Social Welfare Code

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 September 2011

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Ceisteanna (61)

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

63 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will become eligible for the JobBridge scheme; if the three-month waiting period is still in existence; and if eligibility commences from the first three-month waiting period from the point a person becomes unemployed, from when he or she first seeks social welfare assistance or from the point he or she first starts receiving social welfare assistance. [25166/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton)

It is not appropriate for me to comment on the social welfare status of a specific individual.

In order for an individual to be eligible to participate in JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme an individual must be:

currently in receipt of a live claim (Jobseeker's Allowance/Jobseeker's Benefit/Signing for Credits) on the Live Register;

have been in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance or signing for Social Insurance Contribution Credits for a total of 78 days or more in the last 6 months.

An individual's eligibility to participate in JobBridge is counted from the time that they first seek social welfare assistance provided that their claim is successful.