Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 292: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have been supported by the FÁS EURES service in 2008 and in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25215/10]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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EURES assisted 23,306 persons in 2008, broken down as 21,600 jobseekers and 1,706 employers or their representatives. The 2009 figures were 21,012, of which 19,736 were jobseekers and 1,276 were employers.

This assistance includes advice and counselling to mobile European workers (Irish and other EU/EEA nationals) and work placement in Ireland and Europe. Assistance was given to Irish employers on recruiting non-Irish workers to Ireland (where specific skills needs are not available in Ireland, e.g. language) and to European based employers interested in recruiting Irish and non-Irish workers based in Ireland for work opportunities in the wider European labour market.

In addition, in 2008 and 2009 FÁS /EURES held public advice and employment events in the following locations (numbers attending are in brackets):

2008 Employment and Advice Fairs:

Construction — Limerick (500)

Construction — Dublin (2000)

Construction — Cork (2500)

2009 Employment and Advice Fairs:

Dublin (1600)

Dundalk (1500)

Galway (1000)

Sligo (500)

Waterford (1500)

Limerick — dedicated Polish event (82)