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146 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and a person (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16360/03]
147 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and a person (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16361/03]
148 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and a person (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16362/03]
149 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16363/03]
150 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16364/03]
151 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and a person (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16365/03]
152 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16366/03]
153 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16367/03]
154 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16368/03]
155 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and a person (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16369/03]
156 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16370/03]
157 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16371/03]
158 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16372/03]
159 Ms Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the effects it has on FÁS and persons (details supplied), she will reconsider the funding made available by her Department to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16373/03]
162 Mr. Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will remove the three year capping regulation for community employment schemes in the health sector until a proper structured response is planned for the needs in the health sector, in particular for day centres. [16492/03]
167 Mr. O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the community employment scheme for 2003 in Dublin 24 will not be scaled back; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16798/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 to 159, inclusive, and 162 and 167 together.
Funding amounting to €274.3 million is being provided for the administration of the community employment programme, CE, during 2003. Due to the tight budgetary situation facing Government it will not be possible to increase the funding already allocated to FÁS for the current year.
The allocation of places and renewal of individual CE projects, including projects in Dublin 24, is a matter for FÁS. FÁS is endeavouring to manage the allocation of places to individual projects as equitably as possible. Drugs task force activity and childcare service provision are ring-fenced from any reductions and projects in RAPID areas are given priority. CE places in the health sector, which includes personal assistant services, are being maintained at existing levels to ensure continuity of the delivery of these services. However, such places are subject to the normal eligibility requirements for the programme.
