Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the schemes-activities that will be offered to persons with JobPath-JobBridge-training courses-work placement-unpaid internships; the way it will be regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4089/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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It is understood that the Deputy is enquiring about employment supports that can be accessed by jobseekers while they are on the JobPath programme. JobPath will deliver some of the Government’s employment services aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market. It will be delivered by private/third party contractors on a payment by results basis. A request for tenders (RFT) was published on 12 December 2013 with a closing date of 28 February 2014. A list of the various employment supports that JobPath clients may be able to access is provided in appendix 1 attached. These supports are regulated by the Department. JobPath contractors, in consultation with clients, will identify which supports best suit a person’s individual employment activation requirements. Specific information on each support is available on the Department’s website. In addition, JobPath clients may be referred to training and/or education programmes while they are on the programme.

Appendix 1

Employment supports for JobPath clients

Education, Training and Development (ET&D) Option

Part-Time Education Option (PTEO)

Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)

Part Time Job Incentive Scheme (PTJIS)

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (Self Employed) (BTWEA)

Back to Work Allowance (BTWA)

Short-Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA)

Supported Employment Programme

JobBridge, National Internship Scheme

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