John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been approved for funding for an educational course by their local Intreo office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Training Support Grant Scheme (TSG) is designed to fund quick access to short term training or related interventions for individual jobseekers who have identified work opportunities. In addition Case Officers who have identified an immediate skills gap that represents an obstacle to taking up a job offer, or accessing other activation interventions may also engage the use of this scheme for the benefit of the client.

The procedures provide that when a Case Officer approves a grant under this scheme, the grant will only be paid after the applicant completes the programme, and achieves certification, or does not achieve certification but the trainer confirms the applicant completed the training. The person concerned and the course provider are aware of these procedures.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy