Written answers
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Department of Education and Science
Work Placement Programme
8:00 am
Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that have been given work placements nationally and in each local authority area under the work placement programme since its introduction [46680/10]
Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Work Placement Programme commenced in June 2009. To date a total of 2,496 starts have been recorded under the Programme of which 1,224 were in the graduate stream and 1,272 were in the non-Graduate Scheme. The table shows the regional breakdown (FÁS does not record data by local authority area): June 2009 to 6th December 2010
| FÁS Region | Areas/Counties | WPP1 (Graduate) | WPP2(Non- Graduate) | Total |
| Dublin Central | Baggot Court ,D'Olier House, Parnell Street, Ballyfermot, Cabra | 250 | 214 | 464 |
| Dublin North | Baldoyle, Balbriggan, Swords, Blanchardstown, Coolock, Finglas | 83 | 93 | 176 |
| Dublin South | Rathfarnham, Crumlin, Tallaght, Clondalkin, Tallaght, Dun Laoghaire, Loughlinstown | 132 | 131 | 263 |
| Midlands | Kildare, Laois , Longford, Offaly, Westmeath | 85 | 145 | 230 |
| Mid West | Clare, Limerick, Tipperary | 95 | 90 | 185 |
| North East | Cavan, Louth ,Meath, Monaghan | 111 | 93 | 204 |
| North West | Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo | 36 | 62 | 98 |
| South East | Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary South, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow | 117 | 163 | 280 |
| South West | Cork, Kerry | 187 | 162 | 349 |
| West | Galway, Mayo, Roscommon | 128 | 119 | 247 |
| Total | 1,224 | 1,272 | 2,496 |
Data: WPP CSS Reports Starts –06/12/2010
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