Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2530. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age participating on a community employment scheme by county, in January 2017 and in June 2018, in tabular form. [34201/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraCommunity Employment (CE) schemes are typically sponsored by groups (known as CE Sponsors) wishing to benefit the local community. Such schemes provide a valuable service to local communities, while at the same time, providing training and educational opportunities to job seekers.
The CE Programme has a budget of €350.03m. At the end of June 2018, there were 21,026 CE participants and 1,334 CE Supervisors/Assistant Supervisors.
The following tables provide details of the number of persons under 25 years of age participating on a CE scheme by county, in January 2017 and in June 2018.
TABLE 1
Community Employment Participants under 25 years by county at end January 2017
|
County |
Count |
|
Carlow |
8 |
|
Cavan |
6 |
|
Clare |
4 |
|
Cork |
91 |
|
Donegal |
16 |
|
Dublin |
514 |
|
Galway |
38 |
|
Kerry |
15 |
|
Kildare |
7 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
|
Laois |
2 |
|
Leitrim |
3 |
|
Limerick |
20 |
|
Longford |
10 |
|
Louth |
15 |
|
Meath |
35 |
|
Monaghan |
5 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
|
Roscommon |
6 |
|
Sligo |
8 |
|
Tipperary |
31 |
|
Waterford |
27 |
|
Westmeath |
14 |
|
Wexford |
38 |
|
Wicklow |
23 |
|
946 |
TABLE 2
Community Employment Participants under 25 years by county at end June 2018
|
County |
Count |
|
CARLOW |
18 |
|
CAVAN |
21 |
|
CLARE |
4 |
|
CORK |
83 |
|
DONEGAL |
30 |
|
DUBLIN |
461 |
|
GALWAY |
49 |
|
KERRY |
30 |
|
KILDARE |
20 |
|
KILKENNY |
24 |
|
LAOIS |
5 |
|
LEITRIM |
8 |
|
LIMERICK |
34 |
|
LONGFORD |
11 |
|
LOUTH |
31 |
|
MAYO |
17 |
|
MEATH |
22 |
|
MONAGHAN |
16 |
|
OFFALY |
5 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
5 |
|
SLIGO |
9 |
|
TIPPERARY |
30 |
|
WATERFORD |
41 |
|
WESTMEATH |
28 |
|
WEXFORD |
50 |
|
WICKLOW |
25 |
|
1,077 |
