Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a community employment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [36482/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As Minister for Social Protection I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases in regard to the operation of the community employment (CE) programme, as these matters are dealt with by FÁS under statute. I am advised by FÁS that, as the individual in question had been claiming jobseeker's benefit for just over a year before joining CE, he was deemed eligible for one year's participation on the Part-time Integration Option, which is for people of 25 or over who are receiving social welfare payments for 1 year or more. Generally, the Part-time Integration Option is for a maximum of 1 year. FÁS has invited the individual concerned to contact the FÁS Employment Services Office, Government Buildings, Castlepark, Arklow to arrange an appointment with an Employment Services Officer to discuss further options that might be available to him.