Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if training courses for unemployed persons are to be concentrated in economic black spots; if these economic black spots of unemployment will be given preferences in the allocation of places; the way the budget for re-training for the unemployed will be allocated nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27101/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 8 FÁS Regions (Dublin; Midlands; Mid-West; North-East; North-West; South-East; South-West; and West) covering the 26-counties, each region in consultation with the relevant regional stakeholders, develop appropriate plans regarding the range, mix and type of training courses appropriate to the needs of that region.

As part of the process each region identifies their training needs based on the regional profiles, which include; responses to the live-register activity of the region, the demand for specific training courses from jobseeker's living in the region, the response to regional redundancy situations, the skills required by local enterprises to sustain businesses and the current or future (short - long term) labour market needs of the region.

The Budgets for FÁS training courses are allocated across regions based on the responses to the live-register activity of the region, the demand for specific training courses from jobseeker's living in the region, the response to regional redundancy situations, the skills required by local enterprises to sustain businesses and the current or future (short - long term) labour market needs of the region.