Vol. 574 No. 1
200 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's plans for the future development of the social economy programme; when the recommendations of the review of the social economy programme will be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26126/03]
A review of the social economy programme was recently undertaken by WRC Social & Economic Consultants. The review is currently being considered by the social economy monitoring committee, FÁS and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. This monitoring com mittee, which is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the social economy programme, is chaired by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and is comprised of the social partners and relevant Government Departments and statutory bodies. The review together with the views of the monitoring committee will inform the future direction of the programme. The review will also feed into the overall review of active labour market programmes, ALMPs, at present being undertaken by the standing committee on the labour market. It is expected that the review will be published before the end of the year.
