EU Funding.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2009

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Ceisteanna (93)

Jan O'Sullivan

Ceist:

108 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, as indicated in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 9 June 2009, she has submitted an application to the European Commission under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in relation to redundancies at a plant (details supplied) in County Limerick; the amount of money applied for; if she will provide all other information available with regard to the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24957/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Deputy Mary Coughlan)

I submitted an application to the European Commission on 19 June 2009 under the European Globalisation Fund seeking co-financing assistance for jobsearch, training and education supports for workers being made redundant at the Dell plant in Raheen, Limerick and in other local companies that have experienced consequential redundancies.

The EGF application must be assessed by Commission experts and thereafter approved by the full European Commission whereupon it will be forwarded for sanction for payment of the approved level of co-financing to the European Council and the European Parliament. This process will take some months to complete in full. The amount of funding to be allocated from the Fund will be decided by the European Commission; while the final amount accruing to the Exchequer will be determined by the numbers availing of training under the scheme.