Community Employment (CE) is the largest employment programme administered by the Department of Social Protection and forms an important pillar in the strategy of returning long-term unemployed people back to the open labour market. There are currently 23,300 places (including supervisory positions) available currently on CE which is increasing to 25,300 by year-end 2013 and the revised budget for 2013 is circa €352m. Lone parents are one of the categories of disadvantaged client catered for on CE.
One Parent Family Payment Recipients on CE, By County/Area
County/Area
|
OFPs 31/12/2011
|
OFPs 28/01/13
|
Dublin 1
|
155
|
103
|
Dublin 2
|
108
|
66
|
Dublin 3
|
51
|
18
|
Dublin 4
|
16
|
3
|
Dublin 5
|
83
|
43
|
Dublin 6
|
9
|
16
|
Dublin 7
|
77
|
45
|
Dublin 8
|
224
|
113
|
Dublin 9
|
31
|
48
|
Dublin 10
|
70
|
52
|
Dublin 11
|
205
|
87
|
Dublin 12
|
76
|
55
|
Dublin 13
|
31
|
7
|
Dublin 14
|
5
|
0
|
Dublin 15
|
125
|
61
|
Dublin 16
|
16
|
11
|
Dublin 17
|
170
|
102
|
Dublin 18
|
23
|
1
|
Dublin 20
|
38
|
9
|
Dublin 22
|
99
|
61
|
Dublin 24
|
180
|
97
|
Dublin West
|
15
|
0
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
85
|
72
|
Dublin North County/Fingal
|
70
|
46
|
Kildare
|
101
|
63
|
Meath
|
85
|
54
|
Wicklow
|
135
|
88
|
Cavan
|
36
|
17
|
Louth
|
189
|
91
|
Monaghan
|
51
|
24
|
Carlow
|
55
|
28
|
Kilkenny
|
65
|
30
|
Tipperary (South Riding)
|
86
|
49
|
Waterford City
|
77
|
39
|
Waterford County
|
22
|
15
|
Wexford
|
147
|
102
|
Laois
|
48
|
30
|
Longford
|
48
|
29
|
Offaly
|
48
|
20
|
Roscommon
|
44
|
22
|
Westmeath
|
82
|
38
|
Cork City
|
235
|
110
|
Cork County
|
109
|
77
|
Kerry
|
147
|
67
|
Clare
|
88
|
43
|
Limerick City
|
152
|
52
|
Limerick County
|
53
|
22
|
Tipperary (North Riding)
|
48
|
25
|
Galway City
|
73
|
40
|
Galway County
|
108
|
73
|
Mayo
|
94
|
62
|
Donegal
|
176
|
101
|
Leitrim
|
11
|
5
|
Sligo
|
75
|
38
|
Total
|
4,650
|
2,570
|