Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if permission will be granted to extend the duration of a scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43006/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned has completed three years on a Community Employment Scheme (CE) which is the maximum amount as per the Government strategy of July 2017. However, provision has been put in place under CE (Service Support Stream - SSS) for older jobseekers, ages 62 years and older. Places under this option is limited to 10% of participants per individual scheme. This offers North Kildare Leisure Centre CE three SSS places. The sponsors of this scheme can now be invited to make a request to have the person concerned transferred into a place under the Service Support Stream option.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if permission will be granted to extend the duration of a scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43007/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned has participated on a Community Employment Scheme (CE ) from 28/10/2013 and their current finish date is 19/10/2018. This brings their total time spent on CE to 5 Years.

Based on the records the participant was on the Part Time Integration Option (pre July 2017) . This option allowed for a maximum duration of 2 years continuous participation on CE. The correct termination date in their case should have been 23/10/2015. However it appears that in 2013, the person concerned was classified as a participant under Part Time Job Option in error which allowed them three extra years on the program.

My Department will examine the person's continuing entitlement and employment support options.