Job Initiatives

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2012

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Ceisteanna (338)

Michael McGrath

Ceist:

426 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has prepared any report accounting for the way in which the sums of money raised from the jobs initiative of May 2011 have been spent to date; if so, if he will provide full details of the the way in which this has been expended; and if he will advise the number of full and part-time jobs that have been created as a result of the initiative. [30148/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte)

The €30 million allocated to my Department under the Jobs Initiative was disbursed via the Better Energy Programme of energy efficiency grant measures, bringing the total 2011 allocation to over €90m. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) estimated that the additional €30m supported the creation and retention of an extra 2,000 jobs for the duration of 2011 on top of 3,800 jobs supported by the previous allocation. SEAI also estimate that the additional allocation will ultimately result in total energy savings worth €200m over their lifetime.