Pilot Training Colleges

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Questions (291)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

291. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when this Deputy may expect a response from him to the correspondence emailed to him on 31 July 2012 appealing to the him to take responsibility for ensuring that the young trainee pilots and their families impacted by the breakdown in the commercial relationship between the Pilot Training College in Waterford and the Florida Institute of Technology are provided with alternative training at no additional cost that enables them to attain their pilots licence. [44710/12]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The correspondence from Deputy Mac Lochlainn referred to in the question was addressed to my colleague Mr Leo Varadkar, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, who, I understand, replied to the Deputy in late September. The e-mail correspondence was also copied to my Office.

In this regard, the Deputy has since been in contact with officials in my Office who issued a response to the Deputy, by e-mail on 12th October, clarifying the procedures, and the course of actions that are pursued by Enterprise Ireland, should a supported company go into liquidation, receivership or examinership.