John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the twelve months a participant spends on a TÚS programme counts as eligibility for access to a community employment scheme for that person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38747/12]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any scheme or programme that would allow a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to continue working on a community project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39250/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 825 and 874 together.

As the criteria for community employment are currently framed, time spent on Tús or similar schemes does not count towards the qualifying period for eligibility. Discussions are underway in the context of the review of these and other schemes to identify the changes needed to eligibility criteria to ensure progression to the labour market or to further training and development following an assessment and referral process.