Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 December 2014
124. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details regarding a company (details supplied) in their provision of job placements; if she will provide in tabular form the numbers of long-term unemployed in each of the designated counties; the progress that been made in employment opportunities to date in 2014 by the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46875/14]
View answerFollowing a procurement process conducted in accordance with EU and Irish procurement rules, the company in question was selected as one of the preferred tenderers for the provision of employment services under the JobPath programme. JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and those most distant from the labour market. The Department is currently in the process of finalising contracts for JobPath. It is expected that the programme will commence in mid-2015.
