Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 November 2013
359. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of places reserved on education, training and back to work initiatives for under 26s under the responsibility of her Department in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if she will provide a breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50346/13]
View answerPlaces on activation programmes are not generally reserved for a specific age-group. However, expected take up by unemployed young people on programmes offering full-time opportunities is currently expected to be in excess of 27,500 next year. The programmes involved here are JobBridge; Tús, Community Employment and Gateway; JobsPlus; the Back-to-Work Enterprise Allowance; FAS/Solas training for the unemployed; Youthreach/Community Training Centres; Momentum; the Back to Education Allowance; the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme; and initiatives related to entrepreneurship and international work experience that are under consideration in the context of the youth guarantee.
These figures do not include young people progressing in the normal way through initial training such as apprenticeships, Post-Leaving Certificate courses, and vocationally-oriented third level courses, all of which contribute to guarantee of places for young people leaving second-level education.
