Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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588. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to a technical employment support grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37248/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned should contact their local Employment Services office to discuss their entitlement to a technical employment support grant. The Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) is designed to assist Employment Services Officers implement a range of responses, including training, to meet the needs of jobseekers who are experiencing barriers in progressing from unemployment to the workforce. Jobseekers who have undertaken a guidance process and for whom a career plan has been agreed may apply for TESG funding in order to support their career plan.