Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a jobseeker can continue participating in a part-time Springboard programme, while being referred to Seetec or JobPath. [30193/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The primary goal of the Department’s employment support services, is to move people from unemployment to full-time and sustained employment. All jobseekers are required to engage with the Department’s employment support services and this obligation applies irrespective of whether the service is provided by the Department’s own case officers or those advisors employed by contracted providers such as the Intreo Partners.

In relation to jobseekers pursuing part-time educational courses including Springboard, they must continue to satisfy the condition of being available for and genuinely seeking employment and must engage with the employment support services. All activities and scheduled meetings are arranged to allow the jobseeker meet their course commitments.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.