Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants engaged in community employment schemes nationwide on 1 August 2011; the numbers so engaged on 1 August 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38501/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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At the end of July 2011 there were 23,403 (participants and Supervisors) engaged on Community Employment (CE).

At the end of July 2012 there were 22,764 (participants and Supervisors).

As a result of the continuous recruitment onto CE schemes, the numbers on the CE programme will fluctuate over and under the approved 23,300 full time equivalent numbers for 2012. There has been no change to the number of approved places in 2012 compared to 2011.

Statistics for the CE are compiled at the end of each month.