Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Meath was one of the named persons in an application by the Government in 2010 for funding under the European globalisation fund for construction workers made redundant between 2009 and 2010; if so, if he will detail the additional training and support available to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34246/11]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Approval from both the European Council and the European Parliament is still awaited of the three EGF applications submitted by Ireland in respect of almost 9,000 construction sector workers who were made redundant between 1 July 2009 and 31 May 20010 and whose eligibility for assistance within the requirements of the EGF regulations has been ascertained by my Department. In the interim a number of national measures, for which EGF co-financing is being currently sought, are already being provided by the relevant service providers and funded from national sources. I refer to the answer to Question No. 29078/11 of 12 October 2011 in this regard.

As I stated in a reply to the Deputy on this matter on 8 November 2011, my Department, in conjunction with other Government Departments and Agencies, is currently seeking to put in place certain new measures to assist these particular redundant workers to obtain any necessary upskilling and to improve their employment prospects, between now and the end of the EGF programmes, if approved by the EU, next June. This is in addition to the supports that they have already received to date. It is my intention that, when these measures are confirmed, all eligible persons would be notified simultaneously of the details.