Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the pathways to work for jobless households strategy as committed to under the programme for Government will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has been working on the drafting of a strategy in line with commitments in Pathways to Work 2016-2020 and in the Programme for Government. In this preparation work DSP has consulted both with other relevant government Departments and with the Labour Market Council.

I hope to bring a draft for consultation with government colleagues before the relevant Cabinet Committee towards the end of March. Subject to the outcome of that consultation and any follow-up action required I hope to publish the strategy paper before the end of May.