Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 4 November 2008, the reason no official from FÁS has contacted the person (details supplied) as stated in her reply in relation to their European certificate. [44231/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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FÁS had already been in contact by telephone with Mr. Cullen shortly before Deputy Aylward's original parliamentary question was replied to. They advised him of the process for determining whether a Construction Sector Certification Scheme (CSCS) registration card could be issued.

In this respect FÁS contacted the United Kingdom based organisation that issued Mr. Cullen with a plant operator card. The purpose of these enquiries was to determine if that card met the requirements to allow FÁS to process an application for a CSCS registration card. FÁS established that the UK plant operator card obtained by Mr. Cullen did not meet those requirements and did not confer a qualification that was recognised nationally in the UK.

Earlier this week a representative of FÁS again contacted Mr. Cullen and reiterated that he was not entitled to a CSCS registration card at this stage. Mr. Cullen was fully informed of the requirements for the issue of such a card. By arrangement a FÁS representative again contacted Mr. Cullen on 1 December 2008 to give further guidance on the documentation to be completed and the process to be undertaken to determine his eligibility to complete a CSCS Experienced Operator Training and Assessment Programme.