Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the report of the project team for the transfer of FÁS community employment schemes to health boards set up by the Health Boards Executive in June 2002 has not yet been acted upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29715/04]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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A Health Service Executive project team examined the cost of implementing the mainstreaming of FÁS community employment scheme workers engaged in the delivery of health-related services to permanent positions financed by the health boards. The implementation of the project team's report is being discussed by my Department with the Department of Finance in the context of the budget for 2005.