asked the Minister for Finance if he will state whether the Office of Public Works propose to carry out any relief or rural improvement schemes in Rathangan, County Kildare, so as to provide employment there during the forthcoming Christmas season.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Kildare Employment Schemes.
The number of unemployment assistance recipients in Rathangan is not such as would warrant the allocation of a grant for the relief of unemployment. There are no outstanding applications for rural improvements schemes in the Rathangan area.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state what amount in grants has been made available for the relief of unemployment in County Kildare, and for which portions of the county such grants will be paid.
It is proposed to make a grant of £300 available for the relief of unemployment in the Naas urban district. This is the only area in Kildare in which there are sufficient numbers of unemployment assistance recipients to justify a grant from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.