Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers . - County Donegal AnCO Projects .
- Donegal AnCO projects 4 speeches
AnCO reported a training centre under construction at Ballyraine, eight community youth projects in progress, and further projects approved or under consideration. Gallagher urged their earliest possible start to address Donegal’s unemployment; the Minister agreed to pursue this.
Pat the Cope Gallagher, Liam Kavanagh
- Completed Donegal youth training projects 2 speeches
AnCO had completed 12 community youth training projects in Donegal, four of them in the Gaeltacht.
Pat the Cope Gallagher, Liam Kavanagh
asked the Minister for Labour the location of current AnCO projects under (a) construction and (b) consideration in County Donegal.
Comment on this
: The major AnCO project currently under construction in County Donegal is the new training centre at Ballyraine, Letterkenny. Under AnCO's community youth training programme, there are eight projects in progress at Convoy, Derrybeg, Donegal town, Dungloe, Gortahork, Kilcar, Kilmacrennan and Pettigo.
Consideration is being given to additional projects under the community youth training programme and approval has already been given for work to commence in Falcarragh, Arranmore, Convoy, Derrybeg, Drimarone, Letterkenny, Dungloe, Lettermacaward, Stranolar, Manorcunningham, Lifford (two projects), Ramelton, Rathmullen, Killygordon Cross and Gweedore.
Comment on this
: In view of the high level of unemployment in Donegal — on 25 February last it was 10,992 — would the Minister use his good offices to ensure that those projects will commence at the earliest possible date which may, and hopefully will, reduce this high unemployment level?
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asked the Minister for Labour the number of community youth training programmes completed by AnCO in (a) County Donegal and (b) the County Donegal Gaeltacht.