Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to begin officially dismantling the FÁS programme; when this process will be completed; the structures of the existing FÁS programme that will remain; when he expects the new national employment and entitlements service to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8050/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Following the commencement on 1 January 2011 of the relevant sections of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010, the Department of Social Protection assumed the funding and overall responsibility for FÁS employment services and employment programmes. As far as the training activities of FÁS are concerned, I am currently reviewing options regarding the provision of further education and training and the structures to support it. The timeline for the setting up of the National Employment and Entitlements Service and the details pertaining to it are matters for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection.