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Adult Education.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 December 2004

Thursday, 2 December 2004

Questions (216)

Jan O'Sullivan

Question:

216 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if asylum seekers who have an Irish-born child are allowed to pursue a course of study in a college of further education for which there is no charge for the course and in cases in which the college is willing to enrol such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31936/04]

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Asylum seekers may not access free of charge vocational training or active labour market programmes in colleges of further education. Exceptionally, asylum seekers in possession of documentary evidence from the relevant authority that they have been granted leave to remain in the State as the parents of a child born in Ireland, could participate in further education programmes, subject to satisfying the entry requirements for the course. Applicants without documentation from the relevant authority may not be considered.

Within the constraints of the overall budget provided by my Department for the adult literacy and community education scheme, adult literacy and language tuition in further education centres may be provided by VECs free of charge for adult asylum seekers.

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