Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons registered on a community employment scheme at the 31 of December 2012; if this figure differs from the total number of CE places available on that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5150/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The budgeted number of places for Community Employment (CE) at year-end 2012 was 23,300, inclusive of Supervisors. The average number of CE places utilised during 2013 was 23,087 places, inclusive of Supervisors.

The number of CE places occupied at 31/12/2012 was 22,445 (inclusive of 1,364 Supervisors). Approximately two thirds of the available places are located in the Dublin region with the remainder distributed nationally.

The Department is in the process of rolling out a revised referral process to address the future recruitment and selection of participants for CE schemes.