Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who were employed on a community employment scheme in each of the past three years; the percentage figure of those who have progressed to full-time employment from the community employment scheme in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42040/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The programme helps unemployed people to progress to the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine and assists them in enhancing/developing both their technical and personal skills.

I am advised by FÁS that the number of people employed on Community Employment for the past three years are as follows:

Year 2005: 21,210;

Year 2006: 20,872;

Year 2007: 21,562.

Finally, the percentage figure of those who have progressed to full time employment over the past three years are as follows:

Year 2005: 33.8%;

Year 2006: 35.6%;

Year 2007: 36.8%.