James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 31 May 2017, the stage the review process is at regarding community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30435/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Following the publication earlier in the year of my Department’s Report - An Analysis of the Community Employment Programme - the Government approved a number of changes to the terms and conditions of participation on Community Employment (CE) as outlined in the reply referred to in your question.

My Department has been consulting with key stakeholders throughout the country during the last month about the changes and it is planned to begin rolling them out in the coming weeks. At the time of publication of the report, it was also signalled that a review of the rules governing the participation of older people on schemes would take place and I expect this review to be completed by early autumn.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.