asked the Minister for Education the total amount of money from the European Social Fund used to support education or training programmes in this country in 1983; the courses and the support received in each case; and the total amount of money which was available to Ireland from the ESF for this purpose in 1983.
Written Answers. - EEC Education Support.
563.
My Department are currently operating six vocational training programmes in respect of which the following amounts of aid were received in 1983 from the European Social Fund.
|
IR£ |
Period of Operation |
|
|
Pre-Employment |
1,572,941 |
1980-81 |
|
1982-83 |
||
|
Middle Level Technician |
7,995,881 |
1980-81 |
|
1982-83 |
||
|
1983-84 |
||
|
Craft Trainees — Joint with AnCo |
1,212,500 |
1977-78 |
|
1980-81 |
||
|
1983 |
||
|
CERT Craft — Joint with CERT |
608,898 |
1980-81 |
|
1982-83 |
||
|
CERT Management — Joint with CERT |
56,808 |
1980-81 |
|
1982-83 |
||
|
Itinerant Training — Joint with AnCO and the Department of the Environment |
95,367 |
1983 |
|
TOTAL |
IR£11,542,395 |
I should point out that these figures do not reflect the amount of aid which is due in respect of actual expenditure on these programmes in 1983 as aid from the European Social Fund is paid on a retrospective basis within 18 months of the completion of the programmes.
In regard to the total amount of money which was made available to Ireland from the ESF in respect of all vocational training schemes in 1983 I desire to point out that the Department of Labour are the national co-ordinating agency for the purpose of submission of claims and that, accordingly, such information should be sought from the Minister for Labour.