Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Jan 1985

Vol. 355 No. 1

Written Answers. - Youth Employment Scheme.

614.

Mr. Dowling

asked the Minister for Labour the present position in relation to PRSI payments under the youth employment scheme; who is responsible for making such payments; and if, in fact, the employees are credited for the full PRSI payments during the periods of employment under the community youth training project.

Minister for Labour (Mr. Quinn)

Young persons employed on projects receiving aid under my Department's grant scheme for youth employment are insurable for purposes of PRSI. Organisers of such projects are obliged to make deductions and to pay over the employers' and employees' contributions to the Collector-General.

Young persons, while engaged on an AnCO Community Youth Training Project, are not considered as being employed but are regarded as trainees. They are, however, insurable under the Social Welfare Acts for occupational injuries benefit and also receive "credits" to preserve entitlements to social welfare benefits accumulated by virtue of social welfare contributions paid during previous employment.

615.

Mr. McGinley

asked the Minister for Labour the total amount of grants paid in County Donegal during 1984 under the youth employment schemes; the location of the works; and the number of people employed on each scheme.

Minister for Labour (Mr. Quinn)

The position in relation to youth levy funded schemes in County Donegal in 1984 is as follows:

1. Youth Employment Agency Schemes

(a) Community Enterprise Programme
No. of projects	— three
Grant-Aid	— £5,000
Locations	— Buncrana District Community Council; Enterprise Donegal (Macra na Feirme), Castlefin, Forbhairt Gaoth Dobhair.
(b) Young Scientists and Technologists Employment Scheme
No. of projects	— two firms
Grant-Aid	— £6,600
Locations	— Greencastle and Killybegs
(c) Youth Self Employment Programme
No. participants	— 21
Grant-Aid	— £50,000
Location	— Various parts of the country.
(d) National Co-Operative Farm Relief Services Scheme/YEA financed
No. employed	— three
Grant-Aid	— £6,000
Locations	— Castlefin, Convoy, Raphoe.
(e) Other Job Creation projects
No. of projects	— three
Grant-Aid	— £36,000
Locations	— Tory Island, Inishowen Peninsula.

2. AnCO Training Schemes

(a) Training Centres
No. Trained	— 397
Total Cost	— £750,052
Location	— Letterkenny and Gaoth Dobhair Training Centres.
(b) External Training Courses
No. trained	— 205.
Total Cost	— £284,000.
Locations	— Various locations in county.
(c) Community Youth Training Projects:
No. trained	— 203.
Total Cost to AnCO	— £494,752.
Locations	— Annagry, Ballybofey, Carndonagh, Convoy, Doonyloop, Dungloe, Falcarragh, Fintown, Gortahork, Glenties, Glenvor, Gweedore, Kilcar, Letterkenny, Lifford, Ranafast.
(d) Travelling Peoples Workshops:
No. trained	— 26.
Total cost to AnCO	— £50,357.
Location	— Letterkenny.
(e) Apprentice Training
No. Trained	— 46
Total Cost to AnCO	— £294,801
Locations	— Gaoth Dobhair and Letterkenny Training Centres.

3. CERT Training Programmes

No. trained	— 305.
Total Cost	— £333,000.
Locations	— Bundoran and Killybegs.

4. Department of Labour

(a) Work Experience Programme
No. participants	— 500 (estimated)
Total grants	— £208,084.
Locations	— Participants from various parts of the county.
(b) Grant Scheme for Youth Employment
No. participants	— 376
Total grants	— £361,284.
Locations	— Annagry, Ardara, Ballybofey, Ballyshannon, Bhun-an-Inbhear, Bloody Foreland, Buncrana, Bundoran, Carrickfin, Donegal, Doire Beaga, Dunfanaghy, Dungloe, Fintown, Gartan, Kilcasslagh, Kilmacrennan, Letterkenny, Lifford, Milford, Murvagh, Narin, Ramelton, Rathmullen, Stranorlar, Tory Island.
(c) Enterprise Allowance Scheme
No. participants	— 30
Cost of allowances	— £26,000 (estimated).
Locations	— Annagry, Ballybofey, Ballyshannon, Buncrana, Burtonport, Castlefin, Carndonagh, Dunfanaghy, Dungloe, Killybegs, Laghy, Letterkenny, Lifford, Mountcharles, Moville, Raphoe.

6. Department of Education

Vocational Preparation and Training Programme
No. participants	— 459.
cost of Allowances	— £55,000.
Locations	— Ballyshannon, Buncrana, Carrick, Donegal Town, Letterkenny, Killybegs, Milford, Raphoe, Stranorlar Vocational Schools; Ballyshannon, Buncrana and Stranorlar Secondary Schools; and Carndonagh, Falcarragh, Glenties, Raphoe and Ross Community/Comprehensive Schools.