Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of the 5,000 places on the national internship scheme that have been taken up to date; and the amount in total that she has spent on this scheme. [25997/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As of Friday 23rd September a total of 2,346 internship opportunities with host organisations were approved and were available on the JobBridge website to be filled. In addition, to date 1,430 interns have commenced an internship under the JobBridge scheme. Of these, 599 individuals have converted their Work Placement Programme placement into a JobBridge internship.

In relation to the cost of the JobBridge scheme it changes on a daily basis as the number of people participating in the scheme increases. However as of the 23rd September the additional cost of the €50 weekly top-up for the 1,430 participants on the JobBridge equates to a weekly cost of €71,500.