Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 April 2007
322 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount and detail of resources he will invest in retraining workers who have been made redundant; and the timeline he has set out for the allocation of said resources. [13623/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraFAS in cooperation with other State agencies provide support and assistance for persons being made redundant. This includes, information sessions, skills analysis, training/retraining courses and job placement. One to one guidance interviews are also available which help to provide an individual response to the needs of each worker.
A budget of approximately €445 million has been allocated to FAS in 2007 for training and integration programmes. These funds are used on a variety of long and short-term training programmes, which take into account the specific needs of the participants. Redundant workers are provided with training either on specially designed courses or on existing FAS courses.
