Written answers
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Department of Social Protection
Community Employment Scheme Numbers
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current total number of persons engaged in community employment or related training or education schemes throughout County Kildare; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to ensure the retention of all such places in view of the particularly high degree of professional management and occupational skills encompassed in the programme within the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4541/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following are the numbers for Co. Kildare as at 31 December 2012.
County | CE | Tús | RSS | BTW | BTEA | STEA | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Places | Places | Places | Places | Places | Places | Places | |
Kildare | 562 | 173 | 23 | 399 | 765 | 48 | 1,970 |
Key:
CE – Community Employment
RSS – Rural Social Scheme
BTW – Back to Work Allowance
BTEA – Back to Education Allowance
STEA – Short Term Enterprise Allowance
The Community Employment and Tús programmes are being expanded in 2013 by 2,000 and 2,500 places respectively on a national basis.
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