Brendan Smith
Question:92 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals, if any, there are to provide permanent employment for youthreach co-ordinators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11804/00]
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92 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals, if any, there are to provide permanent employment for youthreach co-ordinators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11804/00]
The contract for the post of youthreach co-ordinator in youthreach centres operated by vocational education committees may be offered for a fixed purpose. In this instance, the fixed purpose contract provides that employent in the post will be continued subject to the following criteria:
–the continued operation of the programme and the justification for the number of places approved in the particular VEC area being continued.
The above criteria are in conformity with a determination given by the adjudication board on 8 December, 1998 which provided "That wherever possible the contract offered to co-ordinators and resource workers should be for a fixed purpose or for a minimum period of two years whichever is the longer".