Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reduction of 1,000 in the number of persons on community employment between 2008 and 2013. [10584/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of places filled on Community Employment as at year-end 2008 was 22,896.

The number of places filled on Community Employment as at year-end 2013 was 23,943.

There was no reduction in CE places and, in fact, there was an increase of 1,047 places.