Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the Government funding of the EmployAbility service and the offices of the Supported Employment Network Mayo in the short and medium terms. [19603/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The FÁS Supported Employment Service is a labour market initiative which aims to assist people with a disability to secure and maintain a job in the open labour market. The programme provides a range of supports to employers and people with a disability through Job Coaches. The total actual expenditure on the programme in 2010 was €8.468 million. The budget for 2011 has been increased to €8.840 million.

FÁS contracts with EmployAbility Service Mayo, also known as the Supported Employment Network Mayo, to provide supported employment services in the area. FÁS had a contract with EmployAbility Service Mayo in the first two quarters of 2011 to a value of €170, 000 and are in negotiations with the organisation for a further contract for the last two quarter in 2011 for the same amount.