Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for JobsPlus will be finalised for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21493/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The JobsPlus scheme is an incentive paid to employers who recruit long-term unemployed people for new positions in their workplace. Employers can avail of JobsPlus when filling new positions or positions that arise as a consequence of natural turnover and receive a subsidy of €7,500 or €10,000 per employee. The value of the grant is dependent on the age of the new employee and their duration of unemployment.

The person referred to applied for JobsPlus assessment on 8 February 2023 and a decision issued advising them they were not eligible on 13 February 2023. On request from the applicant’s employer the decision was reviewed on 14 April 2023 and the original decision was upheld.

The decision to refuse JobsPlus was issued to the applicant on 14 April 2023 and was based on them not being in receipt of a qualifying payment and that they were also in full time employment at the time of application.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.