Claire Kerrane
Question:826. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding to community employment by 10%. [20023/20]
View answerThursday, 30 July 2020
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The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities. Its objective is to help long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce.
There are currently just under 21,000 participants on Community Employment. The budget for the programme in 2020 is €349 million. The estimated cost of a 10% increase in CE funding would be approximately €35 million.
Questions Nos. 827 and 828 answered with Question No. 825.
Questions Nos. 829 to 831, inclusive, answered with Question No. 795.