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Community Employment Schemes. (17 Feb 2004)

Pádraic McCormack: I welcome the opportunity to raise this matter on the Adjournment. It concerns the three-year rule for community employment schemes but only in those schemes relevant to disadvantaged people. For example, in Galway city there is an independent living group which had 18 employees of community employment schemes. This week four of those people reached the three-year limit and had to terminate...

Community Employment Schemes. (17 Feb 2004)

Michael Ahern: I thank Deputy McCormack for raising this matter on the Adjournment. Community employment provides unemployed people with temporary opportunities whereby they can develop their skills and obtain a recent track record of work experience. In accordance with the Government's decision in 1999 to restructure the programme, participation levels have gradually been reduced in line with reduced...

Community Employment Schemes. (17 Feb 2004)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister of State should not forget to tell Seán Ó Neachtain as well.