Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
90. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age who have been offered and completed a personal progression plan under the European Union Youth Guarantee in 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5937/16]
View answerAs part of Ireland’s implementation plan in response to the EU Recommendation on the youth guarantee, young people who become unemployed and register for a jobseekers payment are referred initially to a group engagement session.
Those who attend for group engagement, if they remain unemployed, receive an appointment for a one-to-one interview with a case officer. A PPP will normally be agreed between the case officer and the unemployed individual at this first interview or, if not, at an early subsequent interview.
The number of PPPs agreed with unemployed people aged under 25 years of age was 36,000 in 2014, and 32,000 in 2015.
