Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons and companies in the South Dublin County Council area who have taken part in the JobBridge scheme. [28245/15]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies which have received an orange flag on the JobBridge scheme. [28246/15]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies which have been banned from the JobBridge scheme. [28247/15]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of investigations which have been launched into the JobBridge scheme; and the number of these which were initiated because of a complaint by an intern. [28249/15]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 to 153, inclusive, and 155 together.

I include tables giving numbers of individuals and host organisations who participated in JobBridge in the postal districts approximating to the South Dublin Local Authority area.

The Department operates an internal monitoring list for host organisations that commit minor breaches of the scheme. Organisations placed on this ‘orange flag’ list are subject to more regular monitoring. As of 8^thJuly 2015, a total of 162 host organisations have been orange flagged.

To date, some 17,000 Host Organisation have participated in the scheme. Of these, a total of 84 (0.5%) have been banned from participation in the scheme for varying durations depending on the nature of the transgression. The appropriate duration of the sanction is determined by the Department. There are currently 34 companies barred from participation for varying durations.

As at 8^thJuly 2015, a total of 583 complaints have been received since the commencement of the scheme. This represents 1.4% of the total number of participants. The Department does not distinguish between complaints received from interns and other individuals. All complaints are treated seriously and are investigated as a matter of urgency.

Table 1. – Interns in Postal Districts Dublin 10, 18, 20, 22 and 24

Figures as at 8^thJuly, 2015

Table 2. – Host Organisations in Postal Districts Dublin 10, 18, 20, 22 and 24

Figures as at 8^thJuly, 2015