Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the number of community employment places available. [4646/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The aim of the Community Employment (CE) scheme remains as an active labour market programme with the emphasis on progression into employment and/or further education and training. The programme is managed within this context, subject to the availability of resources and the needs of participants and the community.

Within the current budgetary constraints, the number of places on CE was increased to 23,300 in 2010. The budgetary provision for CE in 2011 will allow FÁS to continue the programme at the same level as 2010. In delivering these places, FÁS will continue to operate flexibly in the management of this allocation in order to maximise progression to the labour market, while at the same time facilitating the support of community services.