Employment Support Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Ceisteanna (1290, 1291)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

1382 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the case of an unemployed person (details supplied) who is leaving the live register to take up training as a pilot at huge personal cost and who will be without income for the next six months but cannot qualify for either of the back to enterprise allowance schemes or the back to education scheme or the supplementary welfare scheme because none of these schemes appear to cover this contingency; if it is Government policy for no support to be offered to a person in such circumstance and if he will examine if there is any assistance available to this person under any payment made by his Department. [34006/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

The person concerned is currently in receipt of jobseeker's benefit. His entitlement to a Back to Education Allowance (Education, Training and Development Option) is currently being examined. When a decision is given he will be advised of the outcome.

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

1383 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the last monthly progress report and the last complete set of cumulative national employment action plan figures, as previously published by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. [34061/10]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

Pending the transfer of certain functions previously carried out by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to my Department, reporting functions in relation to the National Employment Action Plan rest with the Department of Education and Skills.