Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the employment status of community employment scheme supervisors has changed in any respect with the transfer of the schemes to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12275/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Supervisors and assistant supervisors are employed by sponsor organisations in contract with the Department of Social Protection for the operation of Community Employment (CE) and the delivery of the local services supported. All sponsor organisations operate independently of the Department in the discharge of their various functions in respect to the management of staff, contracts of employment, participants, finance, and governance arrangements. These arrangements will not be changed with the integration of FÁS into my Department.

Given the position of the majority of sponsor organisations as independent entities constituted under the Companies Acts, there can be no consideration that the employment status of any of their employees could or should change as a result of the transfer of CE to the Department of Social Protection.