Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
623. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of funding that he provided for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the purpose for which this funding was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39299/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn annual grant is paid to assist the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in meeting the cost of providing its Education, Training and Advisory Services (ETAS). The grant assists Congress in the area of policy development, the provision of education and training supports to union officials and members, and advice to affiliated unions on particular issues. The ETAS supports a diverse range of courses including Health & Safety, Pensions, promoting Equality and Diversity, certificate courses in Collective Bargaining and degree courses in Business Studies. The ICTU part funds the education divisions of SIPTU and Unite through the ETAS. The ETAS also involves the provision of all-year-round advisory services to trade unions affiliated to the ICTU.
The table following sets out the funds provided to ICTU towards its Education, Training and Advisory Service.
|
Year |
Amount Paid |
|
2009 |
€ 1,200,000 |
|
2010 |
€ 804,750 |
|
2011 |
€ 874,000 |
Workplace Innovation Fund
The Workplace Innovation Fund (WIF) was launched in 2007 in fulfilment of a Government commitment in the Social Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016.
The Fund consisted of three Strands. Strand 1 is managed by Enterprise Ireland and Strand 3 was managed during its operation by the National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP).
Strand 2 provided ‘Support for Capacity Building among Social Partners’ and was intended to support a range of social partner practices impacting on workplace innovation identified in the Report of the Workplace of the Future, “Working to our Advantage – A National Workplace Strategy”.
The WIF programme is now concluded, with the exception of some outstanding commitments that may arise in relation to Strand 1, which is managed by Enterprise Ireland and supports human resource development in qualifying companies that are undergoing change and seeking to improve innovation capacity and productivity, through partnership initiatives.
The table following sets out the amounts paid to ICTU in 2009 under strand 2 of the Workplace Innovation Fund.
|
Year |
Amount Paid |
|
2009 |
€ 231,788 |
