550. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of persons who progressed into employment or self-employment as a result of local community development programme interventions by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43984/15]

551. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of long-term unemployed persons who take up employment following intervention through local community development programme within six months of completion by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/15]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together.

The aim of my Department’s Local and Community Development Programmes was to tackle poverty and social exclusion in disadvantaged communities. The programme provided funding of €281 million to communities during the period January 2010 to end March 2015, when the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) was rolled out across communities, following a competitive tendering process.

The details requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons who progressed into employment or self-employment as a result of Local Community Development Programme interventions on a county basis are set out in the following table.

In relation to the Deputy’s request for details in respect of the number of long-term unemployed persons who took up employment following intervention through the Local Community Development Programme within 6 months of completion, this information is not available. However, insofar as SICAP is concerned, this information is being recorded and will be available in due course.