§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much of the £6 million to £7 million unemployment relief scheme is to be spent in County Armagh during the coming winter.
§ Mr. OrmeApproximately £130,000 will be spent in County Armagh up to 31st March 1976 on projects specially designed to alleviate unemployment, including work on water services, roads, amenities in forests, historic monuments and projects being carried out by Enterprise Ulster.
The package of measures announced on 14th October to alleviate unemployment in Northern Ireland also included schemes to subsidise the employment and training of young people in industry. The uptake of these subsidies in any particular area cannot be predicted.