Claire Kerrane
Question:823. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of immediately abolishing the JobPath scheme. [20020/20]
View answerThursday, 30 July 2020
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The JobPath contract contains provisions for early termination, notwithstanding any dispute which may arise and which is covered elsewhere in the contract. Written notice must be served on the contractor 6 months in advance of a termination. The amount of compensation to be paid to the service providers is stipulated in the contract. However, the amount of compensation, having been separately negotiated with each contractor, is commercially sensitive and its publication would place the State at a disadvantage both in terms of the contracts now in place and any future procurement that may be undertaken. In addition to the financial liability, termination of the contract would have a significant impact on the 600 employees of the contractors, their sub-contractors and suppliers.
It is worth noting that the results of the econometric evaluation of the service, published by my Department, indicate that the outcomes for participating jobseekers, both in terms of employment and earnings, are better than those of non-participants.