Community Employment Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2021-07-01
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Claire Kerrane (SF), Roscommon-Galway

My question is on people aged over 55 who are on community employment, CE, schemes. Is the Minister of State aware of the difficulties that arise when these people have to leave the community employment schemes because their time is up? Services and organisations are under pressure to replace the people leaving the schemes and in some cases, services can be lost. Will the Minister of State consider allowing people aged over 55 to remain on community employment schemes up to the age of 62, when they are no longer obliged to participate in activation services.

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Sitting date: 2021-07-01