Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection

11:10 am

Mr. Alan Chapman:

Yes. The budget is approximately €10.5 billion per annum. There has been an underspend since the inception of the scheme in 2005. For the disability support awareness programmes, the total budget is €1 million, which is broken down into a work equipment adaptation grant of €150,000, a job interview interpreter and personal reader grant of €100,000, a disability awareness support scheme grant of €175,000, an employee retention grant of €75,000, an assistive technology fund for community employment of €200,000 and an innovatory fund of €300,000.