Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment schemes operating in Dublin 6w; the number of people who are participating in each of these schemes; the funding allocated to each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33715/09]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment schemes currently operating in Dublin 8; the number of people who are participating in each of these schemes; the funding allocated to each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33716/09]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment schemes currently operating in Dublin 10; the number of people who are participating in each of these schemes; the funding allocated to each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33717/09]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment number of community employment schemes currently operating in Dublin 12; the number of people who are participating in each of these schemes; the funding allocated to each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33718/09]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment schemes currently operating in Dublin 20; the number of people who are participating in each of these schemes; the funding allocated to each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33719/09]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 206, inclusive, 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.

I am advised that there are currently 6,100 Community Employment Scheme participants in the Dublin area. A budget of €99m has been provided for this purpose for 2009.

The detailed information requested by the Deputy will take some time to collate and will be provided at a later date.