asked the Minister for Labour the number of persons in County Roscommon currently employed on youth training schemes.
Written Answers. - County Roscommon Youth Training Schemes.
430.
The following is a breakdown of the number of young people from County Roscommon currently engaged on training programmes funded from the youth employment levy:
|
Programme |
No. |
|
YEA Programmes |
|
|
—ACOT Certificate in Farming Programme |
81 |
|
AnCO Programmes |
|
|
—Apprentices in Training Centres |
30 |
|
—Other Training Centre Courses |
29 |
|
—External Training Courses |
25 |
|
—Community Youth Training Programme |
58 |
|
CERT Programmes |
|
|
—Formal Training Programme for School Leavers |
10 |
|
Total |
233 |
In addition to the above 11 of the applicants for a 12 week CERT basic skills course due to commence next week are residents of County Roscommon.
431.
asked the Minister for Labour the number of community youth training programmes in progress in County Roscommon at present; the location of each project; the estimated cost of each project; and the number of people employed.
The five community youth training programme projects at present in operation in County Roscommon are as follows:
|
Location |
Number Employed |
Cost to AnCO (Estimated) |
|
£ |
||
|
(1)Boyle Social Services Centre, Boyle |
13 |
76,600 |
|
(2)St. Mary's Sports Complex, Boyle |
10 |
118,000 |
|
(3)ISPCC Premises, Roscommon Town |
6 |
11,272 |
|
(4)Ballymoe Community Project, Ballymoe |
17 |
48,439 |
|
(5)Community Hall, Fuerty |
12 |
56,903 |
|
Total |
58 |
311,214 |
AnCO's costs consist mainly of trainee costs including supervision. Cost of materials etc. are met by the sponsors and are not therefore included in the above figures.