Ned O'Keeffe
Ceist:730 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to participate in the student summer job scheme. [15225/96]
Written Answers. - Student Summer Jobs Scheme.
The underlying purpose of the scheme is to provide income support for less well off third level students who are disqualified from receiving unemployment assistance and are unable to obtain summer work. Priority, therefore, is being given to enable the maximum number of eligible low income students to participate within the overall financial allocation of £10.2 million for the 1996 scheme.
The person concerned is not affected by the 1993 disqualification on students claiming unemployment assistance and consequently it not eligible for participation in the student summer jobs scheme. If she is unable to find alternative work, she may qualify, subject to a means test, for unemployment assistance.
Hugh Byrne
Ceist:731 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application for the student summer jobs scheme has been made by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford which was refused in spite of the fact that this student is in continuing third level education and that when she inquired in this regard she was told to apply for unemployment assistance; his views on whether this student should be paid to work in view of the fact that his Department funds unemployment assistance payments; if he will reconsider his decision in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15245/96]
Hugh Byrne
Ceist:732 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application for the student summer jobs scheme has been made by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford which was refused in spite of the fact that this student is in continuing third level education and that when she inquired in this regard she was told to apply for unemployment assistance; his views on whether this student should be paid to work in view of the fact that his Department funds unemployment assistance payments; if he will reconsider his decision in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15246/96]
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 731 and 732 together.
The underlying purpose of the scheme is to provide income support for less well off third level students who are disqualified from receiving unemployment assistance and are unable to obtain summer work. Priority, therefore, is being given to enable the maximum number of eligible low income students to participate within the overall financial allocation of £10.2 million for the 1996 scheme.
The persons concerned are not affected by the 1993 disqualification on students claiming unemployment assistance and consequently are not eligible for participation in the student summer jobs scheme. If they are unable to find alternative work they may, subject to a means test, qualify for unemployment assistance.