Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
509 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the €5 million provided by FÁS for employment supports for persons with disabilities will be additional to the current scheme of the same name; if not, if it is intended to replace the current scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34184/04]
View answerAdditional funding required for the introduction of a new full time employment support scheme, FTESS, on a three-year pilot basis, aimed at increasing the numbers of people with a disability in full-time employment in the open labour market, has been included in the FÁS budget in the 2005 Estimates process for the public services. The FTESS will complement the operation of the existing employment support scheme, ESS. A total budget line of €10 million has been established for these schemes for 2005, comprising the current provision of €5 million for the ESS and the pilot programme for the employment of people with a disability, PEP, and an additional €5 million for the FTESS.
