Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding will be provided to a group (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Kildare Resource Centres for the Unemployed in Leixlip, Athy and Newbridge are currently funded by FÁS through the community employment programme.

The Leixlip Resource Centre for the unemployed community employment project recommenced its activities on 3 October 2005, for a further 12 month period and has been approved to employ 15 participants and a supervisor. The funding allocated for this project is €210,000 for the 12 month period.

The current community employment contracts with the Newbridge and Athy Resource Centres for the Unemployed will end on 20 January 2006. These centres have approved continued funding for a further 12 month period from 23 January 2006 to 20 January 2007. It is intended to employ 32 CE participants and two supervisors and the funding for this purpose will be €446,000 for the 12 month period.

Total funding allocated by FÁS to the Resource Centres for the Unemployed in Newbridge, Athy and Leixlip is €656,000.