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Ó Cuív: “Maintaining people’s employability through regular work activity will be important for getting people back into the competitive economy” The Government’s work opportunity schemes which include the Community Services Programme and the Rural Social Scheme are set to develop further and expand, on a cost neutral basis, when these two schemes transfer across to the Department of Social Protection early this autumn. Éamon Ó Cuív TD, Minister for Social Protection confirmed today that the Community Services Programme and the Rural Social Scheme will soon transfer over to his Department from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, as part of the Government’s job activation measures. Between them, both work schemes currently give work opportunities to 5300 individuals. The Rural Social Scheme which involves 2,600 workers is managed by 35 local development companies countrywide. Almost 2,700 people are engaged in the Community Services Programme which is designed to address locally identified gaps in the provision of services within communities and to exploit the potential of community assets and resources. (See editor’s note for more detail). The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 enables the transfer of these schemes to the Department of Social Protection. The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 also allows for the transfer of responsibility, and associated funding, for the employment services and community employment programme of FÁS from the Minister for Education and Skills to the Minister for Social Protection. These particular programmes will transfer over in the late autumn. Arrangements are being put in place to give effect to this transfer. Minister Éamon Ó Cu ív said: “Income support and employment scheme initiatives will soon be integrated into one single department. One of the priorities I have been given in my department is to place a particular focus on job activation. I plan to develop and expand these schemes to give more opportunities to people who are out of work and who want to maintain their skills or improve their job prospects. Changing the way we approach our existing resources can unlock the potential of new ways to create locally-based jobs. We must create a better future for people who find themselves without a job; to provide them with work activity in the short term, to up-skill them and give them opportunities to get back into the mainstream workforce as speedily as possible. Maintaining people’s employability through regular work activity will be important for getting people back into the competitive economy.” Minister Ó Cu ív added: “The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 marks another significant step towards integrating income support and unemployment schemes within one single department and gives effect to An Taoiseach's strategy to deal with the issues around unemployment, income and social supports in a more coherent way. There are many needs in communities in terms of provision of after-school services, childcare, services for older people and environmental projects that we could continue to address through these schemes. There is also the semi-economic sector where we have heritage centres, tourist facilities and sports clubs that can generate some financial income, but that will always require some small state support from work schemes Editor’s note: Rural Social Scheme The Rural Social Scheme currently provides additional work opportunities and income for certain categories of low income farming and fishing families, in the provision of essential community services and also in the development and maintenance of rural walkways and rural tourism. A spin-off is that the “meitheal oibre” or team-work nature of the Rural Social Scheme tackles the rural isolation that has come with modern mechanised farming practices. Community Services Programme The Community Services Programme provides funding to groups that supply services to their local communities. The programme aims to support local community activity which addresses disadvantage, while at the same time providing employment opportunities for people from the following target groups: people with disabilities, the long-term unemployed, travellers, stabilised and recovering drug mis-users and ex-prisoners. The activities of the projects funded under the Community Services Programme are very varied and include services for older people, services for people with disabilities, rural transport for isolated rural communities, managing community halls and facilities, rural tourism, community radio, recycling and environmental projects. ENDS Department of Social Protection 29 August 2010
