Written answers

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Department of Education and Science

Community Employment Schemes

10:00 am

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 682: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the possibility of increasing the number of personnel involved in community type work through FÁS or any other structure in view of the fact that there is now almost 440,000 persons unemployed; her views on whether it would not only be in the interests of the participants to have the opportunity to work 19 to 20 hours per week but it would also improve the services available to the elderly, disabled and communities in general; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30095/10]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The aim of Community Employment Programme (CE) remains as an active labour market programme with the emphasis on progression into employment and/or further education and training. The programme is managed within this context, with consideration to the availability of resources and the needs of participants and the community. 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 and develop both their technical and personal skills.

Within the current very difficulty budgetary constraints, the number of places on CE have been increased to 23,300 in 2010. In delivering these places, FÁS will continue to operate flexibly in the management of this allocation in order to maximise progression to the labour market, while at the same time facilitating the support of community services.

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