Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016
106. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be granted a further one year extension of a community employment scheme placement. [1985/16]
View answerThe Community Employment Programme is a labour market intervention designed to assist the long term unemployed return to the work force. The term for participants on Community Employment has been set at 6 cumulative years (312 weeks) for persons of 55 years of age up to State Pension age by the Department.
The person concerned has been a participant on the Canal Communities Training Programme (CE) scheme for 4.75 years, an extension request has been received from her employer so that her participation may be extended up to State Pension age. This extension request has now been granted.
