Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to grant a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 an extension to a community employment placement. [1292/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Community Employment Programme is a labour market intervention designed to assist the long-term unemployed return to the work force. The term for participants on Community Employment has been set at 156 weeks (three years) maximum for those under 55 years of age by the Department.

The person concerned has been a participant on the Rialto Development Association (CE) scheme for almost one year, having spent almost two years previously as a participant on the Oblate CE scheme. Our records show that the person concerned will have completed 148 weeks in total on CE on 15 January. An extension request form has been sought from her employer so that her participation may be extended to 11 March 2016. As of that date she would have reached the maximum duration entitlement on CE. It is not therefore possible to grant a request from the Project Sponsor for a further extension on CE for the person concerned.