I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 302 together. Budget 2018 saw an additional €38m allocated to apprenticeship and traineeship which represents an increase of over 30% on the 2017 allocation. This increased allocation will support 6,200 apprenticeship registrations and up to 3,900 traineeship enrolments during the year. There was also €19 million of apprenticeship expenditure resourced from the Exchequer in 2017 that was transferred to the National Training Fund in 2018.
There were 438 traineeship enrolments for quarter one 2018. Information on expenditure to date in 2018 on traineeships has not yet been collated by SOLAS from the 16 Education and Training Boards.
The information requested by the deputy on apprenticeship registrations and total expenditure on craft and consortia led apprenticeships to date in 2018 is set out in the following table.
REGISTRATIONS
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2018
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31st May YTD
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Craft Apprenticeships
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1,914
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Consortia Apprenticeships
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54
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Total Expenditure to date
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€46,799,364
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