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[Deputy Ruairí Quinn.] Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers the minimum duration for off-the-job training and assessment with FÁS approved employers for Phase 3, Phase 5 and Phase 7 of the standard based apprenticeship programme. I am informed that the person in question has currently completed 62 weeks of his apprenticeship only 5 of which were in unsupported employment. He completed his Phase 2 off-thejob training with FÁS from 11th May to 25th September 2009. He then completed his Phase 4 off-the-job training in DIT from 4th January to 18th March 2011. Subsequently, the person in question participated in the Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme (RAPS) from the 9th May to 14th November 2011, which allowed him to complete Phase 3 on-the-job training of his apprenticeship. He is currently scheduled to commence his Phase 6 off-the-job training in April 2012. If he successfully completes his Phase 6 off-the-job training he will then be eligible to complete his Phase 5 and Phase 7 on-the-job training phases by re-engaging with the Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme. The RAPS interventions will not complete the person in question’s apprenticeship, as he will still be a number of weeks short of the mandatory 208 weeks required to complete his apprenticeship. However FÁS has recently introduced a new Competency Determination Mechanism where apprentices undertake to complete a competence assessment. If eligible apprentices successfully complete this assessment they will be deemed to have completed their apprenticeship. At the appropriate juncture the person in question may also be offered the opportunity to avail of this intervention. Schools Building Projects 245. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange a meeting between representatives of the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare and appropriate officials in the primary planning and building unit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8194/12] Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): My officials in the Department’s Planning and Building Unit have no record of receiving a request for a meeting from the school referred to by the Deputy. It is open to the school authority to make direct contact with my officials relating to any accommodation issues it may have. Departmental Funding 246. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the total adult and further education budget per vocational education committee for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/12] Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (Deputy Ciarán Cannon): In 2011, my Department provided funding of nearly €420 million for further education programmes delivered by Vocational Education Committees (VECs). This covered the pay of staff, non-pay capitation, participant allowances and student support for learners in Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses. Funding for the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme, Youthreach, Senior Traveller Training Centres, the Back to Education Initiative, Adult Literacy and Community Education, the Adult Education Guidance Initiative and a range of other smaller programmes is totalled, 428

Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers broken down by VEC, and set out in the attached table, along with expenditure on student support for PLC learners. Funding for the pay of staff and an element of non-pay funding for PLC is administered to VECs as part of mainstream allocations. The estimated costs of these for each VEC are set out in the table. Funding is also allocated to some VECs under the co-operation hours scheme for further education services delivered in non-VEC centres, like prisons. The total estimated cost of this provision nationally is €25 million. Adult and Further Education provision 2011 VEC Actual Estimated Estimated Actual Post Total € Further Post Leaving Post Leaving Leaving Education Certificate Pay Certificate Certificate provision — € Post Primary Student VTOS, Capiation € Grants € Youthreach, STTC, PLC FE Capitation, BTEI, Adult Literacy, Community Education and Adult Guidance € City of Cork 9,124,313 14,141,176 820,080 2,914,633 27,000,203 City of Dublin 36,830,655 27,310,588 1,586,712 4,318,638 70,046,594 City of Limerick 8,791,491 3,282,353 193,800 1,288,876 13,556,520 City of Waterford 6,224,368 2,741,176 161,160 907,750 10,034,454 Dun Laoghaire 3,245,872 7,656,471 450,024 1,784,847 13,137,213 City of Galway 6,309,080 4,164,706 248,880 1,814,133 12,536,799 County Carlow 3,500,648 2,917,647 171,360 1,058,641 7,648,297 County Cavan 4,250,535 4,341,176 259,080 2,536,998 11,387,789 County Clare 8,199,510 463,529 28,152 434,280 9,125,471 County Cork 10,302,304 4,743,529 278,256 164,670 15,488,759 County Donegal 9,340,879 652,941 37,740 243,112 10,274,673 County Dublin 26,809,645 3,268,235 192,984 560,897 30,831,761 County Galway 9,978,725 658,824 40,800 337,162 11,015,511 County Kerry 9,626,291 1,941,176 120,360 958,110 12,645,938 County Kildare 8,105,481 1,260,000 72,828 308,548 9,746,857 County Kilkenny 4,820,867 1,729,412 104,040 418,368 7,072,687 County Laois 4,481,869 1,305,882 75,480 344,029 6,207,260 County Leitrim 1,757,019 324,706 18,768 53,124 2,153,617 County Limerick 4,799,916 1,117,647 67,320 314,921 6,299,804 County Longford 3,746,306 1,235,294 71,400 277,903 5,330,902 County Louth 5,714,124 3,952,941 236,640 1,490,564 11,394,270 County Mayo 7,507,867 1,496,471 94,656 649,884 9,748,878 County Meath 7,510,634 1,150,588 74,664 320,705 9,056,591 County Monaghan 3,220,206 1,051,765 68,952 482,643 4,823,565 County Offaly 4,411,089 200,000 14,280 34,771 4,660,140 County Roscommon 4,201,620 222,353 12,852 79,913 4,516,738 County Sligo 2,877,185 1,623,529 102,000 1,077,885 5,680,599 County Tipperary NR 4,110,924 2,205,882 131,580 1,015,812 7,464,199 429

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