Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 October 2018
333. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if permission will be granted to extend the duration of a scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43006/18]
View answerThe person concerned has completed three years on a Community Employment Scheme (CE) which is the maximum amount as per the Government strategy of July 2017. However, provision has been put in place under CE (Service Support Stream - SSS) for older jobseekers, ages 62 years and older. Places under this option is limited to 10% of participants per individual scheme. This offers North Kildare Leisure Centre CE three SSS places. The sponsors of this scheme can now be invited to make a request to have the person concerned transferred into a place under the Service Support Stream option.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
