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Sat 11 Nov 2009Fás work placement scheme relaxes original conditions
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for a work placement scheme for unemployed young people will be significantly relaxed after it emerged that only 106 people had been placed out of a planned 2,000.
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan said last night that, following a review of the Fás-run programme, jobseekers and unemployed graduates will now be able to apply to companies with just one employee and to all sectors.
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