Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of face to face interviews carried out by FÁS in 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of applicants who were interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45113/10]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.

* The National Employment Service (NES) comprises FÁS and the Local Employment Service (LES) in the provision of services to job seekers.

** Data provided for 'Applicants' is a count of the number of clients who received a guidance interview in the given year. Individual applicants may have received more than one interview.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an outline of each service provided by FÁS which falls within the remit of her Department; the projected expenditure of FÁS in the current year for each area; the number of persons employed by FÁS in the delivery of these services; the number of persons assisted under each area in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45114/10]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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As the National Employment and Training authority, the services provided by FÁS can be outlined as follows: Training services including the delivery of courses tailored to the needs of jobseekers looking for employment and for those who are in employment including specially designed training interventions to allow Apprentices to qualify as craftspeople. Employment services including the delivery of Community-based employment and training programmes to allow for accessible learning in local areas, as well as jobsearch facilities including guidance and resources for jobseekers with access to job vacancies, online CV profiling for employers and effective CV-to-job matching.

The FÁS 2010 budget for direct service delivery in each of these areas is set out in table 1. Table 2 sets out the number of beneficiaries of FÁS training and employment programmes in 2009 and in 2010 as at the end of September. Table 3 sets out the number of persons interviewed by the National Employment Service (NES) in 2009 and 2010 as at the end of October 2010. Finally, table 4 sets out the number of persons employed by FÁS in the delivery of training, employment and community services as well as providing a total complement of the Agency including all support services. Table 1

Table 2

* The figures indicated in table 2 include persons currently in training or

employment programmes, those who have completed their programmes and those who dropped out.

** Includes 14,944 persons who completed phase 2, 4 or 6 of off-the-job apprenticeship training.

*** Includes 8,390 persons who completed phase 2, 4 or 6 of off-the-job apprenticeship training.

Table 3

* The National Employment Service (NES) comprises FÁS and the Local Employment Service (LES) in the provision of services to jobseekers.

Table 4