asked the Minister for Labour if grant aid on the social employment scheme and Teamwork is conditional on the availability of suitable local unemployed labour for the project; if he will outline the criteria which are used to assess that; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Social Employment Scheme.
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All applications for Teamwork and social employment scheme projects are considered, in the first instance, at local level by the National Manpower service. Part of this process involves an examination of the availability of eligible persons for the project concerned.