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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme/intervention designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including lone parents, recovering drug mis-users and those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful part-time work within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. CE helps unemployed people to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: In order for expenditure to be approved for reimbursement from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) it is required that it be verified that the expenditure was on services covered by the terms of the EGF. Expenditure claims made in this regard are currently under examination.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The measure to restrict the payment of a FÁS training allowance to those persons who, immediately prior to the commencement of their training, had an entitlement to either Jobseeker's Benefit (JB) or Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) was one of a series of savings measures taken as part of Budget 2010. In relation to the issue raised by the Deputy in connection with workers from other European...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Since the announcement of redundancies at Waterford Crystal in January 2009, the relevant State agencies and educational institutions have been implementing measures in support of those redundant Waterford Crystal workers and workers in ancillary enterprises. The relevant Irish application seeking co-financing assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was approved by...

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: My Department has requested information on the matter raised by the Deputy and will respond directly to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, is responsible for matters such as the planning of bus routes, the timetabling of services and the designation of pick up and set down points in such a way as to ensure that, as far as possible, pupils have a reasonable level of service consistent with school transport policy while at the same time, ensuring...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: In December 2009, the application submitted to the European Commission under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in June 2009 for assistance in co-financing supports for workers made redundant at the DELL computer manufacturing plant in Raheen and ancillary enterprises in the Mid West region was approved by the EU Budgetary Authority. Some of the redundant workers included for...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Labour Market Activation Fund sought proposals from organisations for the creation of full or part-time training and education provision targeting specific priority groups among the unemployed, namely - the low skilled, and those formerly employed in declining sectors such as construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, with particular emphasis on the under 35's and the long-term...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann does a lot of it.

Written Answers — Post-Primary Education: Post-Primary Education (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Improvements in the numbers of students leaving school early have been recorded in recent years. For example, the latest Retention Report published by my Department in November 2009 shows yearly improvements in second level retention rates for both male and female and it shows an increase in the numbers of boys completing Leaving Certificate within six years of entry from 73% for those who...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 67 together. As part of Budget 2010, the Government announced the creation of a €20 million Labour Market Activation Fund, intended to deliver 3,500 places on training and education programmes for the unemployed. Its objective was to stimulate innovation in the provision of training and activation measures for jobseeker's seeking to up-skill and get...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: General Government policy is that public service pensions in the non-commercial semi-State sector are administered on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) basis and the pre-funding for pensions in this sector is via the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF). Following a Government Decision (S29075C) concerning certain universities' and non-commercial State Bodies' schemes, the FÁS closed superannuation...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 77 together. Last year, the Government introduced the FÁS Work Placement Programme (WPP) to provide valuable work experience to graduates and non-graduates who are unemployed. The Work Placement Programme provides up to 9 months work experience to unemployed individuals and is open to employers from all sectors of the economy, including the private,...

Written Answers — Graduate Unemployment: Graduate Unemployment (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Government acknowledges unemployment is a significant problem and is committed to tackling it. It should be noted that the Quarterly National Household Survey from Q2 2010 shows that 75% of those who are unemployed possess PLC or lower qualifications and unemployed people with 3rd level education account for 21%. It should also be noted that people with higher skills and education...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The reorganisation and reform of FÁS and of the State's provision of training and employment services is a process that I initiated over a year ago. The first phase involved the putting in place of a stronger board and corporate governance structure in FÁS and this was provided for in the Labour Services (Amendment Act), 2010. The second phase, announced by the Taoiseach, involves the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The terms of contracts with projects under the Labour Market Activation Fund, 2010 require that they submit to my Department detailed interim and final activity and financial reports on their programmes. I can confirm that an interim report in respect of the TBG Learning programme JobFit has been received in my Department. These reports indicate that training activity and expenditure are in...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The length of time a person can remain on Community Employment (CE) is dictated by a number of factors, in line with the guidelines for CE: What age the person is; How long they have been in receipt of a qualifying Department of Social Protection (DSP) payment; Previous participation on CE since 3rd April 2000; Whether they are considered job-ready at the end of each year's CE participation;...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 122 together. There are no proposals currently under consideration in regard to making changes to the national operation of the Community Employment Scheme. Within the current very difficult budgetary constraints, the number of places on CE have been increased to 23,300 in 2010. In delivering these places, FAS will continue to operate flexibly in the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Last year, the Government decided to prioritise four cohorts of the unemployed for support and assistance. The four cohorts are; the low skilled; those under 35 years of age; those on the Live Register for longer than 1 year and those suffering from structural unemployment in the manufacturing, construction and retail sectors. This year, the total number of training and work experience...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The reorganisation and reform of FÁS and of the State's provision of training and employment services is a process that I initiated over a year ago. The first phase involved the putting in place of a stronger board and corporate governance structure in FÁS and this was provided for in the Labour Services (Amendment Act), 2010. The second phase, announced by the Taoiseach, involves the...