Kevin Humphreys
Question:460. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Social Protection following the re branding of the National Employment and Entitlements Service into Intreo without a single mention of the Local Employment Service, if her attention has been drawn to the tender document for the commercial provision of employment services in Ireland from her Department it said that The Department provides employment services directly to clients through its own offices and indirectly through contracted arrangements with non-profit organisations who deliver Local Employment Services and the potential to augment the capacity of the Department’s and LES capacity to provide one-to-one guidance services through contracting with the private sector is being examined, hence this request for tenders,in view of these statements if she will confirm her continued support and maintenance of the excellent quality Local Employment Services. [47460/12]
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