FÁS Training Programmes.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 February 2010

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Questions (14, 15, 16, 17)

Leo Varadkar

Question:

148 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full-time staffing and full-time trainee numbers within the FÁS training centre at Tallaght, Dublin 24 on 31 January in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the breakdown of the figures by persons engaged in centre management, manager, assistant managers and so on, administration, training instructors, general operatives, temporary instructors and trainees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6226/10]

Leo Varadkar

Question:

149 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full-time staffing and full-time trainee numbers within the FÁS training centre at Finglas, Dublin 11 on 31 January in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the breakdown of the figures by persons engaged in centre management, manager, assistant managers and so on, administration, training instructors, general operatives, temporary instructors and trainees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6227/10]

Leo Varadkar

Question:

150 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full-time staffing and full-time trainee numbers within the FÁS training centre at Athlone, County Westmeath on 31 January in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the breakdown of the figures by persons engaged in centre management, manager, assistant managers and so on, administration, training instructors, general operatives, temporary instructors and trainees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6228/10]

Leo Varadkar

Question:

151 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full-time staffing and full-time trainee numbers within the FÁS training centre at Sligo, on 31 January in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the breakdown of the figures by persons engaged in centre management, manager, assistant managers and so on, administration, training instructors, general operatives, temporary instructors and trainees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6229/10]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Deputy Mary Coughlan)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 151, inclusive, together.

The following four tables set out the full time staffing numbers in respect of the FÁS training centres at Tallaght, Finglas, Athlone and Sligo for each of the years in question. The fifth and final table indicates the number of trainees as at 31 January from 2007 to 2010.

Tallaght Training Services Staff

Grade	2007 Total	2008 Total	2009 Total	2010 Total
6	1.00	1	1	1
7	3.00	3	3	3
8	27.00	21	21	17
9	6.00	2	3	3
10	4.00	3	3	2
11	7.72	9	8	8
13	6.00	6	3	3
Total	50.72	44	41	37

Finglas Training Services Staff

Grade	2007 Total	2008 Total	2009 Total	2010 Total
6	1.0	1	1.0	1.0
7	2.0	3	3.0	3.0
8	24.5	22	20.0	21.0
9	4.5	4	3.0	3.0
10	5.0	4	7.5	3.5
11	6.0	5	6.0	7.0
13	4.0	4	4.0	4.0
Total	43	42	40.5	42.5

Athlone Training Services Staff

Grade	2007 Total	2008 Total	2009 Total	2010 Total
6	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.0
7	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.0
8	25.00	22.00	24.00	23.0
9	6.00	5.00	4.00	3.0
10	7.00	9.00	13.00	4.0
11	6.31	8.31	8.51	8.8
13	5.00	5.00	6.00	4.0
Total	50.31	46.31	51.51	47.8

Sligo Training Services Staff

Grade	2007 Total	2008 Total	2009 Total	2010 Total
6	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
7	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
8	12.66	12.66	10.66	10.66
9	2.00	1.00	2.00	1.00
10	5.00	5.00	8.20	4.00
11	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
13	7.50	7.50	5.80	5.80
Total	29.66	30.66	28.96	27.96

Grade	Staff
6	Manager
7	Assistant Manager
8	Certs & Standards Officer, Curriculum Officer, Development Officer, Instructor, Apprenticeship Instructor, ProjectCo-Ordinator, Training Officer/Adviser
9	Instructor, Apprenticeship Instructor, Training Officer
10	Administration Assistant, Assistant Curriculum Officer, Instructor, Apprenticeship Instructor, Senior Storeperson
11	Canteen Supervisor, Clerical Officer, Cook, Occupational Health Nurse, Storeperson
13	General Assistant

Trainee Numbers as at 31 January 2007-2010

Training Centre	31.01.2007	31.01.2008	31.01.2009	31.01.2010
Tallaght	533	427	382	767
Finglas	941	966	872	813
Athlone	1,757	2,007	1,875	1,730
Sligo	882	912	953	857
Total	4,113	4,312	4,082	4,167