Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012
240 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of funds from her Department that go to fund the work of Rehab; if any of that money contributes towards the salary of the chief executive of the Rehab Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12259/12]
View answerThere are four Community Employment projects sponsored by Rehabcare, which is part of the Rehab group. There are 52 participants on these projects. The Department of Social Protection provides funding in the form of participants allowances, supervisor salaries, training and materials grants. This would amount to circa €807,560 in 2011. All of the funding is paid on the basis of identified persons in place and approved costs justified by receipts/invoices. There is no funding/contribution towards the salary of the chief executive of the Rehab group through CE.
Similarly, the Department of Social Protection provides funding for approx 192 named employees with a disability in Rehab Enterprises Ltd under the three Strands of the Wage Subsidy Scheme. The WSS is an incentivised scheme for the employment of people with disabilities in the open labour market. This amounted to circa €2,787,526 in 2011. There is no funding of the salary of the chief executive of the Rehab group through the Wage Subsidy Scheme.
