On No. 37, motion re Community Employment Schemes, a division was challenged yesterday. In accordance with the order of the House of 3 December 2002, I now put the question.
Community Employment Schemes: Motion (Resumed).
The following motion was moved by Deputy Hogan on Tuesday, 3 December 2002:
That Dáil Éireann:
acknowledging the work undertaken by community groups throughout the country with the assistance of the FÁS Community Employment Schemes;
acknowledging the deteriorating economic climate for people that are displaced from CE schemes in gaining access to other work;
recognising the deep concern of community, health and sporting organisations about the future of these schemes and the continuation of important local projects and activities;
accepting the contribution that these schemes make to the self esteem of the participants; and
calls on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to ensure the continuation of these Community Employment Schemes, at the same levels of availability as 2002, and to ensure the continuation of training and employment opportunities for the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups who will not otherwise have access to employment opportunities and calls on the Government to restore the expenditure in the Estimates for 2003 in respect of community, voluntary and local development schemes.
Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:
To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:
"recognises the significant role that community employment and other active labour market programmes have made to reducing long-term unemployment from 90,200 in 1997 to 21,800 today;
acknowledges the important contribution that community employment schemes make to projects carried out by community, health and sporting organisations in communities across the country;
supports the Government's restructuring CE in line with changing conditions in the labour market so as to maintain an adequate number of places to meet the needs of the long-term unemployed and continues to support priority community projects; and
notes that the social partners will be consulted on this process through the Standing Committee on the Labour Market."
–(Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise,
Trade and Employment).
Amendment put.
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Ahern, Bertie.Ahern, Dermot.Ahern, Michael.Ahern, Noel.Andrews, Barry.Ardagh, Seán.Aylward, Liam.Brady, Johnny.Brady, Martin.Brennan, Seamus.Browne, John. |
Callanan, Joe.Callely, Ivor.Carty, John.Cassidy, Donie.Collins, Michael.Coughlan, Mary.Cowen, Brian.Cregan, John.Cullen, Martin.Curran, John. Davern, Noel. |
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Dempsey, Noel.Dempsey, Tony.Dennehy, John.Devins, Jimmy.Ellis, John.Fahey, Frank.Fitzpatrick, Dermot.Fleming, Seán.Gallagher, Pat The Cope.Glennon, Jim.Grealish, Noel.Hanafin, Mary.Haughey, Seán.Hoctor, Máire.Jacob, Joe.Keaveney, Cecilia.Kelleher, Billy.Kelly, Peter.Killeen, Tony.Kirk, Seamus.Kitt, Tom.Lenihan, Brian.Lenihan, Conor.McDowell, Michael.McEllistrim, Thomas.McGuinness, John.Martin, Micheál.Moloney, John. |
Moynihan, Donal.Moynihan, Michael.Mulcahy, Michael.Ó Cuív, Éamon.Ó Fearghaíl, Seán.O'Connor, Charlie.O'Dea, Willie.O'Donnell, Liz.O'Donoghue, John.O'Donovan, Denis.O'Flynn, Noel.O'Keeffe, Batt.O'Malley, Fiona.O'Malley, Tim.Parlon, Tom.Power, Peter.Power, Seán.Ryan, Eoin.Sexton, Mae.Smith, Brendan.Smith, Michael.Treacy, Noel.Wallace, Dan.Walsh, Joe.Wilkinson, Ollie.Woods, Michael.Wright, G.V. |
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Boyle, Dan.Breen, James.Broughan, Thomas P.Connaughton, Paul.Connolly, Paudge.Cowley, Jerry.Crawford, Seymour.Cuffe, Ciarán.Deasy, John.Deenihan, Jimmy.Durkan, Bernard J.English, Damien.Enright, Olwyn.Ferris, Martin.Gilmore, Eamon.Gogarty, Paul.Harkin, Marian.Hayes, Tom.Healy, Seamus.Higgins, Joe.Higgins, Michael D.Hogan, Phil.Howlin, Brendan.Kehoe, Paul.Kenny, Enda.Lynch, Kathleen.McCormack, Padraic. |
McGrath, Paul.McHugh, Paddy.McManus, Liz.Mitchell, Olivia.Morgan, Arthur.Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda.Neville, Dan.Noonan, Michael.Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.O'Dowd, Fergus.O'Keeffe, Jim.O'Shea, Brian.O'Sullivan, Jan.Pattison, Seamus.Perry, John.Quinn, Ruairi.Rabbitte, Pat.Ring, Michael.Ryan, Eamon.Sargent, Trevor.Sherlock, Joe.Shortall, Róisín.Stagg, Emmet.Timmins, Billy.Upton, Mary.Wall, Jack. |
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hanafin and Kelleher; Níl, Deputies Durkan and Stagg
Amendment declared carried.
Motion, as amended, put and declared carried.