FÁS - Training and Employment Authority, was established in January 1988, under the Labour Services Act 1987 to provide a wide range of services to the labour market in Ireland. Its functions as laid down in the Act are:
Training and re-training
Designated apprenticships
Recruitment service
Employment schemes
Placement and guidance services
Assistance to community groups
Advice for people returning to Ireland, and those seeking employment elsewhere in the EU