Written answers
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Schemes
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimate and actual expenditure on the wage subsidy scheme, the workplace equipment and adaptation grant, the employee retention grant and the disability awareness support scheme from 2011 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43090/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The data sought by the Deputy, where available, is set out in the following tables with the latest figures.
The work place equipment adaptation grant scheme, the employee retention grant scheme and the disability awareness training scheme are demand led schemes that form part of the reasonable accommodation fund for the employment of people with disabilities. Given the small size of each of these grants, a separate estimate for each of these schemes is not set out in the revised estimates volume and only actual expenditure from 2012 onwards is available.
Table 1: Wage Subsidy Scheme
| Year | Estimated Budgetary expenditure (€ million) | Actual expenditure (€ million) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.25 | 10.06 |
| 2012 | 10.85 | 10.57 |
| 2013 | 10.85 | 11.04 |
| 2014 | 10.85 | 12.59 |
| 2015 | 10.85 | 13.84* |
Table 2: Expenditure: Other Grants/Schemes
| Year | Employee retention grant scheme | Workplace equipment adaptation grant scheme | Disability Awareness Training Scheme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €4,320 | €71,176 | €2,430 |
| 2013 | €0 | €81,724 | €834 |
| 2014 | €0 | €61,776 | €3,760 |
| 2015* | €0 | €46,558 | €6,214 |
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