Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all schemes operated by her Department are adequately funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11677/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The 2010 Revised Estimates for Public Services which were published on 18 February set out the details of my Department's budget for 2010. My Department's budget for this year amounts to €2.011 billion, including €421.6 million from the National Training Fund. The 2010 budget for my Department represents an increase of €113 million, or 6%, on the 2009 outturn. My Department's 2010 Estimate was framed in the context of prioritising the programmes which will best retain jobs, tackle unemployment and support long-term investment in the economy. I am satisfied that, within the resources available to the Government, my Department has received sufficient funding to address these priorities.