John Brady
Ceist:261. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to community employment in each of the years 2013 to 2017. [14287/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 March 2018
261. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to community employment in each of the years 2013 to 2017. [14287/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not record the numbers who are referred to Community Employment (CE) centrally but rather the numbers who take up CE.
The following table provides detail on the number of the participants which started each year in the period 2013 – 2017.
Year |
Participants |
2013 |
9,614 |
2014 |
12,102 |
2015 |
11,915 |
2016 |
11,010 |
2017 |
10,527 |
The following table outlines the position in relation to the number of persons engaged in Community Employment as at the end of December for each year from 2013 to 2017.
Year |
Participants |
Supervisors |
Total |
2013 |
22,575 |
1,368 |
23,943 |
2014 |
23,249 |
1,396 |
24,645 |
2015 |
22,813 |
1,405 |
24,218 |
2016 |
22,356 |
1,377 |
23,733 |
2017 |
21,832 |
1,357 |
23,189 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.