Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 April 2014
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection which person and-or agency citizens interested in accessing information or funding under the EU's Employment and Social Innovation programme should contact. [15834/14]
View answerThe Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme is a financing instrument at EU level to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions. EaSI is managed directly by the European Commission. It brings together three EU programmes managed separately between 2007 and 2013: PROGRESS, EURES and Progress Microfinance.
Details of the EaSI annual work programme, funding priorities and list of activities, along with the contact details for each committee member can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1081.
