Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2014
57. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person previously on a TÚS employment scheme may progress onto a suitable community employment scheme; if provision is being made for such a progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43597/14]
View answerI can confirm that a person previously on a Tús employment scheme may progress onto a suitable community employment (CE) scheme and that provision is made for such progression.
Tús participants aged 25 or over who have completed 52 weeks on that programme can progress directly onto CE for a maximum of one year where it is considered appropriate within the context of an agreed progression plan mediated by Intreo/DSP Employment Services/Local Employment Service (LES). Applications for CE vacancies can be made up to 12 weeks in advance of the Tús finish date to allow for CE positions that require Garda vetting. As Tús participants are selected by the Department from the long-term unemployed, they already meet the standard eligibility requirements for CE.
For Tús participants who have finished their Tús placement and who have signed back on the Live Register, they can have their previous period of unemployment (before Tús) combined with their current claim and qualify as jobseeker clients for CE in the normal way (their Tús participation is disregarded).
