Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her strategy for former workers at a company (details supplied) to return to work through education and job opportunities; if she is contributing to an interdepartmental business plan in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11115/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the answer to Question No. 7715 of 16 February 2010 in relation to the relevant Irish application for co-financing assistance under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. In the interim State agencies such as FÁS and Enterprise Ireland have made, and continue to make, the full range of their employment, training, guidance and advisory services available to all workers made redundant at S R Technics. I know that the full range of education programmes provided by the VEC and third level sector are also available to former workers.

My officials continue to work closely with their counterparts in the Departments of Education and Science and Social and Family affairs in these contexts. In addition, Dublin Aerospace has commenced operations with 70 initial employees recruited to operate a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility. The company expects the number of jobs to grow to 226. The garage business unit of SR Technics has been taken over by the M50 Truck and Van Centre who were successful in securing the airside vehicle maintenance contract from SR Technics. Aer Lingus has decided to undertake, with the transfer of a number of employees, line maintenance operations previously contracted to SR Technics.