Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Department of Social Protection
Labour Activation Measures
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of participants in the Department's various labour activation and training schemes, including, but not limited to: Youthreach, JobBridge, Tús, JobPlus, Momentum, back to education allowance, BTWEA, VTOS, FÁS-Solas, International Work Experience and Training, Gateway and Community Employment. [39865/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of participants in the Department's various labour activation and training schemes at the end of September 2014 is set out in the table. The schemes not referenced in the table are the responsibility of the Department of Education and Skills.
| Scheme Description | Number of Recipients |
|---|---|
| Community Employment Programme | 24,515 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 2,534 |
| Tús - Community Work Placement | 7,349 |
| Job Initiative | 1,053 |
| Back To Work Allowance Employee | 5 |
| Back To Work Enterprise Allowance | |
| - Self Employed First Year | 6,115 |
| - Self Employed Years 2 - 4 | 4,617 |
| JobBridge National Internship Scheme | 5,581 |
| Back To Education Allowance | 14,070 |
| Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme | 298 |
| Gateway | 931 |
| JobsPlus | 3,000 |
| Momentum (only started) | 308 |
| Total Number of Recipients of Working Age on Employment Supports | 70,190 |
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