90 additional places on Community Employment and Tús schemes have been announced across the Northern Sound region.
It's part of the government's plan to tackle unemployment and will see every county nationwide benefit from additional Community Employment places.
Community Employment and Tús schemes are employment support measures for long-term unemployed people and those in receipt of long-term payments.
Today's announcement will result in 33 extra places on Community Employment schemes in Cavan and 17 in Monaghan.
Meanwhile, additional places on the Tús scheme will be allocated to every county that applied.
23 extra places will now be available on Tús schemes in Cavan and 17 in Monaghan.
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys says Community Employment and Tús schemes are central to the Government's new employment services strategy.
A full breakdown of today's announcement can be found below:
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT
CAVAN:
BREFFNI COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT COMPANY 2
CROSSERLOUGH COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT 5
LARAGH AREA DEVELOPMENT GROUP COMPANY 2
RAMOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD 24
MONAGHAN:
CARRICKMACROSS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP 7
CLONES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 5
CORMAGH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 4
INNISKEEN/WEST LOUTH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 1
TÚS SCHEME
CAVAN BREFFNI INTEGRATED T.A. CAVAN COUNTY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT 23
MONAGHAN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 17
