I propose to take Questions Nos. 212, 216, 217, 221, 227 and 245 together.
Since 15th July, 2014, a total of 108 JobBridge complaints have been recorded on the Department’s centralized complaints facility. As a matter of course, all complaints are investigated. As at 27th March, 2015, a total of 43 host organisations had been disqualified from participation in the scheme. Since 15th July, 2014, 9 host organisations had been disqualified indefinitely from participation in the scheme and 7 others are excluded for shorter periods of time.
None of the host organisations excluded from participation in JobBridge was a Government Department or statutory body.
I am including in table 1 numbers of internships in Dublin, Carlow and Kilkenny. In total, 13,564 internships have commenced in those areas, of which 11,727 are completed and 1,837 are in progress.
The level of the weekly top-up for interns was determined in view of additional expenses that may be incurred by participants over and above the expenses of the job search they would be undertaking in any case. There are no plans to increase the level of weekly top-up.
The Department is examining the contents of Special report no 3/2015 of the European Court of Auditors on implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee in 5 Member States including Ireland. The risks referred to by the Deputy do not refer specifically to Ireland. It is worth noting that the Court found that only Ireland had made reference to the mutual obligation in activation measures of National Authorities and jobseekers and that Ireland’s implementation report “focused extensively on the Youth Guarantee” unlike other Member States.
Table 1. Internships in Dublin, Carlow and Kilkenny
County/District
|
On Internship
|
Grand Total
|
CARLOW
|
83
|
495
|
DUBLIN 1
|
112
|
947
|
DUBLIN 10
|
38
|
146
|
DUBLIN 11
|
60
|
341
|
DUBLIN 12
|
100
|
724
|
DUBLIN 13
|
7
|
70
|
DUBLIN 14
|
38
|
244
|
DUBLIN 15
|
120
|
769
|
DUBLIN 16
|
15
|
110
|
DUBLIN 17
|
34
|
200
|
DUBLIN 18
|
58
|
506
|
DUBLIN 2
|
293
|
2748
|
DUBLIN 20
|
11
|
81
|
DUBLIN 22
|
53
|
413
|
DUBLIN 24
|
82
|
637
|
DUBLIN 3
|
52
|
338
|
DUBLIN 4
|
60
|
653
|
DUBLIN 5
|
18
|
90
|
DUBLIN 6/6W
|
48
|
377
|
DUBLIN 7
|
93
|
483
|
DUBLIN 8
|
113
|
753
|
DUBLIN 9
|
44
|
353
|
DUBLIN NORTH COUNTY - FINGAL
|
108
|
700
|
DUBLIN WEST COUNTY
|
28
|
125
|
DUN LAOGHAIRE - RATHDOWN
|
82
|
696
|
KILKENNY
|
87
|
565
|
Grand Total
|
1837
|
13564
|