Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2015
60. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which persons move from JobBridge to full-time employment; and in view of the upturn in employment her plans to gradually phase out the JobBridge programme. [16330/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of 23 April, 2015, approximately 36% of JobBridge interns went directly into employment on completion of their internship. The independent evaluation of JobBridge carried out by Indecon showed that progression into employment rose to 61% within 5 or more months of completing a JobBridge internship.
The Department will undertake a comprehensive econometric evaluation of JobBridge during 2015. This evaluation will inform any changes to the scheme.
