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Jobseeker’s benefit — linked claims.
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17.— Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (8):
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“(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (5), any period—
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(a) not exceeding 1 year in duration, of—
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(i) employment under a scheme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and known as Community Employment,
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(ii) employment under a scheme administered under the aegis of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and known as the Rural Social Scheme,
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(iii) participation in a scheme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and known as the Enterprise Allowance Scheme,
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(iv) participation in a scheme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and known as the Alternance Scheme,
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(v) attendance at a training course provided or approved of by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair,
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(vi) participation in a scheme administered by the Commission of the European Union and known as the European Voluntary Service Initiative, or
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(vii) participation in a scheme administered by the Minister and known as the Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme,
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or
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(b) not exceeding 2 years in duration, of participation in a scheme administered by the Minister for Education and Science and known as the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme,
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shall be disregarded in treating, under subsection (5)(c), any 2 periods of interruption of employment not separated by more than 26 weeks as one period of interruption of employment.”.
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