335 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will refer to community employment schemes previously run by FÁS and comment on the changes recently introduced and the arrangements now in place or are proposed to assist community organisations such as scout troops for example who used to rely on FÁS sponsored CE schemes to take on a worker which they now cannot retain due to the change in the operation of the CES that is previously CES worker was paid a higher rate than the social welfare rate for taking up a CE scheme but since this additional income was removed, there is now no incentive for a person to come off unemployment payments and such community organisations are left without the benefit of a CES; if she will verify that all such schemes will be offered a competent worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16918/12]

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335 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will refer to community employment schemes previously run by FÁS and comment on the changes recently introduced and the arrangements now in place or are proposed to assist community organisations such as scout troops for example who used to rely on FÁS sponsored CE schemes to take on a worker which they now cannot retain due to the change in the operation of the CES that is previously CES worker was paid a higher rate than the social welfare rate for taking up a CE scheme but since this additional income was removed, there is now no incentive for a person to come off unemployment payments and such community organisations are left without the benefit of a CES; if she will verify that all such schemes will be offered a competent worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16918/12]

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