Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the detail of funding received under the European Globalisation Fund; and the way it was spent. [20526/14]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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EU co-financing contributions totalling €63,285,933 have been received by Ireland to date in respect of seven successful applications for assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Final reports on the Dell, Waterford Crystal, SR Technics and NACE 41, 43 & 71 construction sub-sector EGF programmes were submitted to the European Commission between 23 December 2011 and 7 December 2012 as required under the EU EGF Regulation No. 1927 of 2006 as amended by EU EGF Regulation No. 546 of 2009. Total expenditure under these six programmes was €55,955,469.80, of which the EU co-financed contribution was €36,371,055.37. The final reports for these EGF programmes along with related post-programme labour market outcome information is publicly available at the Department's dedicated website .

Both EU and the national contributions were spent in all EGF programmes on a wide variety of measures including occupational guidance, training (including apprenticeship supports as appropriate) further education, higher education and enterprise supports, provided to a total of 9,783 redundant workers. The Department is preparing a final report on the Talk Talk EGF programme which ended on 28 February 2014 and for which €2,696,382 was received in EU co-funding, which is required to be submitted to the Commission by 28 August 2014. The EGF Regulation then provides for the European Commission to wind up the financial contribution from the EGF within a further 6 months. Following this process, the final report will be made publicly available. Full details of EGF programme funding allocation and expenditure is set out in the table.