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Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Youth Guarantee
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
88. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years on a PEX score basis in tabular form who have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the Youth Guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1588/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
89. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the youth development internship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1589/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Job Initiatives
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
90. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of employers who have signed up to the employment and Youth activation charter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1590/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Job Initiatives
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
91. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers on the live register who have been interviewed for positions under the employment and youth activation charter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1591/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Job Initiatives
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
92. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers on the live register who have been employed under the Employment and Youth Activation Charter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1592/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
93. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to conduct a second evaluation of the JobBridge scheme in view of the recommendation in the Indecon report published in April 2013 that such an evaluation should be conducted every two years and should include a control group analysis to ascertain the effectiveness of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1593/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
94. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants who have commenced an internship to date on the JobBridge scheme aged under 25 years; the number aged 25 to 34 years; the number aged 35 to 44 years; the number 45 to 54 years and the number aged over 55 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1594/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
95. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the JobBridge scheme in the high, medium and low PEX category who have commenced an internship to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1595/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
96. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has undertaken or plans to undertake an analysis of the progression rates to employment for JobBridge interns in the 310 host organisations that have taken on ten or more interns under the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1596/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
97. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 30 April 2014, if her Department will collect data on the number of times the cooling off period has been waived under the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1597/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
98. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of internships positions advertised on the JobBridge website since its establishment; the number of these advertised positions which have never been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1598/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Employment Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
99. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to detail the number of jobseekers who have qualified for the JobsPlus initiative since July 2013; the number of these jobseekers who are still in employment; the number who are no longer in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1599/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Employment Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
100. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to detail the number of employers who have employed one jobseeker under the JobsPlus scheme; the number who have employed two jobseekers; the number who have employed three jobseekers; the number who have employed four or more jobseekers under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1600/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Employment Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
101. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has carried out any analysis of the pay levels of participants on the JobsPlus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1601/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Employment Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
102. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to detail the number of systematic short time workers in receipt of social welfare payments or credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1602/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Employment Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
103. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to detail the number of week-on, week-off workers in receipt of social welfare payments or credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1603/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Live Register Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
104. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the number of part-time and casual workers on the live register who are under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1604/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Respite Care Grant Data
Jack Wall
105. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of persons who received the respite grant in each of the past three years, by county, in tabular form; the cost to the Exchequer for each of the years of the grant, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1623/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Derek Nolan
107. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider her Department's eligibility requirements for separated parents in respect of their accommodation needs in light of a recent court ruling (details supplied) from October 2014; if this ruling will be taken into consideration in the decision-making process in respect of the needs of their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1636/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
Tom Fleming
108. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by her Department during 2014; if she will also provide details of all the relevant fees paid to those firms during the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1673/15]