RPCP Team in Drimnagh

Thanks to Eileen O'Riordan and Margaret Bourke, Home School Community Liaison teachers in the Drimnagh schools for inviting us to speak at their Local Area Committee meeting for parents before the mid-term.

We gave loads of information on Fáilte Isteach English Language Classes, Dublin 12 Local Employment Service, Disability Mainstreaming Access Project, Shine On – Support and Information on Parenting Alone, Strengthening Families Programme, Early School Leavers Support – PX2, FETAC Level 4 in Career Planning, Lone Parent Training Initiative, Specialised Training – Alternative Energy Systems, Water Meter Installation and Intruder Alarm Installation and Enterprise Supports

If you are interested in any of the above, just get in touch - all our contact details are on the right hand side!

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SPARK protest - Saturday, 18th February

Founded at the end of 2011 in response to the budget changes and in particular the impact of budget changes on one-parent families, SPARK have united to protect their children from radical budget changes. SPARK have organised a national protest on Saturday, 18th February at 2pm as per the poster below. Please show your support on the day, and also by forwarding and sharing this poster. 

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Drimnagh Public Information Day - Saturday, 25th February

Drimnagh Residents Community Group in partnership with Drimnagh Community Forum have organised a Public Information Day on Saturday, 25th February. Please support this event by sharing this information and attending on the day.

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DMAP 'Disability Access' Training

Disability Mainstream Access Project have organised local Disability Access Training in Dublin 12. If you or your organisation is interested in participating see the poster below for further details. Disability Access Training Tweet

DMAP 'Action for Access' Group Meeting

The next meeting of the 'Action for Access' Group, supported by Disability Mainstream Access Project, is taking place on the 20th February. See the poster below for further details and please feel free to print and display in your workplace/organisation. Action for Access Group Tweet

Latest News from the Integration Centre

 

Make sure and have a look at the Integration Centre's  February's E-News.

Some of the updates:

Changes in attaining citizenship - the backlog of applications has been reduced from 23,000 to 7,000 in the last year, new application forms provide a space for explaining work history meaning that someone who is on social welfare can explain the reason such as job loss, having a disability etc.. Before this it was virtually impossible for someone on a social welfare payment to access citizenship.

Two new migrant enterprise schemes announced -  The Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has announced two new schemes to encourage immigrant investment in Ireland and boost the economy - the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and the Immigrant Investor Programme.

Results of TD survey presented to the Dail - Some interesting results showing that 60% of TDs encountered racism while canvassing, more than a third of TDs believe speaking up on behalf of migrants would damage their electoral support while at the same time 72% of TDs feel that immigrants have an important role to play in the recovery of the economy.

 

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ECDL Course with A&A Computer Training

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Spring Special Price: *€595.00 per person **(€300.00 to be paid on booking per person)

Duration: 14 weeks

Sessions per week: 1 session

Number of hours per session: 3 hours

Times: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Venue: A & A Computer Training

Estimated next start date: Wednesday 28th March 2012

Estimated finish date: Wednesday 27th June 2012

Class will run with 8 participants.

* This fee includes tuition, documentation, exams (7 diagnostic tests & 7 exams) and certification per person.

** €300.00 to be paid on booking is necessary because of registration, books, skills cards, exams, diagnostics (mocks) per student and weekly trainer fees.

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Failte Isteach English Language Classes - new members welcome

Failte Isteach English language classes recommenced in January in the Bosco Centre in Drimnagh. Running every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm, new members are always welcome. A big thank you goes out to our tutors for always making the classes welcoming and for helping migrants improve their English skills.

Please display this poster and forward it as appropriate. If you have any queries, please contact us on the details below.

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Useful Links...

"What's The Story" is a quarterly business newsletter that is circulated to over 7000 business premises and residents in the Dublin 12 area, and a local information website. They are currently updating their local web directory and are offering a free listing for businesses on their website.

The Carmichael Centre are offering a range of free monthly seminars covering topics such as social media, employment law and cloud computing.

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DCCC Positive Parenting Night February 12th

Please find attached details of an upcoming Dublin City Childcare Committee Positive Parenting Night.

Please display this poster in your offices or pass the information onto parents that will benefit from such a night.

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Anything you would like covered in the next edition of Dublin 12 News?

1,000 copies of the first edition of the Dublin 12 News were distributed last November. Following very positive feedback, the Spring Edition of Dublin 12 News will be available before the end of February. This newsletter aims to provide information to older people in Dublin 12. 

If there is anything you would like to see covered in this edition, or indeed if you have information or events that you would like published, please contact Mary Byrne on 4059819 or windmilloffice@gmail.com by Friday 10th February.

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Budget 2012 - Update for Lone Parents on Community Employment

Our thanks to our colleagues in OPEN for clarifying information for lone parents on CE. The detail is below:

BUDGET 2012 – UPDATE FROM OPEN FOR LONE PARENTS ON COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT

OPEN is aware of conflicting information circulating about changes for lone parents who are currently on Community Employment (CE).

We contacted the Department this morning (January 27) and they have now issued this note, which will also be part of a letter due to be sent out soon to all of those who are affected by this change:

In Budget 2012, a number of changes were made to the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP).

 

One of the changes made is that increases for qualified children are no longer payable on the Community Employment (CE) scheme when a similar increase is being made on the One-Parent Family Payment scheme.

 

In addition, the amount of earnings you are allowed to have without affecting your payment has been reduced from €146.50 to €130 per week.

 

As a result of the Budget measure, your qualified child increase on the CE scheme will cease from 20th February 2012. Your new weekly rate of payment on Community Employment will be €208 per week.

 

While your weekly rate of CE will be reduced, it is understood that your One-Parent Family payment will be recalculated, at the same time, to take account of your reduced CE earnings and the revised One-Parent Family earnings disregard of €130 per week. Your One-Parent Family Payment will increase to partially offset the reduction in your CE payment but, on an overall basis, your combined income from CE and OFP will be reduced.

 

Letters to this effect will be issuing shortly from the Department of Social Protection.

 

 

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