AQW 21054/17-22
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 28/06/2021
Answered On Date: 28/07/2021
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of JobStart work placements that have been created in each constituency.
Answer:
At 29 June 2021, my Department has approved 236 employer applications amounting to 556 JobStart opportunities. The opportunities are considered jobs, not work placements. Information is not available by Parliamentary Constituency Area. A breakdown, by Council area, is as follows: JobStart – Opportunities Approved | No | Belfast City Council | 120 | Mid Ulster District Council | 49 | Ards and North Down Borough Council | 47 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 48 | Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 66 | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 33 | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 56 | Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 31 | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 24 | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | 47 | Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | 35 | Outside Northern Ireland | 0 | Total | 556 |
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