Written answers

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Department of Social Protection

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Photo of Joan CollinsJoan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if two FÁS workers covering the job of a caretaker who is out sick and a third FÁS worker teaching in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8, comply with her Department's requirements and the guidelines issued by the Department of Education and Skills. [8718/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Schools are no longer the sponsors of Community Employment (CE) schemes and on this basis, CE participants cannot be directly employed by schools to work in areas that are directly related to the educational provision in the schools as this funded by the Department of Education.

In the case of the school mentioned I would state that it does not have a dedicated CE Scheme nor does it have any CE participants allocated to the school premises for caretaking, classroom or other duties. However, I wish to confirm that the Oblates Community Employment Scheme, which is located adjacent to this school, has premises that the school does use for some activities. The Oblate CE Scheme sponsoring committee have confirmed that the work of the participants on their scheme is related solely to the Oblates community hall and surrounding areas and that this work is not related to the school premises, for caretaking, teaching or any classroom duties.

The Department has been advised that the hall is not part of the school premises and that there are two caretakers and a general operative allocated from the Oblates CE scheme to this community hall.

If the Deputy has any further information that requires clarification the Department will welcome the opportunity to do so.

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