Kildare based Senator Fiona O\u2019Loughlin has welcomed Cabinet approval for a number of major reforms to Community Employment, T\u00fas and the Rural Social Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of CE and T\u00fas is to provide long term unemployed participants with work experience in their local communities to help them find employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senator O\u2019Loughlin said, \u201cThere are currently over 19,000 participants on CE, almost 5,000 participants on T\u00fas and just under 3,000 participants on the Rural Social Scheme. Government investment in the three schemes will amount to over \u20ac500million in 2022 which is a hugely significant allocation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere reforms will see the removal of the six-year time limit for all participants on the Rural Social Scheme. Eligibility for T\u00fas will be extended to persons in receipt of Disability Payments, as well as<\/p>\n\n\n\n
new flexibility to allow CE schemes to directly recruit eligible candidates to fill 30% of places. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fiona concluded \u201cAlmost 27,000 people participate on these schemes, working part time, to provide services to local communities including in disadvantaged and rural communities. These schemes provide key services to our communities, and these reforms are positive in my view\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kildare based Senator Fiona O\u2019Loughlin has welcomed Cabinet approval for a number of major reforms to Community Employment, T\u00fas and the Rural Social Scheme. The purpose of CE and T\u00fas is to provide long term unemployed participants with work experience in their local communities to help them find employment. Senator O\u2019Loughlin said, \u201cThere are currently over 19,000 participants on CE, … <\/p>\n