AIR 2020 and Citizens Summary 27 May 2021 CRII OP

Transcript:AIR 2020 and Citizens Summary 27 May 2021 CRII OP:
AIR 2020 and Citizens Summary 27 May 2021 CRII OP Amendments Transfer of €60m from Priority 1 to ERDF: Support the supply of PPE to health sector: Priority 1 allocation was reduced by €120m i.e. a drop of 30.46% OP allocation was reduced to €1,037m EU contribution was reduced from €612.6m to €552.66m The indicator targets for Priority 1 amended to reflect the new financial allocation 100% co-financing rate: 2020/21 accounting year for all priority axes: No impact on the delivery of the activities for participants Overall allocation fully drawn down on the basis of expenditure on Payment Applications to the end of 2019 or earlier Effect on activities and years being claimed and reported CRII OP Amendments No expenditure or participants declared for: 2020 The following activities: Springboard ICT Skills Ability Integration and Employment of Migrants Gender Equality and YESS Certain years under some activities: 2018-19: Intra EU Mobility and Tus Nua 2019: Third Level Access, Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, JobsPlus and CTCs 2020 Updates Considerable challenges faced by all Activities due to lockdowns and public health restrictions Technical: access to IT equipment, broadband Maintaining contact and engagement Reduced progression opportunities ETB activities: ETBTU, Youthreach, CTCs, BTEI, Adult Literacy During lockdowns, no face to face learning. During other periods, reduced learner/tutor ratios due to social distancing. 2020 vs. 2019: SST 93%; Traineeship 54%; Bridging 39%; YR 86%; CTCs 60%; BTEI 68% and Adult Literacy 63% 2020 Updates SICAP Delivery shifted from one-to-one and face-to-face to remote and online where possible Technical challenges Not conducive to developing / maintaining personal relationships with clients Certain supports suspended/cancelled: breakfast and homework clubs; some courses New supports provided: food parcels and activity packs for disadvantaged families Focus of supports shifted from capacity building to addressing basic poverty, digital exclusion and well-being 2,687 LCGs and 26,178 individuals were supported. Programme activities with families and children were down 35% Reduced progression opportunities: lower engagement with LLL activity and progression to employment and self-employment Future support challenges 2020 Updates DJE / DCEDIY GYDPs: Youth Justice workers maintained contact with participants by phone, online meetings and face-to-face where possible Many planned activities and interventions cancelled / postponed Challenge: participants’ access to mobile phones / laptops / internet access YPPs: the 4 YPP projects continued to provide services during 2020 Service delivery was adapted: education modules delivered remotely Challenges: access to IT devices and the young people’s