164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to relax the eligibility criteria for entry to a community employment scheme, with particular reference to persons under 25 years of age; if persons signing for credits will have their time considered in the context of qualifying for community employment; if persons under 35 years of age will qualify for three years on a scheme; if persons in the age category of 55 years of age plus will be allowed to continue on a scheme until their retirement age; if she will review the targets for full-time employment and education of 40% and apply a more flexible, fairer system taking the diversity of issues facing individual schemes into account; if funding for the achievement of individual major awards will be set as the real cost of €2,000 per award; if the top-up of €20 for scheme participants will be substantially increased; and if those signing on after the completion of a scheme will qualify for a basic benefit payment rather than a payment based on earnings, which has proven to be unfair. [40529/15]

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164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to relax the eligibility criteria for entry to a community employment scheme, with particular reference to persons under 25 years of age; if persons signing for credits will have their time considered in the context of qualifying for community employment; if persons under 35 years of age will qualify for three years on a scheme; if persons in the age category of 55 years of age plus will be allowed to continue on a scheme until their retirement age; if she will review the targets for full-time employment and education of 40% and apply a more flexible, fairer system taking the diversity of issues facing individual schemes into account; if funding for the achievement of individual major awards will be set as the real cost of €2,000 per award; if the top-up of €20 for scheme participants will be substantially increased; and if those signing on after the completion of a scheme will qualify for a basic benefit payment rather than a payment based on earnings, which has proven to be unfair. [40529/15]

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