Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent)
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388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the age criteria for community employment schemes to allow persons between 18 and 35 years to participate in them. [50443/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Community Employment (CE) scheme already has provision for persons aged 18 to 35 years of age. The standard age for CE eligibility is currently 25 years of age, but certain disadvantaged cohorts can commence CE at 18 years of age, specifically persons with a disability, Travellers, refugees, offshore islanders, ex-prisoners and appropriately referred stabilised drug misusers.