Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
835. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have had employment sourced for them through JobPath; and the number of persons whose employment was sustained for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [20073/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraJobPath provides a case management based employment advice and counselling service to long term unemployed jobseekers.
To date, some 61,626 jobseekers have commenced employment during their engagement period with JobPath. 39,531 had sustained employment for 13 weeks, 31,523 for 26 weeks, 25,471 for 39 weeks and 20,881 for 52 weeks.
It should be noted that many clients who are currently engaged with JobPath are still in the first phase of the service. They have not yet had sufficient time with the service to have gained employment nor sustain that employment for up to 52 weeks. The measure of performance will improve as more clients complete their engagement with the service and have a chance to reach 52 weeks in employment.
I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
