Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 April 2017
162. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates in post-leaving certificate, PLC, courses over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18538/17]
View answer163. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates in VTOS courses over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18539/17]
View answer164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates in Youthreach courses for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18540/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 164, inclusive, together.
The information is being compiled by my Department and Solas and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Questions Reference Nos. 18538/17, 18539/17 and 18540/17 of 12 April 2017 in which you requested the budgetary allocation and participation rates in PLCs, VTOS and Youthreach courses over each of the past ten years.
In my reply, I had indicated that the information sought was not available at the time but would be forwarded to you separately. I am now in a position to provide the relevant information which is set out in the following table.
Year Youthreach VTOS PLC
|
- |
€ million |
Places |
€ million |
Places |
€ million |
Places |
|
2007 |
59.3 |
3,133 |
68.3 |
5,403 |
154.0 |
29,967 |
|
2008 |
68.3 |
3,441 |
71.2 |
5,568 |
170.5 |
33,368 |
|
2009 |
68.9 |
3,452 |
77.4 |
4,338 |
183.3 |
38,528 |
|
2010 |
71.0 |
3,367 |
78.9 |
4,360 |
186.1 |
38,680 |
|
2011 |
74.1 |
3,776 |
78.9 |
4,345 |
150.0 |
36,528 |
|
2012 |
71.0 |
3,313 |
79.8 |
4,331 |
150.0 |
35,524 |
|
2013 |
72.9 |
3,217 |
82.2 |
5,649 |
150.0 |
34,003 |
|
2014 |
67.9 |
3,292 |
77.0 |
5,743 |
150.0 |
33,089 |
|
2015 |
67.0 |
3,512 |
74.4 |
4,052* |
150.0 |
26,357 1 Jan 2015 figures |
|
2016 |
66.3 |
3,213 |
73.6 |
3,730* |
150.0 |
27,882 1 Jan 2016 figures |
|
2017 |
65.6 |
73.7 |
150.0 |
Estimated |
*2015 and 2016 figures for VTOS do not include VTOS participants in PLC colleges
NB: Further Education and Training data was collected by the Department of Education and Skills up to 2013. With the establishment of SOLAS in 2013, responsibility for these programmes was taken over by SOLAS.
