Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment number of people in Cork City and County who have received an offer of training from FÁS in the past three months under the National Employment Action Plan; the number waiting in Cork City and County for an offer of this training; the total number of places on offer in Cork City and County; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33183/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The National Employment Action Plan Preventive Strategy (NEAP) involves a systematic referral of certain cohorts of registered unemployed persons by the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA) to FÁS for assistance.

Department of Social & Family Affairs National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) referrals to FÁS Employment Services, Cork, in the third quarter of 2009 totalled, approximately 2,700 clients, with approximately 2,000 attending interview. Of these, approximately 1,000 expressed an interest in availing of training.

At the end of September 2009, FÁS in Cork has approximately, 710 NEAP clients awaiting training, the majority of which will be offered places on FÁS programmes over the next four months.

During the third quarter of 2009, 1,354 NEAP clients received an offer of training. A breakdown of these is provided in the following table: