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Community Employment Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2012

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Questions (296)

Gerry Adams

Question:

343 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 15 February 2012, if she will provide the following details, the number of community employment supervisor posts that have been held by the same individual for one year, two years, three years, four years and longer than four years, the number of CE posts that have been held by the same person for one year, two years, three years, four years and longer than five years; in relation to the funding of CE schemes in County Louth, if she will provide a breakdown on the amount of the funding is on wages and the amount that is on other costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10694/12]

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Written answers

Statistics for CE projects in Louth (Dundalk and Drogheda offices) as at 31/01/2012:

Completed Years

Supervisors

Participants

< 1 year

1

374

1 year

3

295

2 years

1

144

3 years

2

20

4 years

3

4

5 years +

40

7

Funding of participant wages/allowances makes up 90% (approximately €13m out of €14.3m) of the community employment funding for schemes in Louth. The remaining 10% is expended on Supervision, materials and training.

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