to use the funding to carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), is our country’s primary social inclusion programme. The current iteration began on 1 January 2018 and will run until the end of 2023. My officials have begun the process of developing a new iteration of SICAP which will begin in 2024. The programme provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion at a local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Brien: In 2019, my Department published Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities - A five year strategy to support the community and voluntary sector in Ireland2019-2024. The strategy reaffirms the Government’s commitment to supporting the sector and addressing some of the burdens faced by service providers, whilst also recognising the reality of finite resources and the need to...