Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 October 2004
153 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 29 September 2004, if there is a county breakdown of the figures available; the number of such inspections, investigations and visits for each year between 1997 and 2003 in total and on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25907/04]
View answerThe information sought is set out in the following tabular statement.
|
Year |
Visits |
Counties |
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Primary Schools |
Secondary Schools |
Total Visits |
Primary Schools |
Secondary Schools |
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|
1997 |
22 |
12 |
34 |
Cork 6Dublin 6Galway 2Kildare 2Mayo 1Meath 2Monaghan 1Offaly 1Wicklow 1 |
Dublin 4Galway 2Kildare 1Mayo 3Westmeath 1Wexford 1 |
|
1998 |
25 |
10 |
35 |
Clare 2Cork 2Donegal 2Dublin 9Kildare 2Limerick 2Roscommon 1Sligo 2 Waterford 1Westmeath 1Wexford 1 |
Donegal 1Dublin 6Galway 1Meath 1Sligo 1 |
|
1999 |
30 |
20 |
50 |
Cavan 1Donegal 1Dublin 9Galway 6Kildare 3Monaghan 1Offaly 2Sligo 1 Tipperary North 1Tipperary South 1Westmeath 2Wexford 1Wicklow 1 |
Cork 1Dublin 8Galway 5Meath 1Roscommon 1Sligo 3Westmeath 1 |
|
2000 |
28 |
67 |
95 |
Carlow 2Donegal 3Dublin 12Kerry 3Kilkenny 4Meath 1Tipperary North 1Westmeath 1Wicklow 1 |
Carlow 12Donegal 9Dublin 13Galway 2Kerry 6Kildare 4Kilkenny 5Limerick 5 Louth 1Meath 2Waterford 2Westmeath 2Wexford 1 |
|
2001 |
39 |
41 |
80 |
Cork 6Donegal 8Dublin 8Galway 1Kerry 2Kildare 1Kilkenny 4Limerick 2Louth 3Meath 2Sligo 1Wexford 1 |
Carlow 5Clare 1Cork 1Donegal 1Dublin 5Kerry 1Kildare 6Kilkenny 5Laois 2Meath 1Monaghan 1Offaly 1Roscommon 1Sligo 1Tipperary South 3Waterford 2Westmeath 1Wexford 3 |
|
2002 |
27 |
17 |
44 |
Cork 4Dublin 11Galway 2Kildare 4Limerick 1Mayo 1Roscommon 1Tipperary South 2Wicklow 1 |
Cavan 1Cork 2Donegal 3Dublin 3Kildare 2Limerick 3Sligo 1Tipperary South 1Wicklow 1 |
|
2003 |
40 |
15 |
55 |
Cork 4Donegal 6Dublin 9Galway 1Kildare 3Limerick 2Longford 1Louth 1Offaly 2Sligo 1Tipperary North 1Tipperary South 1Waterford 2Westmeath 6 |
Donegal 1Dublin 4Galway 1Kerry 2Kildare 1Kilkenny 1Sligo 1Waterford 2 Wicklow 2 |
|
2004 1 January to 10 September |
19 |
12 |
35 |
Dublin 7Kildare 3Galway 2Roscommon 2Tipperary 2Cork 1Meath 1Wicklow 1 |
Dublin 6Wexford 2Wicklow 2Clare 1Limerick 1 |
The data for the years 1997 to 2003 may not include certain visits relating to school maintenance or refurbishment work, data on which could not be collated in the time available. I have asked the authority to forward any further data on the matter that may be available. However, I understand that the process will take at least a few weeks to complete.
154 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider allowing persons on community employment schemes who would, if at work on low pay, otherwise qualify for family income supplement to be eligible for family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25839/04]
View answerFamily income supplement is designed to assist people with families in low-income, full-time employment who might otherwise be dependent on a welfare payment.
Community employment, or CE, is a transitional training and employment programme designed and funded by FÁS to move the long-term unemployed and other disadvantaged groups towards gainful employment. It helps people re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine. It also assists them to enhance or develop their technical and personal skills. For that reason, each CE employer is expected to prepare a personal development plan for participants. That process provides participants with an opportunity to engage in useful work in their communities on a temporary basis as part of the process of transition to full-time employment.
As a State-funded employment and training programme rather than full-time remunerative employment, CE earnings are specifically excluded by regulation for the purpose of FIS qualification. There are no plans to amend those regulations.
