Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
91 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment places lost in Dublin for each of the past five years; and the number of community employment schemes shut down in Dublin for each of the past five years. [13500/04]
View answerThe allocation of community employment places and renewal of schemes on a county by county basis is a matter for FÁS and I have no function in the matter.
In accordance with the Government's decision in 1999 to restructure community employment (CE), participation levels have gradually been reduced in line with reductions in long-term unemployment and a strategic shift in policy in favour of training and other more appropriate supports.
Year-end participation levels on CE for the past five years are as follows:
|
Year |
Year-end places |
Projects |
|
1999 |
36,579 |
2,274 |
|
2000 |
33,549 |
2,041 |
|
2001 |
30,809 |
1,967 |
|
2002 |
24,991 |
1,694 |
|
2003 |
19,848 |
1,368 |
FÁS estimates that there has been a reduction of approximately 3,470 places in Dublin over the five-year period. No further reduction in overall participation levels is planned in 2004.
