Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any changes are being made to the J1 scheme; if redundancies are currently being made; and if so, if all are voluntary. [14352/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There are no plans under consideration to introduce changes or a redundancy programme for participants on the FÁS Job Initiative programme. From time to time, due to operational reasons, individuals and Job Initiative team leaders have been offered redundancy on a voluntary basis. This is only done on an exceptional basis and occurs when the number of participants or team leaders is reduced, leaving the particular scheme no longer viable, and where participants could not be facilitated on any other programmes in their area.