Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the ability of persons currently training under a community employment scheme to continue in that training is not impacted by a reduction in their qualification for unemployment or other benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34135/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. 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.

People who have already commenced a year's participation on CE, and whose eligibility/entitlement to a particular Department of Social Protection payment ceases, can complete their training within their current year on CE.