Robert Troy
Question:427. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons persons in receipt of farm assist are not considered eligible for inclusion in the JobBridge scheme. [45730/13]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
427. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons persons in receipt of farm assist are not considered eligible for inclusion in the JobBridge scheme. [45730/13]
View answer453. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 currently participating in the JobBridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45804/13]
View answer471. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown by county and in the case of Dublin by post-code of the number of persons who have participated in or are currently participating in the national JobBridge scheme per year since the scheme was introduced; the number of participants who participated or are currently participating on their JobBridge scheme with a school, hospital, Government, State or public body either wholly or partially funded by the State; the number of JobBridge internships that have been filled with local authorities; the number of interns in each of the above categories who were retained by the public institution or body upon completion of the internship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45836/13]
View answer479. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any criteria in place regarding the time limit a company with a JobBridge position can advertise it for, and if there is any criteria regarding the obligation for the said company to respond to applications or hold interviews for the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45892/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 427, 453, 471 and 479 together.
Farm Assist is not one of the qualifying payments for JobBridge. Individuals do not need to be available for work to be in receipt of Farm Assist. Jobbridge participants must be available to undertake at least thirty hours work per week.
As at 30th October, 2013, 6,384 individuals aged under 25 years have voluntarily participated in JobBridge, of whom 4,745 have finished their internship and 1,637 are currently on JobBridge internships. This is in line with my commitment to giving youth unemployed the opportunity to gain new skills and experiences to bridge the gap to the rest of their working lives.
The following tables give the breakdown of JobBridge participants, and participants in the local authorities. 21% of all placements to-date have been in public sector bodies. This equates to 4,847 internships. Of the 4,847 placements in the public sector, 1,341 jobseekers are currently on the scheme and 3,506 jobseekers have finished their placements in the public sector.
The Indecon evaluation of JobBridge found that there is a higher rate of employment among participants who completed their internships in private sector organisations. However, encouragingly 41.2% of all participants who undertook their internship in a public sector organisation progressed into paid employment. The high rates of progression into employment among public sector interns also show that the experience that interns gain in public sector host organisations facilitates them in gaining employment.
Internships are advertised on the JobBridge website for eight weeks. The scheme is voluntary and the decision to interview or how to interview candidates is a matter for the host organisation.
Table 1 – Total JobBridge Participants 2011 (by County/Dublin Postcode)
County |
Grand Total |
CARLOW |
60 |
CAVAN |
38 |
CLARE |
81 |
CORK CITY |
306 |
CORK COUNTY |
90 |
DONEGAL |
105 |
DUBLIN 1 |
110 |
DUBLIN 10 |
15 |
DUBLIN 11 |
35 |
DUBLIN 12 |
67 |
DUBLIN 13 |
5 |
DUBLIN 14 |
33 |
DUBLIN 15 |
86 |
DUBLIN 16 |
11 |
DUBLIN 17 |
23 |
DUBLIN 18 |
64 |
DUBLIN 2 |
429 |
DUBLIN 20 |
6 |
DUBLIN 22 |
37 |
DUBLIN 24 |
58 |
DUBLIN 3 |
29 |
DUBLIN 4 |
77 |
DUBLIN 5 |
7 |
DUBLIN 6 / 6W |
40 |
DUBLIN 7 |
43 |
DUBLIN 8 |
52 |
DUBLIN 9 |
35 |
DUBLIN NORTH COUNTY - FINGAL |
64 |
DUBLIN WEST COUNTY |
3 |
DUN LAOGHAIRE - RATHDOWN |
67 |
GALWAY CITY |
134 |
GALWAY COUNTY |
83 |
KERRY |
87 |
KILDARE |
111 |
KILKENNY |
42 |
LAOIS |
37 |
LEITRIM |
16 |
LIMERICK CITY |
97 |
LIMERICK COUNTY |
80 |
LONGFORD |
32 |
LOUTH |
93 |
MAYO |
73 |
MEATH |
66 |
MONAGHAN |
58 |
OFFALY |
35 |
ROSCOMMON |
24 |
SLIGO |
85 |
TIPPERARY (NORTH) |
