Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to provide sufficient funding to FÁS to facilitate the restoration in full of schemes curtailed or abandoned due to lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8907/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 374: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which adequate fudging is available to FÁS in 2007 to meet its full compliment of requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8908/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together.

A budget totalling €1,046,861,000 has been allocated to FÁS for 2007. This budget ensures that overall numbers on schemes are maintained at 2006 levels. I am satisfied that this level of funding is more then adequate to support the ongoing requirements of FÁS in the delivery of its labour market programmes.