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Sunday 29 November 2020
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The international think tank also recommended that the role of the Community Employment Programme be reconsidered as it is not cost effective, especially in terms of getting people back to regular employment.
The costs are associated with registration fees paid to the institutes of technology attended by those in SOLAS/FÁS programmes.
Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your Sunday.
Everyone’s talking about the final Troika review, another Labour resignation and the testimony of US intelligence officials.
The Education and Training Authority SOLAS has now officially replaced FÁS.
Socialist MEP Paul Murphy of the ScamBridge.ie website says that it’s “patently ridiculous” that an internship should last for 18 months.
Minister Joan Burton’s department has defended itself against criticisms in a recent report, saying that resources are ‘scarce’ and so the long-term unemployed are prioritised.
The union represents workers in the Civil Service, An Post, FÁS and other organisations.
The Department of Social Protection is advertising hundreds of positions overseas for jobseekers in Ireland.
The position in the war-torn Middle East country is one of dozens advertised on the State training and employment agency’s website that are based outside of Ireland.
Many unemployed people struggle with accessing the correct information on what they are (or are not) entitled to – and the problem is compounded by misinformation and misdirection within the system, writes Brid O’Brien.
The Sinn Féin TD called the offer of the €250 per week job “outrageous”.
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Wednesday.
The Dáil will today hold a final vote on whether to reduce its membership to 158 at the next election.
The Environment sub-committee will today consider amending the legislation behind the new water charges regime.
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
The initiative was launched by Enda Kenny and Joan Burton this morning.
More than 57,000 people are now taking part in the various schemes for long-term unemployed.
Mum-of-one Ann Cronin went to Sunday’s event hopeful for opportunities abroad – but found the reality very different.
520 of the jobs at Comfort Keepers will be part-time, with 25 full-time roles.
The funds we’re currently spending on make-work training programmes should be handed directly to unemployed people, writes Aaron McKenna.
But one large Nativity figure was recovered – after its alleged robber put a photo of it on Facebook.
The local priest who urgently appealed for the return of the statue, which was taken from a crib in Waterford, said he hopes it can be repaired.
The figure was given by FÁS director general, Paul O’Toole, to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee yesterday during a hearing on the state employment agency’s 2010 accounts.
Senior officials from the state agency are to face questions as the Dáil committe scrutinises its accounts for last year.
Critics have branded the JobBridge initiative ‘exploitative’, while others say it provides valuable experience. What do you think?
Nine things you should know this morning…
Employer and online business MD Aaron McKenna says that while JobBridge is scattered with ads for unskilled, unpaid labour, internships – even unpaid – should not be written off as without merit.
Nine things to know this morning…
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Concerns have been raised about confusion over the name of the new agency and the Solas cancer care centre in Waterford. What else do we know as solas?…
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
The Minister for Education has announced that the employment authority FÁS will be replaced with a new agency named SOLAS, which will respond to the requirements of “a changed and changing economy”.
Nine things you really, really need to know by 9am: Bank bonuses to be taxed at 90 per cent, the family of a brain injured man who was savagely beaten by a man who was out on bail speak out, and Dublin zoo needs you.
The former and current Taoisigh top a public poll of people or bodies known for blagging their way into riches.
Programme means schools can employ teachers and teaching assistants who are currently on the dole for free.
A cut in taxes for women would increase GDP, says the IMF.
Fine Gael announces its plan for government, including cutting the number of TDs and abolishing the Seanad.
THE DEATH OF David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, was announced this morning.
The on-screen character for which he was most famous (voiced by James Earl Jones) is often hailed as the most villainous of all movie bad guys.
But for the day that’s in it, we’re wondering if that’s a fair assessment. Today we’re asking: Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?
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