Written answers

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Community Employment Schemes

Photo of Kathleen FunchionKathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are circumstances in which a community employment scheme can be extended particularly when the employer and supervisor believe it would be beneficial for both (details supplied). [36892/20]

Photo of Joe O'BrienJoe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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The person concerned commenced as a participant on Community Employment on 20thNovember 2017. As he is over 55, the maximum period on Community Employment per the Department’s Guidelines is 156 weeks.  On December 4thnext, the customer will have exceeded the maximum period.

However, the person concerned will become eligible again for participation in Community Employment once he has been in receipt of a qualifying payment for a continuous period of 52 weeks after his current scheduled finish date.

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