Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 November 2020
134. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices employed by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37189/20]
View answer135. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices employed by each State and semi-State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37190/20]
View answer136. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices employed in each university, technological university and institute of technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 134 to 136, inclusive, together.
There are a total of 58 apprenticeship programmes available to employers at the current time, with a further 20 apprenticeships in development. Engagement by an employer in an apprenticeship programme is dependent on meeting an identified skills development need within that organisation. The steps for employers to become engaged in an existing programme, or to initiate the development of a new apprenticeship, are set out on www.apprenticeship.ie.
The Government has committed to the delivery of a new Action Plan for Apprenticeship by the end of the year. The Action Plan will set out measures to widen employer engagement with apprenticeship in both the public and private sectors with the target of reaching 10,000 new apprentice registrations per annum by 2025
There are over 6,000 employers with 18,800 registered apprentices as of October 2020, however the apprentice register does not hold a tag for state and semi-state employers. A review of the information within the register is being undertaken and the information will be forwarded to the Deputy once available.
The numbers of registered apprentices employed by local authorities and in higher education institutions are set out in the attached table.
Apprentices employed in each university, technological university and institute of technology
|
Employer |
Total |
|
Athlone Institute Of Technology |
3 |
|
University College Dublin (UCD) |
1 |
Apprentices employed by each local authority
|
Employer |
Total |
|
Clare County Council |
2 |
|
Cork City Council |
1 |
|
Cork County Council |
6 |
|
Donegal Co Council |
1 |
|
Dublin City Council |
26 |
|
Fingal County Council |
2 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
2 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
2 |
|
Westmeath Co Council |
3 |
|
Wexford County Council |
1 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
3 |
