Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 19 June 2018, if the way in which resignation letters from customers are automatically generated and worded by JobPath providers will be reviewed; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) had an offer to be reinstated one month after they were asked to leave and three days after the issuing of their P45 while the offer to take up an internal grievance procedure only came through correspondence on 31 May 2018, three days after a P45 issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29161/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled by my officials and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 19 June 2018, the level of engagement and fact checking a deciding officer undertook with Seetec regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who ultimately had a sanction imposed on their payment; the way in which deciding offers and Seetec employees communicate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29162/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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In this case, the decision of the deciding officer (DO) of 29 May 2018 was made based on the information provided in an application for Jobseekers Allowance (JA). The customer was disqualified from receiving JA for a period of 5 weeks as he voluntarily left his employment with Seetec. The decision was made in line with section 147(4) (a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended.

The employer in this instance (Seetec) was contacted by my Department and they confirmed on form UP20 (Reason for termination of employment) that the person concerned did leave their job voluntarily.

After considering the response from the employer, the DO made the decision in line with current social welfare legislation and guidelines.

It is standard practice for staff in the Department to contact all employers, including Seetec, in order to determine the reason for the termination of an employment.

An appeal was received from the person concerned in Ballyfermot Intreo Centre on 26 June 2018 and forwarded on to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for consideration.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.