Employment incentive scheme jobs
Mitchell asked for the monthly number of jobs approved under the scheme. Fitzgerald said premiums had been paid for 1,036 additional jobs, with applications for another 1,865 being processed; in response to a follow-up, he reported 687 school leavers and 1,858 adults among the jobs.
asked the Minister for Labour the number of jobs that have been approved under the employment premium scheme for each month since its inception.
Comment on this
I take it that the Deputy is referring in his question to the employment incentive scheme. The Supplementary Estimate for the employment incentive scheme was passed by Dáil Éireann on 25th May, 1977, and the processing of applications was put in train after that date. The first payments under the scheme were made in June, 1977.
To date a total of 1,036 additional jobs have been the subject of premiums paid under the scheme. The monthly breakdown is at follows:
In addition, applications in respect of the recruitment of a further 1,865 workers are being processed at present.