Jim Daly
Question:53. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered the paper entitled Ticket to Work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25641/13]
View answerWednesday, 29 May 2013
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I am grateful to the Deputy for his work on developing the proposed initiative which he has entitled “Ticket to Work”. While the establishment of such a scheme would be a matter for my colleague, Richard Bruton T.D, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the first instance, consideration of any such intervention would have to be cognisant of its potential effect on the functioning of the labour market and the possible duplication of elements of existing schemes that share the same objectives. The Action Plan for Jobs 2013 outlines seven disruptive reforms which are high impact measures with ambitious deadlines. One such reform is JobsPlus which is to be delivered by the Department of Social Protection beginning in July and which will provide cash incentives to employers who hire people from the Live Register. The Deputy will also be aware that the Government continues to strengthen implementation of its activation strategy set out in Pathways to Work by reforming and revising many of the schemes and approaches that have heretofore been available for those without work.
Question No. 54 answered with Question No. 30.