Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been employed nationally; and by South Dublin County Council, through the Gateway Scheme. [28244/15]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Gateway is a work placement initiative delivered by county and city councils which aims to provide short-term work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than 24 months. Participants will benefit by being involved in work, they will improve their work readiness and will be able to apply their skills and learn new ones. The scheme was introduced in December 2013 and selected participants are required to attend for a duration of 22 months. Participants are selected by the Department on a random basis or where an application is received from a jobseeker meeting the criteria and where a work placement of this type is considered suitable.

The number participating nationally on Gateway at 3rd July 2015 was 2,267 of which 206 participants were employed by South Dublin County council.