Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development in relation to internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department, what places are available in County Meath; how many are filled in County Meath, and if there are plans to increase same; what is the length of any waiting list for places in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49691/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department places a lot of importance on programmes which can provide pathways for people with disabilities and those in marginalised groups to join the workforce. For example, the Department has recruited two WAM (Willing Able Mentoring) graduates who commenced their graduate placement on 4^thSeptember 2023. This is a graduate programme for people with disabilities. The Department is also engaging with colleagues in the Department of Justice in relation to the Traveller and Roma Internship Programme for the Civil Service.

However, my Department has no presence in County Meath, with Departmental staff located in Ballina, Dublin and Na Forbacha, Galway.