Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2023
123. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who availed of the activation and family support programme in 2022 to fund the cost of training supports and education courses for people on social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24677/23]
View answerThe Department's Activation and Family Support Programme provides funding to assist local organisations and agencies implement training and education initiatives to address the needs of recipients of welfare payments and their families who are distant from the labour market.
The Activation and Family Support Programme provided funding to 10 organisations in 2022 which provided training to some 170 participants. Provisional outturn expenditure on the scheme in 2022 was €222,000.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
