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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 28 Apr 1994

Vol. 442 No. 2

Written Answers. - Apprenticeship Schemes.

Michael McDowell

Question:

46 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the total number of apprentices engaged in current apprenticeship schemes; and the number of additional apprenticeship places that will be provided in 1994 as a result of talks that he has had under the Programme for Economic and Social Progress.

Liz O'Donnell

Question:

73 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the total number of apprentices engaged in current apprenticeship schemes; and the number of additional apprenticeship places that will be provided in 1994 as a result of talks that he has had under the Programme for Economic and Social Progress.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 73 together.

There are at present 13,016 apprentices engaged in apprenticeship schemes.

Included in this figure are 360 apprentices recruited in 15 trades in the construction, engineering, printing and paper sectors as part of the first intake to the new standards-based apprenticeship system, which came into operation in September 1993. FÁS is currently recruiting a second intake to these trades.

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