Róisín Shortall
Ceist:135 Ms Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in the jobs initiatives scheme; and her intentions for the future of this scheme. [28192/01]
Vol. 544 No. 1
135 Ms Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in the jobs initiatives scheme; and her intentions for the future of this scheme. [28192/01]
The job initiative programme, JI, is an active labour market programme for persons unemployed for five years or longer and over 35 years of age. There were 2,736 persons participating on JI at the start of November 2001.