Written answers

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Department of Education and Science

EU Funding

8:00 am

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 477: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been lodged on her behalf for assistance from the EU Globalisation Fund arising from the requirement for upskilling and retraining of workers employed at a firm (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25356/10]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is considering the potential of all relevant EU funding programmes, including the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), to assist workers affected by the Quinn Group redundancies. Strict criteria apply to the making of application for co-financing assistance under the EGF Regulation. These include the requirement that at least 500 redundancies in a single enterprise have occurred within a four months reference period. It is not yet clear whether the redundancies related to the Quinn Group will meet this requirement. Therefore, to date no application for funding has yet been made. This situation will be kept under review.

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