Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Community Employment

Protected: “Grown men crying” before reforms to RSS, Tús & CE schemes

Major reforms to Community Employment (CE), Tús and the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) have been widely welcomed, with one public representative saying he had seen "grown men crying" when they had to leave schemes.

Cutbacks to CE places reversed

Volunteers, workers and SIPTU mounted a successful campaign to have cuts to Community Employment Schemes reversed. At a time of rising unemployment, the Schemes...