Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if future funding will be provided to the social economy programme to allow organisations (details supplied) continue their excellent work. [15340/04]

Frank Fahey (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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A total allocation of €351 million is being provided in 2004 to support up to 25,000 places across the three employment schemes — community employment, CE, Jobs initiative, JI, and the social economy programme, SEP. Of this, more than €40 million is being allocated to the social economy programme.

The breakdown of the funding between regions and schemes is a day-to-day matter for FÁS, within the overall policy guidelines set by my Department.