Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2017
129. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 31 January 2017, the amount of money that is being drawn from the European Social Fund, ESF, to fund local training initiative centres here; the amount of ESF funding that goes towards a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7892/17]
View answerThe Local Training Initiative Programme (LTI) has not, to date, been selected for inclusion in the ETB Training for the Unemployed activity within the current ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014-2020. The projects currently selected for support under this activity are Specific Skills Training; Bridging-courses and Traineeships. The ESF Managing Authority, within my Department, and the Operational Programme Monitoring Committee maintains an ongoing overview of the funding allocations under the PEIL and will re-allocate the available funding as required, in accordance with the EU Regulatory provisions, over the lifetime of the PEIL.
The inclusion or otherwise of the LTI in the PEIL for ESF support does not impact on its funding, which is a matter for the relevant ETBs in consultation with SOLAS.
