Peter Barry
Ceist:164 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Labour the number of persons who are no longer registered as unemployed though they are still in receipt of State assistance, such as retirement pensions.
Written Answers. - Numbers on FÁS/CERT Courses.
I am taking the Deputy's question as referring to people participating on FÁS and CERT programmes, who were recruited from the live register, and to whom allowances/wages are payable. Information on recipients of social welfare allowances, including pensions, would be a matter for the Minister for Social Welfare.
At end March 1990, there were 21,500 former live registrants participating in FÁS training courses/employment schemes, and over 300 on CERT courses.