560. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the operation of the back to education allowance scheme and specifically the narrow interpretation of the requirement that the course being pursued must represent progression on qualifications already held; if she accepts that for example in two cases (details supplied) this excessively narrow definition is a de facto consignment of the applicants to the live register as in reality one is trying to reposition themselves in the employment market where their current qualification in the construction industry offers no employment prospects and the other is attempting to enhance their core qualification with computer skills to increase employment prospects; if she will consider assigning a role to the employment services within her Department to determining on a case by case basis if applicants and the courses they are pursuing offer a reasonable prospect of employment and a pathway back to work; if she will instruct her Department officials dealing with these applications to move away from the excessively narrow and restrictive interpretation of progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48110/12]

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560. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the operation of the back to education allowance scheme and specifically the narrow interpretation of the requirement that the course being pursued must represent progression on qualifications already held; if she accepts that for example in two cases (details supplied) this excessively narrow definition is a de facto consignment of the applicants to the live register as in reality one is trying to reposition themselves in the employment market where their current qualification in the construction industry offers no employment prospects and the other is attempting to enhance their core qualification with computer skills to increase employment prospects; if she will consider assigning a role to the employment services within her Department to determining on a case by case basis if applicants and the courses they are pursuing offer a reasonable prospect of employment and a pathway back to work; if she will instruct her Department officials dealing with these applications to move away from the excessively narrow and restrictive interpretation of progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48110/12]

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