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Apprenticeship Programmes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Questions (411)

Dara Calleary

Question:

411. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the spend on apprenticeship training and the number of apprentices in training by employment sector in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1965/16]

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Written answers

The information sought is provided in the following table.

End of Year Live Population by Sector and Trade 2010 - 2015 - (numbers of apprentices recorded as in employment at 31 December each year).

-

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Construction Total

3808

2761

1693

1197

1437

1735

Brick and Stonelaying

202

147

85

54

53

54

Cabinet Making

150

101

34

10

4

5

Carpentry and Joinery

1745

1169

718

406

471

657

Floor and Wall Tiling

21

15

7

4

2

1

Painting and Decorating

101

89

68

37

33

40

Plastering

175

115

63

40

28

34

Pipefitting

34

Plumbing

1396

1098

687

604

779

798

Stonecutting and Stonemasonry

0

0

0

0

16

28

Wood Machinery

5

4

2

0

0

0

Wood Manufacturing and Finishing

13

23

29

42

51

84

Electrical Total

3566

2997

2167

2030

2552

3099

Aircraft Mechanics

137

126

113

124

136

132

Electrical

3059

2557

1784

1622

2033

2491

Electrical Instrumentation

113

89

82

102

163

211

Electronic Security Systems

48

49

37

35

35

48

Instrumentation

19

16

17

17

25

28

Refrigeration

190

160

134

130

160

189

Engineering Total

964

943

893

1021

1233

1441

Farriery

23

32

31

23

20

20

Industrial Insulation

10

10

10

11

16

28

M.A.M.F.

421

392

359

395

480

527

Metal Fabrication

370

361

322

365

441

552

Sheet Metalworking

71

54

44

43

58

81

Toolmaking

69

94

127

184

218

233

Motor Total

1780

1586

1443

1440

1668

2016

Agricultural Mechanics

132

109

89

98

112

140

Construction Plant Fitting

163

142

127

147

166

199

Heavy Vehicle Mechanics

383

309

286

277

344

429

Motor Mechanics

914

861

808

815

932

1130

Vehicle Body Repairs

188

165

133

103

114

118

Printing & Paper Total

54

40

26

23

23

26

Printing 

2

1

2

0

0

0

Bookbinding

1

1

0

0

0

0

Print Media

51

38

24

23

23

26

Grand Total

10172

8327

6222

5711

6913

8317

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

Cost per Year:*

68,015

43.353

32.166

27.942

25.900

34.800 - Budget for 2015

*excludes provision costs in Institutes of Technology

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