Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2017
287. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the implications of the new system introduced by his Department for sponsors and voluntary boards with regard to the Companies Act and the responsibilities of directors for community employment and job initiative schemes; if his attention has been drawn to the concern being expressed in respect of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21557/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is committed to modernising its service delivery and developing systems to support its functions. Responsibility for Community Employment (CE) transferred from FÁS to my Department in January 2012 and continued to be delivered on a SOLAS IT platform. The CE programme is now being integrated onto my Department’s IT infrastructure. This will have a positive impact for CE sponsors as it will ease the administrative burden and improve operational processing. It will have no implications for sponsors in the context of the Companies Act.
This new service is already being used by sponsors in the Dublin South area and my Department have not been advised of any issues to date. Customer service is at the centre of my Department’s strategies and business and we will continue to develop and extend the range of online services in line with the service delivery modernisation programme.
I hope that clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
