Written answers

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Department of Social Protection

JobPath Implementation

Photo of Martin HeydonMartin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an offer of part-time employment for a person (details supplied) under the Tús work placement initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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JobPath is a service contracted by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) to provide long-term unemployed clients with intensive individual support over a period of 12 months, to help them overcome barriers to employment and to assist them to find employment. Contracts to deliver JobPath were signed with two companies – Seetec Limited and Turas Nua Limited. Referrals started in July 2015 and it is expected that 60,000 referrals will be made to JobPath providers in 2016.

Any person registered with a JobPath company cannot accept a position on Tús or any other DSP employment scheme, if registered with JobPath prior to the offer of employment, on that scheme. The person concerned was registered with Turas Nua on 30th April 2016 and was later interviewed for Tús on 25th May 2016. As he was registered with JobPath prior to the offer of a Tús placement, he is not eligible to take up this placement.

If the person concerned has not secured employment by the end of his 12-month engagement with Turas Nua, he would then be eligible for referral to DSP employment schemes.

I hope that this clarifies the matter for the deputy.

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