Dan Neville
Ceist:164 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outcome of the internal review on community employment schemes which were due to report to Government in November 2002. [14366/03]
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164 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outcome of the internal review on community employment schemes which were due to report to Government in November 2002. [14366/03]
A number of reviews of community employment are currently under way. The PPF provides for an overall appraisal of active labour market programmes to be carried out and this work is being undertaken under the aegis of the standing committee on the labour market, which is chaired by my Department. Indecon International Economic Consultants was commissioned by my Department, on behalf of the standing committee, to facilitate a rigorous assessment of the overall effectiveness of existing programmes and to help inform the deliberations of the standing committee. The consultants report was finalised and brought to the standing committee in November 2002. The standing committee is continuing with its work on the overall appraisal of ALMPs, taking due account of the Indecon report and recommendations.