49 |
TIPPERARY (SOUTH) |
71 |
WATERFORD CITY |
83 |
WATERFORD COUNTY |
42 |
WESTMEATH |
99 |
WEXFORD |
102 |
WICKLOW |
98 |
Grand Total |
3773 |
Table 2 – Total JobBridge Participants 2012 (by County/Dublin Postcode)
County |
Grand Total |
CARLOW |
118 |
CAVAN |
122 |
CLARE |
204 |
CORK CITY |
591 |
CORK COUNTY |
291 |
DONEGAL |
352 |
DUBLIN 1 |
257 |
DUBLIN 10 |
16 |
DUBLIN 11 |
65 |
DUBLIN 12 |
176 |
DUBLIN 13 |
14 |
DUBLIN 14 |
70 |
DUBLIN 15 |
186 |
DUBLIN 16 |
24 |
DUBLIN 17 |
48 |
DUBLIN 18 |
122 |
DUBLIN 2 |
742 |
DUBLIN 20 |
27 |
DUBLIN 22 |
92 |
DUBLIN 24 |
157 |
DUBLIN 3 |
59 |
DUBLIN 4 |
199 |
DUBLIN 5 |
23 |
DUBLIN 6 / 6W |
99 |
DUBLIN 7 |
109 |
DUBLIN 8 |
200 |
DUBLIN 9 |
92 |
DUBLIN NORTH COUNTY - FINGAL |
151 |
DUBLIN WEST COUNTY |
33 |
DUN LAOGHAIRE - RATHDOWN |
188 |
GALWAY CITY |
458 |
GALWAY COUNTY |
194 |
KERRY |
291 |
KILDARE |
336 |
KILKENNY |
171 |
LAOIS |
151 |
LEITRIM |
44 |
LIMERICK CITY |
285 |
LIMERICK COUNTY |
198 |
LONGFORD |
73 |
LOUTH |
220 |
MAYO |
218 |
MEATH |
228 |
MONAGHAN |
155 |
OFFALY |
120 |
ROSCOMMON |
69 |
SLIGO |
173 |
TIPPERARY (NORTH) |
111 |
TIPPERARY (SOUTH) |
197 |
WATERFORD CITY |
255 |
WATERFORD COUNTY |
86 |
WESTMEATH |
218 |
WEXFORD |
280 |
WICKLOW |
215 |
Grand Total |
9573 |
Table 3 – Total JobBridge Participants 2013 to date (by County/Dublin Postcode)
County |
Finishers |
Currently on Internship |
Grand Total |
CARLOW |
33 |
82 |
115 |
CAVAN |
41 |
91 |
132 |
CLARE |
56 |
159 |
215 |
CORK CITY |
225 |
384 |
609 |
CORK COUNTY |
89 |
171 |
260 |
DONEGAL |
72 |
219 |
291 |
DUBLIN 1 |
97 |
126 |
223 |
DUBLIN 10 |
5 |
31 |
36 |
DUBLIN 11 |
31 |
55 |
86 |
DUBLIN 12 |
56 |
123 |
179 |
DUBLIN 13 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
DUBLIN 14 |
19 |
42 |
61 |
DUBLIN 15 |
72 |
127 |
199 |
DUBLIN 16 |
11 |
12 |
23 |
DUBLIN 17 |
18 |
33 |
51 |
DUBLIN 18 |
44 |
84 |
128 |
DUBLIN 2 |
269 |
388 |
657 |
DUBLIN 20 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
DUBLIN 22 |
37 |
53 |
90 |
DUBLIN 24 |
70 |
106 |
176 |
DUBLIN 3 |
33 |
71 |
104 |
DUBLIN 4 |
57 |
100 |
157 |
DUBLIN 5 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
DUBLIN 6 / 6W |
28 |
60 |
88 |
DUBLIN 7 |
39 |
78 |
117 |
DUBLIN 8 |
75 |
115 |
190 |
DUBLIN 9 |
26 |
68 |
94 |
DUBLIN NORTH COUNTY - FINGAL |
70 |
111 |
181 |
DUBLIN WEST COUNTY |
6 |
23 |
29 |
DUN LAOGHAIRE - RATHDOWN |
80 |
101 |
181 |
GALWAY CITY |
141 |
244 |
385 |
GALWAY COUNTY |
69 |
131 |
200 |
KERRY |
86 |
192 |
278 |
KILDARE |
107 |
203 |
310 |
KILKENNY |
34 |
81 |
115 |
LAOIS |
38 |
86 |
124 |
LEITRIM |
13 |
28 |
41 |
LIMERICK CITY |
93 |
214 |
307 |
LIMERICK COUNTY |
61 |
128 |
189 |
LONGFORD |
26 |
36 |
62 |
LOUTH |
85 |
156 |
241 |
MAYO |
76 |
192 |
268 |
MEATH |
67 |
151 |
217 |
MONAGHAN |
43 |
128 |
171 |
OFFALY |
35 |
85 |
120 |
ROSCOMMON |
21 |
58 |
79 |
SLIGO |
39 |
136 |
175 |
TIPPERARY (NORTH) |
39 |
87 |
126 |
TIPPERARY (SOUTH) |
41 |
124 |
165 |
WATERFORD CITY |
70 |
134 |
204 |
WATERFORD COUNTY |
26 |
75 |
101 |
WESTMEATH |
72 |
148 |
220 |
WEXFORD |
93 |
183 |
276 |
WICKLOW |
52 |
109 |
161 |
Grand Total |
3,102 |
6157 |
9259 |
Table 4 – Total Local Authority JobBridge Participants to Date
Row Labels |
Finishers |
Currently On Internship |
Grand Total |
Carlow County Council |
37 |
12 |
49 |
Cavan County Council |
20 |
14 |
34 |
Clare County Council |
35 |
5 |
40 |
Cork County Council |
69 |
31 |
100 |
Donegal County Council |
64 |
20 |
84 |
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
8 |
6 |
14 |
Fingal County Council |
3 |
9 |
12 |
Galway County Council |
67 |
14 |
81 |
Kerry County Council |
18 |
7 |
25 |
Kildare County Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Laois County Council |
9 |
3 |
12 |
Leitrim County Council |
10 |
6 |
16 |
Limerick County Council |
26 |
2 |
28 |
Longford County Council |
1 |
1 |
|
Louth County Council |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Mayo County Council |
24 |
20 |
44 |
Meath County Council |
16 |
4 |
20 |
Monaghan County Council |
13 |
12 |
25 |
North Tipperary County Council |
36 |
11 |
47 |
Offaly County Council |
7 |
7 |
14 |
Roscommon County Council |
7 |
3 |
10 |
Sligo County Council |
34 |
15 |
47 |
South Dublin County Council |
7 |
2 |
9 |
South Tipperary County Council |
16 |
6 |
22 |
Waterford County Council |
54 |
15 |
69 |
Westmeath County Council |
11 |
1 |
12 |
Wicklow County Council |
11 |
11 |
|
Grand Total |
607 |
229 |
836 |