Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeline as to when and the way the pathways to work programme will be rolled out in Waterford city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17177/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Pathways to work is a new approach to working with individuals to assist them in returning to work at the earliest possible opportunity.

The implementation of this approach requires a significant investment in and transformation of operating structures processes and systems and will, as a consequence, require a multi-annual programme of work.

As part of this programme, the Department will pilot the service in four offices - Kings Inn, Tallaght, Arklow and Sligo. This will commence in May with a further roll out to 10 more offices by the end of this year. The location of these offices has not been finalised at this time. The programme will extend to all offices over the next two years.