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57 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the funding available to the social employment scheme for 1993; if he will give comparative figures for the years 1990 to 1992; if he has any plans to increase the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I recently secured an additional £13.5 million in Exchequer funding for the social employment scheme (SES) bringing the total projected expenditure thereon to £97.311 million this year.
This compares with expenditure on the scheme of £73.954 million in 1992; £68.943 million in 1991 (of which £59.545 million was Exchequer funded) and £63.429 million in 1990 — of which £50.285 million was Exchequer funded. The Deputy will be aware that the scheme has not, since 1991, qualified for EC funding.
