asked the Minister for Labour the number of persons employed by each county council under social employment schemes on 31 May 1985.
Written Answers. - Social Employment Scheme Statistics.
93.
At present there are 323 persons employed by local authorities on 16 projects. The following are the local authority projects now in operation:
|
Name of Local Authority |
No. of Projects |
No. of Persons Employed |
|
Wexford County Council |
7 |
111 |
|
Kerry County Council |
1 |
10 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
1 |
26 |
|
Waterford County Council |
1 |
8 |
|
Wicklow UDC |
1 |
10 |
|
Castlebar UDC |
1 |
20 |
|
Westport UDC |
1 |
28 |
|
Buncrana UDC |
1 |
90 |
|
Arklow UDC |
1 |
10 |
|
Dundalk Harbour Commissioners |
1 |
10 |
|
Total |
16 |
323 |
A further 82 projects from local authorities have been approved with an employment potential of 1,200 persons and it is hoped that these projects will commence shortly.
94.
asked the Minister for Labour the number of people at present employed under the social employment scheme; the number expected to apply for this scheme before the end of this year; and if he is satisfied with the progress of this scheme.
There are at present 740 persons employed on 80 projects under the social employment scheme. A further 900 projects have been approved with an employment potential of 2,500 persons. The level of employment under the scheme depends on many factors, particularly the number of sponsors submitting suitable projects. At present, there are approximately 1,600 projects either in operation, approved for starting or being processed. These projects have an employment potential of about 5,700. Against this background, we should be well on the way to achieving by the end of this year the target of 10,000 participants for the first full year of operation of the scheme. I am generally satisfied with the progress of the scheme.