COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 14, 2011

QUESTION NO.11

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager to further update on the council’s Work Placement Programme and to advise of any consideration being given to introducing community-employment and/or training schemes directed at outdoor work areas?

REPLY:

Under the Work Placement Programme a total of 8 placements have been offered by the Council. The first of those has commenced in the area of Green Energy Management and interviews for a further 5 placments are scheduled within the next 2 weeks.

The Council will engage 12 apprentices under the redundant apprentices scheme in all of the main trade areas and placements will include both stage 5 and stage 7 quailified apprentices. Theres have been delays in progressing the Redundant Apprentices Placement Scheme [RAPS] on the FAS side but we are reliably informed that the names of suitable particpants will be forwarded to the Council very shortly. We will progress very rapidly to interview and placement stage then.  

8 people are currently employed under the Job Initiative Scheme.  

This Council has had a continuous involvement in Community Employment Schemes over many years and will seek to facilitate and support the Partnership Companies to achieve their objectives under the newly announced Tus Scheme.