Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money the Government has obtained from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for the 1,200 SR Technic workers who were made redundant in 2009; the amount of money put into the fund by the Government; the services that have been provided through the fund to date; the amount of money that remains in the fund; the deadline for use of all moneys in the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42722/10]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when funding from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund will be drawn down and dispersed to the ex-employees of a company (details supplied) for education, re-training and small business support purposes; the mechanisms that have been put in place to access and disperse the EU funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47720/10]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 43 together.

The EU budgetary authorities have recently approved the Irish application for European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) co-financing assistance in support of 1,135 workers made redundant in 2009 at the S R Technics aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport. This process culminated in the approval by the European Parliament of the Irish application on 11 November 2010.

The EGF application is for a total of €11.46m of which the EU contribution sought is €7.45m. A formal notification of the successful EU decision was received on 8 December and receipt of EU co-funding is expected shortly.

Notwithstanding the fact that no EU monies have been received by the Irish authorities to date, the relevant State agencies and educational bodies have, since March 2009, already provided the workers affected with a range of occupational guidance, training, educational opportunities and enterprise supports.

Under the EGF Regulation, EU co-funding can be used for measures delivered from the commencement of service provision to the affected workers until 9 October 2011.