Written answers

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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563. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused entry onto a community employment scheme; and if the decision will be reviewed. [22180/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Community Employment is an employment programme which helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine. The programme assists them to enhance and develop both their technical and personal skills which can then be used in the workplace.

The criteria for participating on the Community Employment programme are based on age and length of time in receipt of various social welfare payments. Persons who apply for a job in mainstream Community Employment Schemes must be aged 21 years or more and in receipt of a Jobseekers payment for at least 12 months. Another condition is that they cannot have worked more than 30 days in that 12 month period prior to application.

The person concerned was in in employment from 13 September 2017 to 16 November 2017. Regretfully, this period of employment was in excess of the 30 days allowable and he was advised that he could not be considered eligible for a Community Employment Scheme at this time.

The person concerned has been advised to contact his Case Officer to discuss what other services and supports may be available him into the future.

I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy

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