Gerry Adams
Question:483. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to the EmployAbility service, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13221/16]
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Questions (483, 484, 485)
Gerry Adams
Question:484. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to the wage subsidy scheme, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13222/16]
View answerGerry Adams
Question:485. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to disability awareness schemes, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13224/16]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 to 485, inclusive, together.
The Government recognises the importance of increasing participation in employment for persons with a disability, and to this end, my Department provides a wide range of income and work related supports for people with disabilities. These supports include the wage subsidy scheme (WSS), the EmployAbility (supported employment) service and the disability awareness support scheme.
While the expenditure data sought by the Deputy in the various questions is not available on a county by county basis, the table provides details on the overall expenditure for each of the schemes since 2011.
|
- |
Wage Subsidy Scheme - € million |
EmployAbility - € million |
Disability Awareness Programme - € million |
|
2011 |
€10.06 |
€8.40 |
€0.39 |
|
2012 |
€10.57 |
€8.10 |
€0.37 |
|
2013 |
€11.04 |
€8.71 |
€0.40 |
|
2014 |
€12.59 |
€8.43 |
€0.34 |
|
2015 |
€16.39 |
€8.66 |
€0.39 |
|
2016* |
€6.49 |
€2.85 |
€0.17 |
* To May 2016