Mary O'Rourke
Ceist:79 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of places which have been filled on the Jobstart programme. [19675/96]
Written Answers. - Jobstart Programme.
As of 11 October 1996, 346 jobs had been approved for Jobstart with 222 participants recruited. While I am disappointed with the take-up to date, I have taken steps to raise the profile of Jobstart and improve the promotion of the scheme on the ground by actions such as advertising regional promotions.
In an effort to boost participation in Jobstart, last week I met the various employer organisations, including IBEC, ISME and the SFA, and with ICTU and the INOU, to discuss how best they could assist in promoting this programme. All these organisations reaffirmed to me their full support for the programme and agreed on a range of further measures to promote it.