I propose to take Questions Nos. 2683 and 2684 together.
The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities. Its objective is to help long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce.
Table 1 below shows the CE budget for the years 2014 to 2019.
Table 2 sets out the actual costs for participant wages, supervisors' wages, material and training costs for the years 2014 to 2018, and up to the end of June 2019.
Table 3 shows the number of participants and supervisors, by county, on the 911 CE projects as at the end of June 2019. Overall, there are 21,367 participants, 1,074 supervisors and 240 assistant supervisors.
I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.
Table 1
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|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
Total Budget €
|
357.5m
|
373.3m
|
376.5m
|
354.27m
|
350.03m
|
345.115m
|
Table 2
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|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019 (to end June)
|
Participant wages
|
278m
|
285m
|
282m
|
278m
|
285m
|
140.5m
|
Supervisor wages
|
55m
|
55.4m
|
54.9m
|
53.6m
|
53.35m
|
25.75m
|
Materials costs
|
13m
|
13.7m
|
13.9m
|
13m
|
13.3m
|
6.45m
|
Training costs
|
5.03m
|
6.03m
|
5.91m
|
5.66m
|
5.73m
|
2.42m
|
Total spend
|
351.03
|
360.13
|
356.71m
|
350.26m
|
357.38
|
175.12
|
Table 3
County
|
Participants
|
Supervisor
|
Assistant Supervisor
|
Totals
|
Projects
|
CARLOW
|
390
|
20
|
2
|
412
|
15
|
CAVAN
|
317
|
13
|
5
|
335
|
12
|
CLARE
|
457
|
26
|
5
|
488
|
24
|
CORK
|
1,959
|
98
|
8
|
2,065
|
80
|
DONEGAL
|
1,104
|
50
|
4
|
1,158
|
47
|
DUBLIN
|
4,517
|
254
|
79
|
4,850
|
197
|
GALWAY
|
1,299
|
64
|
16
|
1,379
|
59
|
KERRY
|
1,001
|
45
|
4
|
1,050
|
43
|
KILDARE
|
775
|
38
|
6
|
819
|
30
|
KILKENNY
|
494
|
21
|
8
|
523
|
19
|
LAOIS
|
295
|
15
|
0
|
310
|
14
|
LEITRIM
|
196
|
9
|
1
|
206
|
7
|
LIMERICK
|
1,240
|
61
|
11
|
1,312
|
50
|
LONGFORD
|
286
|
16
|
3
|
305
|
13
|
LOUTH
|
745
|
29
|
13
|
787
|
26
|
MAYO
|
725
|
38
|
11
|
774
|
35
|
MEATH
|
490
|
21
|
8
|
519
|
18
|
MONAGHAN
|
390
|
12
|
5
|
407
|
10
|
OFFALY
|
415
|
18
|
6
|
439
|
18
|
ROSCOMMON
|
241
|
16
|
0
|
257
|
14
|
SLIGO
|
441
|
26
|
2
|
469
|
19
|
TIPPERARY
|
824
|
43
|
8
|
875
|
42
|
WATERFORD
|
701
|
35
|
9
|
745
|
33
|
WESTMEATH
|
557
|
26
|
8
|
591
|
21
|
WEXFORD
|
973
|
52
|
10
|
1,035
|
44
|
WICKLOW
|
535
|
28
|
8
|
571
|
21
|
TOTALS
|
21,367
|
1,074
|
240
|
22,681
|
911
|