Community Employment (CE) schemes are typically sponsored by groups known as CE Sponsors wishing to benefit the local community. Such schemes provide a valuable service to local communities, while at the same time, providing training and educational opportunities to job seekers.
The following tables provide details of the number of persons under 25 years of age participating on CE schemes by county. Table 1 shows the numbers for the first and last quarter of 2017 while Table 2 shows the numbers in the first quarter of 2018 and the current date.
Table 1
County
|
Jan-17
|
Feb-17
|
Mar-17
|
Oct-17
|
Nov-17
|
Dec-17
|
Carlow
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
Cavan
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
Clare
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Cork
|
91
|
88
|
84
|
82
|
82
|
82
|
Donegal
|
16
|
18
|
20
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
Dublin
|
514
|
488
|
495
|
478
|
479
|
463
|
Galway
|
38
|
38
|
37
|
47
|
45
|
45
|
Kerry
|
15
|
17
|
17
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
Kildare
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
12
|
16
|
16
|
Kilkenny
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
13
|
15
|
15
|
Laois
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
Leitrim
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
Limerick
|
20
|
21
|
19
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
Longford
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
Louth
|
15
|
14
|
19
|
23
|
22
|
22
|
Mayo
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
Meath
|
35
|
33
|
36
|
33
|
32
|
32
|
Monaghan
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
Offaly
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Roscommon
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
Sligo
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
Tipperary
|
31
|
32
|
32
|
33
|
35
|
34
|
Waterford
|
27
|
22
|
23
|
34
|
35
|
35
|
Westmeath
|
14
|
15
|
18
|
25
|
23
|
23
|
Wexford
|
36
|
33
|
33
|
45
|
50
|
51
|
Wicklow
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
Total
|
944
|
911
|
929
|
1005
|
1016
|
1001
|
Table 2
County
|
Jan-18
|
Feb-18
|
Mar-18
|
Dec-18
|
CARLOW
|
11
|
11
|
15
|
18
|
CAVAN
|
11
|
13
|
14
|
22
|
CLARE
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
CORK
|
84
|
88
|
80
|
100
|
DONEGAL
|
30
|
32
|
34
|
34
|
DUBLIN
|
469
|
483
|
476
|
468
|
GALWAY
|
46
|
50
|
49
|
52
|
KERRY
|
22
|
22
|
25
|
27
|
KILDARE
|
16
|
20
|
22
|
28
|
KILKENNY
|
19
|
19
|
18
|
30
|
LAOIS
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
LEITRIM
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
LIMERICK
|
37
|
36
|
39
|
43
|
LONGFORD
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
LOUTH
|
22
|
25
|
28
|
33
|
MAYO
|
8
|
10
|
14
|
18
|
MEATH
|
31
|
34
|
35
|
35
|
MONAGHAN
|
10
|
11
|
13
|
13
|
OFFALY
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
ROSCOMMON
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
SLIGO
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
12
|
TIPPERARY
|
37
|
39
|
36
|
26
|
WATERFORD
|
39
|
41
|
42
|
47
|
WESTMEATH
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
25
|
WEXFORD
|
54
|
56
|
54
|
53
|
WICKLOW
|
24
|
25
|
27
|
25
|
Total
|
1042
|
1090
|
1096
|
1151
|