Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2004
95 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the money allocated by her Department in 2003 and 2004 to directly fund services for persons with disabilities and the money allocated to enabling persons with disabilities to more easily access the services of her Department. [8637/04]
View answerThe FÁS actual expenditure in 2003 and the budget for 2004 for programmes specifically related to persons with disability are as follows:
|
Actual 2003 |
Budget 2004 |
|
|
€m |
€m |
|
|
Specialist Training Providers |
37.792 |
41.833 |
|
Pilot Employment Programme |
1.95 |
2.200 |
|
Employment Support Scheme |
2.904 |
3.000 |
|
Supported Employment Programme |
6.122 |
7.000 |
|
Disability Support/Awareness |
1.081 |
2.000 |
|
Total |
51.850 |
56.033 |
The amounts stated above are the direct costs attributed to the programmes and do not include FÁS staff or overhead costs.
My Department endeavours to deliver all of its services in an inclusive manner and as such the cost of services to persons with disabilities is included in the cost of delivering the service to all customers. In some instances specific expenditures occur. In 2003, approximately €47,000 was spent on evacuation chairs for persons with disabilities. In addition, my Department is currently redesigning the website to make it fully inclusive with a minimum of level II web accessibility initiative compliance at a cost of approximately €45,000.
