Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 815: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people currently working on rural social schemes on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34222/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 2,600 participant places available under the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) and 130 supervisor positions (Full-time equivalent).

As the number of participants on the Scheme varies from week to week, the attached table sets out the number of participants and supervisors on the Scheme for week ending 2nd October 2009.

At present, there are vacancies for 8 participants and 1 supervisor.

Note: there are 129 full-time equivalent supervisor positions filled under the RSS as two of the posts are being filled on a job-sharing basis (2 positions = 4 people)