Paul Murphy
Ceist:371. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons are still being referred to JobPath. [13014/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 8 March 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
In parallel with the Intreo service, our contracted public employment services - including JobPath, paused and resumed activation for new referrals during 2020 and 2021 in line with public health advice.
In December, in light of the continuing adverse impacts of Covid-19 and on foot of extending the period of consultation with the relevant stakeholders, it was agreed to extend all contracted public employment service contracts, including the Local Employment Service and JobPath contracts - for a further twenty six weeks until the end of June 2022. This measure was taken in order to ensure that the public employment service has sufficient capacity to support those impacted by the pandemic with access to employment services.
Referrals to JobPath will cease at the end of June.