Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons engaged in youth employment schemes in an area (details supplied). [11911/21]

Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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On further clarification with the Deputy's office, the question refers to the number of people under the age of 25 who are engaged on the YESS (youth employment support scheme), Tús and CE (Community Employment) schemes in an area. The requested information is available and provided as per the divisional structure of the Department, for the Dublin & Mid Leinster division.

YESS is targeted at young jobseekers aged between 18 and 24 who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. The scheme aims to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work and social skills in a supportive environment while on a work placement. The scheme will provide a supportive structure for participants, including case worker support for both placement hosts and jobseekers. Since the scheme's inception, a total of 961 people have commenced a placement, while there are currently 61 participants on YESS.As of end-February 2021, there were 11people engaged with YESS in the Dublin Mid-Leinster division who were under the age of 25 at the date of their commencement on YESS.

Tús is a community work placement initiative which aims to provide short-term work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year, in order to break the cycle of unemployment and to improve a person’s chances of returning to the labour market. As of end-February 2021, there were 93 people engaged with Tús in the Dublin Mid-Leinster division who were under the age of 25 at the date of their commencement on Tús.

The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. As of end-February 2021, there were 534 people engaged with CE in the Dublin Mid-Leinster division who were under the age of 25.

Number of persons under age 25* engaged in named schemes in the Dublin Mid-Leinster division as of end February 2021

*Aged under 25 on date of commencement for YESS & Tús