Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of an extra 5,000 places on community employment schemes in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43021/06]

Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost in 2007 of bringing the total places on community employment to the level of placement at year end 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43023/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 235 together.

I am informed by FÁS that the cost of an additional 5,000 places on Community Employment Schemes would be about €80 million. In addition the cost of providing the same number of places as at year end 2002 would be about €40 million.