Employment Action Plan.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008

Thursday, 10 July 2008

Questions (308)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

307 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who were referred to FÁS under the Employment Action Plan in 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of those that were interviewed by FÁS; the number that were placed in employment; the number that were placed in FÁS programmes, other education or training programmes; the number who left the live register; and the number who remained on the live register. [28481/08]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Deputy Mary Coughlan)

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:

	2007	2008 (to end April)
Number of referrals	51,452	19,442
Number Interviewed	32,124	12,281
Number known to FÁS to have been placed in employment*	7,459	1,687
Number placed in FÁS programmes	2,763	712
Number known to FÁS to have been placed in other education/training*	866	192
Number who left LR	32,359	8,297
Number who remained on LR	19,093	11,145

*It should be noted that others may have entered employment, education and training without reporting that to FÁS.