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Míníonn an roinn seo an Clár Seirbhísí Pobail agus an tslí a n-oibríonn sé. Achoimre Soláthraíonn an CSP tacaíocht airgeadais do chuideachtaí pobail neamhbhrabúis le gur féidir leo daoine a fhostí chun bearnaí a líonadh i soláthar seirbhísí áitiúla. Eolas Ceapadh an Clár Seirbhísí Pobail chun díriú ar bhearnaí a aithníodh go háitiúíil i soláthar seirbhísí pobail agus chun an leas is fearr is féidir a bhaint as sócmhainní agus acmhainní pobail ata ann cheana féin chun cur le follóine an phobail. Féadfaidh an Clár a bheith tábhachtach maidir le díriú ar bhuntáiste agus soláthraíonn sé deiseanna fadtéarmacha fostaíochta do ghrúpaí áirithe daoine a bhí díhostaithe go dtí eo. Díríonn an Clár ar phobail mar ar tearc seirbhísí na n-earnálacha poiblí agus príobháidí, cibí trí iargáltacht a suíomh ná toisc iad a bheith scoite amach í phobail eile ná toisc nach leor na leibhéil éilimh. Tríd an gClár seo is féidir na buntáistí a ghabhann le hinfheistíocht phoiblí eile a fhíorú (infheistíocht in ionaid pobail agus in acmhainní, mar shampla). Is é cuspóir an chláir forbairt shóisialta agus eacnamaíoch a chur chun cinn. Buntáiste eile ná go soláthráfar fíordheiseanna dearfacha fostaíochta do dhaoine áitiúla laistigh dá bpobal féin. Ní mór do thionscadail deiseanna fostaíochta a sholáthar go húirithe do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas, daoine atá dífhostaithe le fada, baill de phobal na dTaistealaithe, daoine atá ag téarnamh i ndiaidh mhí-úsáid drugaí agus iarphríosúnaigh. Soláthraíonn tionscadail seirbhísí faoi thrí cinn de chatagáirí ginearálta: - Bainistíocht agus Maoirseacht ar Hallaí agus ar Shaoráidí Pobail - Seachadadh Seirbhísí Pobail, agus - Fiontair Phobail Seirbhísí ilghnáitheacha atá i gceist agus áirítear orthu neachltanna, na meáin (raidió pobail agus foilseacháin), cothabháil tithe, cúram leanaí, áiseanna fóillíochta, agus cúram baile do dhaoine scothaosta agus do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas, bainistíocht saoráidí pobail agus ionaid spóirt/fóillíochta, cúram leanaí pobail, iompar do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas agus iompar tuaithe, turasóireacht tuaithe, seirbhísí oidhreachta, oibreacha athchúrsála agus comhshaoil. Ní mór ar a laghad 70% de fhostaithe ar Chláir Seirbhísí Pobail a bheith earcaithe ó na spriocghrúpaí seo a leanas: - Daoine dífhostaithe atá ag fáil sochar ná liúntas cuardaitheora Poist nó íocaíocht teaghlaigh aontuismitheora - Daoine atá ag fáil liúntais mhíchumais, pinsean easláine nó pinsean na ndall - Taistealaithe atá ag fáil sochar nó liúntas cuardaitheora Poist nó íocaíocht teaghlaigh aontuismitheora - Mí-úsáideoirí drugaí atá cobhsaithe agus ag téarnamh - Daoine a bhí fostaithe ar scéimeanna Fostaíochta Pobail agus Tionscnaimh Post - Iarphríosúnaigh Is é Pobal a bhainistíonn an Clár thar ceann na Roinne Coimirce Sóisialaí. Cuideachta neamhbhrabúis is ea Pobal a bhainistíonn cláir thar ceann Rialtas na hÉireann agus an AE. An Próiseas Iarratais Is trí ghairmeacha poiblí tograí a dhéanann an Roinn ó am go chéile a bhainistítear rochtain ar an gClár. I ndiaidh na dtograí a mheasúnú, eisítear conarthaí ar feadh suas go trí bliana de ghnáth do na cuideachtaí pobail agus na comharchumainn a shásaíonn critéir an Chláir. I gcoitinne, ní mór d'iarratasóirí a bheith ina gcuideachtaí neamhbhrabúis, dóthain cumais a bheith acu chun tabhairt faoi sholáthar seirbhísí agus bainistíocht foirne, dóthain acmhainní airgeadais agus deiseanna a bheith acu chun fóltais a ghiniúint chun an tseirbhís bheartaithe a choimeád ar siúl, agus plean gná a réiteach a bheidh inghlactha don Chlár, mí iarrtar é. Níl an Clár ag glacadh le hiarratais nua i láthair na huaire. Cén cistií a fhaigheann na tionscadail? De ghnáth cuirtear cistií ar fáil faoi chonradh in-athnuaite d'fhad cinnte (trí bliana, de ghnáth). Cuidíonn an cistií chun tuarastail an líon foirne conraithe a íoc agus i gcásanna airithe déantar ranníocaíocht i leith an chostais a ghabhann le bainisteoir a fhostí. I líon teoranta cásanna, féadfaidh an Clár ranníocaíocht a dhéanamh i leith chostais oibrióchúin neamhphá na seirbhíse. Amhail ag 1 Meán Fómhair 2010, bhí 1,800 post foirne agus 331 post bainisteora ceadaithe agus bhí na poist sin líonta ag thart ar 2,700 duine, ag obair go lánaimseartha agus go páirtaimseartha. Ag deireadh na bliana 2009, bhí 450 cuideachta pobail agus comharchumann ceadaithe chun ranníocaíocht a fháil ón gClár i leith costais seachadta seirbhísí. Teagmhálacha An Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí Sráid Teeling Tobar an Choire Contae Shligigh ÉIRE Leathanach baile:http://www.welfare.ie Pobal Fiosruithe Ginearálta Teil: 01-5117228 csp@pobal.ie