Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons categorised as not in employment, education or training from the Tallaght and Clondalkin social protection office areas who have been referred to the Lufthansa Technik European globalisation adjustment fund programme to date, the criteria by which these persons were selected, the future plans to refer more of these persons to the fund to ensure the maximum level of their participation in the programme. [45341/15]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Department of Social Protection referred 213 people who were not in employment, education or training (NEET) to the Lufthansa Technik European Globalisation Fund (EGF) programme in October 2014 and a further 150 were referred in June 2015, giving a total of 363 referrals since the programme started.

The original 213 who were referred in October 2014 were all selected from the Tallaght Intreo Centre. The 150 referred in June 2015 were spread across a number of offices, with 50 selected from the Tallaght Intreo Centre, 25 from the Clondalkin Intreo Centre, 50 from the Newbridge Local Office and 25 from the Maynooth Branch Office. These clients were randomly selected from clients under 25, in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance or benefit and who were not working part-time.

A meeting is being arranged between the EGF Managing Authority in the Department of Education and Skills and representatives from the Department of Social Protection to explore further measures to maximise the NEET level of participation in the programme.