Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons registered on community employment schemes in County Laois each year for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43744/08]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons registered on community employment schemes in County Offaly each year for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43745/08]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together.

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. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to assist them to enhance/develop both their technical and personal skills.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons registered on Community Employment Schemes in County Laois and County Offaly for each of the past five years is set out as follows.