Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is eligible to hire someone through the FÁS redundant apprentice placement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41130/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I am informed that the person in question can make an application to participate in the FAS Redundant Apprentices Placement Scheme through his local FÁS Services to Business Office at Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork (Tel: 021 4856200). I understand that Employers in the Public and Private Sector are eligible to participate in the Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme provided they meet the following criteria:

A) Currently are approved to employ a registered apprentice on a full time basis OR;

B) if not currently employing apprentices may apply to FÁS for the approval to participate in the scheme subject to satisfying the criteria to train apprentices and

C) must not have made an apprentice redundant in the 12 month period prior to the date of application.

Employers participating in the scheme must:

- Engage apprentices on a full time basis.

- Not reduce the hours of existing apprentices or craftspeople or reduce the normal intake of new apprentices.

- Carry out on the job assessments for the relevant phase and return certified results to FÁS.

- Return to FÁS the weekly attendance record each Monday covering attendance for the previous week.

- Comply with the conditions of the Service Level agreement.

- Make all documentation in relation to the scheme available to FÁS officers.

- Have a current Tax Clearance certificate.

- Comply with EU De-Minimise Aid Regulations.