Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants who engaged with the WALK PEER programme over its lifetime. [36894/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants who secured employment during their participation in the WALK PEER programme; and the duration of this employment. [36895/15]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants who entered education during their participation in the WALK PEER programme. [36896/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 to 106, inclusive, together.

The project in question supported a total of 119 participants over its duration. In terms of progression outcomes, 49 participants progressed to further education and 21 took up employment. Of these, 12 individuals, who progressed to education or employment, remained in economic activity (education or employment) after 12 months.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of employing organisations that participated in the WALK PEER programme; and the nature of their involvement with participants. [36897/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The total number of employers approached by WALK PEER to participate in the project was 158.

Of these, 108 employers engaged with the project, resulting in 20 employers providing job opportunities to project participants.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the length of time a person with a disability will be waiting to access employment supports at Intreo offices. [36898/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Scheduled, pro-active, activation applies to recipients of jobseeker's payments only. Access to employment supports for eligible clients, including people with disabilities, are available on a walk-in basis at INTREO Centres. Service provision is subject to capacity and walk-in clients who require a meeting with a Case Officer are given an appointment at the earliest available opportunity. The waiting time for these clients to see a Case Officer will, therefore, vary across the Intreo network, in general, however most people who present on a “walk in” basis will receive an appointment within a month. In addition, people with disabilities can be referred to the specialist Employ Ability Service which is funded by this Department and employs circa 112 people to provide employment advice and support to people with disabilities.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the length of time persons with a disability will be waiting for employment supports once they have been referred by Intreo to the EmployAbility programme; and if any maximum wait time is in operation. [36899/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The EmployAbility service currently comprises 23 limited companies, each with a specific geographical remit, so the demand for the service varies from region to region.

Data from the first half of 2015 shows that the number of individuals waiting for a place on the service stood at 584. Of these individuals, almost 70 per cent had been waiting for less than 12 weeks. There is no maximum waiting time to obtain a place.