Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of time it takes for a FÁS adviser to contact persons in County Meath who are on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19627/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) is the main activation measure for jobseekers and provides for a systematic engagement of the employment services with unemployed people. Under the plan, all eligible persons between the ages of 18 and 65 years who are approaching three months on the Live Register, are identified by the Department of Social Protection and referred to a FÁS Employment Services Officer (ESO) for interview with the aim of assisting them to enter or re-enter the labour market. The number of interviews or meetings people referred through the NEAP will have with an ESO or a Local Employment Services (LES) Mediator will vary depending on each client's individual needs. In addition, self-referred clients may also have a guidance interview with an ESO/LES Mediator, with subsequent meetings depending on individual needs and circumstances.

239. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of time it takes for a FÁS adviser to contact persons in County Meath who are on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) is the main activation measure for jobseekers and provides for a systematic engagement of the employment services with unemployed people. Under the plan, all eligible persons between the ages of 18 and 65 years who are approaching three months on the Live Register, are identified by the Department of Social Protection and referred to a FÁS Employment Services Officer (ESO) for interview with the aim of assisting them to enter or re-enter the labour market. The number of interviews or meetings people referred through the NEAP will have with an ESO or a Local Employment Services (LES) Mediator will vary depending on each client's individual needs. In addition, self-referred clients may also have a guidance interview with an ESO/LES Mediator, with subsequent meetings depending on individual needs and circumstances.

240. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of time it takes for a FÁS adviser to contact people in County Meath who are on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) is the main activation measure for jobseekers and provides for a systematic engagement of the employment services with unemployed people. Under the plan, all eligible persons between the ages of 18 and 65 years who are approaching three months on the Live Register, are identified by the Department of Social Protection and referred to a FÁS Employment Services Officer (ESO) for interview with the aim of assisting them to enter or re-enter the labour market. The number of interviews or meetings people referred through the NEAP will have with an ESO or a Local Employment Services (LES) Mediator will vary depending on each client's individual needs. In addition, self-referred clients may also have a guidance interview with an ESO/LES Mediator, with subsequent meetings depending on individual needs and circumstances.