Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if letters were sent out by her Department, to applicants on jobseeker's allowance, requesting their CV's to apply for positions available for qualified tradespeople in Canada; and the action she will take regarding same. [47996/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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At the request of the provincial Government of British Columbia in Canada and the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA), the Department agreed to publicise construction related vacancies on their behalf. The positions included architects, engineers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, welders and other construction related occupations.

The Department wrote to more than 2,500 jobseekers in Ireland to inform them of the positions. Any such employment opportunities brought to the attention of jobseekers by the Department outside of Ireland are completely voluntary and people who do not avail of any such opportunities will not lose their social welfare entitlements here. This position is reflected in all communications with jobseekers.