Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2020
619. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills if statistics on the ethnic background of children accessing Youthreach programmes are available and if so, if they will be provided by ethnicity. [15359/20]
View answerStatistics regarding the ethnic background of Youthreach Participants are recorded by Education and Training Boards on a further education and training database, the Programme Learner Support System (PLSS ). The following figures are a unique count of learners enrolled in the Youthreach programme during 2019 as reported on PLSS. However it should be noted that the provision of this sensitive information by learners is on a voluntary basis and contingent on learners’ provision of explicit and informed consent. As such, 240 out of the 2689 participants enrolled in Youthreach programmes in 2019 did not consent for data on their ethnicity to be recorded.
Ethnic background of Youthreach Learners enrolled in 2019.
|
No. |
|
|
White Irish |
1,731 |
|
Irish Traveller |
336 |
|
Roma |
46 |
|
Any other white background |
183 |
|
Black or Black Irish - African |
56 |
|
Black or black Irish – Any other background |
7 |
|
Asian or Asian Irish - Chinese |
6 |
|
Asian or Asian Irish –Any other Asian Background |
33 |
|
Other (Inc. Mixed background) |
51 |
|
No Consent |
240 |
|
Total |
2689 |
