asked the Minister for Labour the allocation Ireland received in 1983 from the European Social Fund; and the projects aided.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - European Social Fund Allocation.
Assistance amounting to £123.52 millions was approved for Ireland from the European Social Fund for programmes carried out in 1983. As the beneficiaries have up to mid-1985 to make their final claims for payment from the fund for 1983 operations, I cannot at this stage say what the final amount received will be. Details of the programmes for which assistance was approved are set out in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Assistance from the European Social Fund approved for Ireland for 1983 programmes.
Beneficiary |
Amount Approved |
Type of Programme |
£m. |
||
AnCO |
53.43 |
Training of unemployed and redundant workers, apprentices. Community Youth Training, itinerants. |
IDA |
10.17 |
Training of workers for new industry. |
Youth Employment Agency |
2.70 |
Training and job creation programmes for young persons. |
CERT |
1.76 |
Training of workers for hotel, catering and tourism. |
Department of Education |
15.39 |
Training courses for technicians, apprentices and pre-employment courses for school leavers. |
Department of Labour (National Manpower Service) |
5.67 |
Job creation and work experience programmes. |
National Rehabilitation Board |
22.77 |
Training and rehabilitation courses for handicapped, operated by health boards and voluntary bodies. |
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
0.99 |
Training of workers for new and existing industries. |
SFADCo |
0.58 |
Training of workers for new and existing industries. |
Department of the Environment |
0.74 |
Job creation (environmental improvements scheme). |
Department of Justice |
0.21 |
Vocational training for prisoners prior to release. |
ACOT |
0.15 |
Training courses in landscape gardening, maintenance of agriculture machinery. |
Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
0.20 |
Training of unemployed fishermen and skippers. |
Irish Management Institute |
0.49 |
Management training. |
Kilkenny Design Workshop |
0.08 |
Training of unemployed persons in design. |
ESB |
0.21 |
Retraining of workers for higher skills. |
Aer Lingus |
0.29 |
Training of aircraft engineers. |
CIE |
0.05 |
Training of unemployed workers. |
AnCO (in co-operation with the IDA) |
7.64 |
Training of workers associated with the Re-equipment Grants Scheme. |
Total |
£123.52 |
How many companies have made applications for and have received moneys from the Social Fund? What kind of funds are available for this country in 1984?
I could not give an answer now but if the Deputy likes to put down a question I will get the information for him.