Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2004
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
FÁS Training Programmes
7:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in the main schemes operated by FÁS over each of the years since 1998; and if he will indicate the costs in each year. [15705/04]
Frank Fahey (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The main FÁS programmes in operation are community employment, job initiative and social economy. The participation rates and costs in respect of each programme are as follows:
Community Employment | |||
Participant / Places | |||
Year | Average | Year-End | Costs |
€ '000 | |||
1998 | 39,483 | 39,520 | 376,754 |
1999 | 37,904 | 36,579 | 375,553 |
2000 | 35,249 | 33,549 | 367,690 |
2001 | 33,034 | 30,809 | 350,145 |
2002 | 27,670 | 24,991 | 323,056 |
2003 | 21,962 | 19,848 | 274,977 |
Job Initiative | |||
Participant / Places | |||
Year | Average | Year-End | Costs |
€ '000 | |||
1998 | 1,046 | 1,442 | 14,109 |
1999 | 1,793 | 2,198 | 24,581 |
2000 | 2,602 | 2,582 | 35,437 |
2001 | 2,793 | 2,762 | 43,945 |
2002 | 2,663 | 2,525 | 44,955 |
2003 | 2,391 | 2,207 | 42,330 |
Social Economy | |||
Participant / Places | |||
Year | Average | Year-End | Costs |
€ '000 | |||
2001 | 101 | 3,442 | |
2002 | 1,073 | 1,889 | 20,519 |
2003 | 1,862 | 2,370 | 36,460 |
The total funding allocation for employment schemes in 2004 has been fixed at €351 million, which will support up to 25,000 places across the three employment schemes.
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