Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014
140. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for the VTOS programme in each of the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18842/14]
View answer141. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of participants who completed the VTOS programme in each of years 2008 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18843/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together.
In the years 2008 to 2013 my Department provided the following funding to the former Vocational Educational Committees (VEC) to fund their VTOS programmes –
2008 - €71.2m
2009 - €77.4m
2010 - €78.9m
2011 - €78.9m
2012 - €79.7m
2013 - €79.7mThe annual survey of VTOS learners indicated that the following numbers of learners completed their VTOS programme in each of the years 2008 to 2012, figures for 2013 are not yet available –
2008 - 2,847
2009 - 2,948
2010 - 3,131
2011 - 3,076
2012 - 3,164 There were almost 6,000 VTOS places at any one time over the period in question.
