Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 30 Jan 1997

Vol. 474 No. 2

Written Answers. - FÁS Funding.

Noel Treacy

Question:

102 Mr. N. Treacy asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the amount of money being allocated to FÁS in 1997 for all regions; the percentage increase, if any, sanctioned by the Government on employment schemes, training schemes and financial subvention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2682/97]

Minister for Enterprise and Employment (Mr. R. Bruton)

The relevant Exchequer allocations made to FÁS in 1997 and the percentage increases over the final allocations provided for 1996 are set out in the following table.

	1996	1997	%
	£M	£M	Increase
Training for the Employed (including Apprenticeship)	4.750	8.200	72.63
Training for the Unemployed	45.213	45.600	0.85
Community Employment	265.169	280.500	5.78
Jobstart	0.200	5.500	n/a
Workplace	—	0.500	n/a
Total FÁS Allocation*	361.869	384.684	6.30

* Not a sum of the above columns, since other areas of FÁS expenditure are also included in total.

The Exchequer allocations for 1997, combined with other income raised by FÁS itself and funding from the European Social Fund, were considered sufficient provision to enable FÁS to carry out its responsibilities in the current year.