I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together.
The Senior Traveller Training Centre (STTC) programme was phased out last June. It was delivered by Vocational Education Committees (VECs) which either owned or leased centres. My Department does not hold information on the each of the centres and it is a matter for each VEC to decide on how best to make use of them.
According to statistics collected by VECs and returned to my Department, in 2011, 733 Travellers participated in part-time further education programmes under the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) and 578 participated in Youthreach. Information on outcomes for Travellers is not available separately. The full range of Adult and Further Education part-time and full-time programmes (Adult Literacy, Community Education, BTEI, Youthreach, the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) and Post Leaving Certificate (PLC)), have always been and continue to be open to Travellers.