Written Answers. - Youth Training Scheme Statistics. – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil) – Tuesday, 16 Dec 1986

Written Answers. - Youth Training Scheme Statistics.

306.

Mr. Bell

asked the Minister for Labour the number of young people under 18 years of age who are engaged in each of the training schemes covered by his Department on a county basis; the number engaged in the various training centres; and the type of courses.

Minister for Labour (Mr. Quinn)

A total of 6,903 young people under the age of 18 years are engaged on training schemes under the aegis of my Department. The most detailed information relating to counties, training centres and type of courses is set out below, disaggregated on the basis of AnCO training centres, AnCO external training, CERT and YEA.

With regard to AnCO training centres, Table 1 outlines participants on courses and individual training centres at end November, 1986. A county breakdown is not available. With regard to AnCO external training, Table 2 summarises participants on courses by county in November 1986.

With regard to CERT, it is not possible to give a breakdown by county. However, the following breakdown is by location for persons under 18 on school-based programmes.

Training Centre
Athlone	12
Cork	31
Dublin	45
Galway	45
Killybegs	29
Rosslare	20
Sligo	4
Waterford	5
Total	191

In relation to the YEA, Table 3 summarises the position at end-November 1986.

Table 1.

AnCO Training Centres.

Programme	Specific Employable Skills	Work Prep.	Community Workshops	C.Y.T.P.	Trav. People W/Shop	Apprentices	Comm. Response	Enterprise	Total
Cork	65	30	168	13	21	117	39	—	453
Ballyfermot	43	9	75	60	25	90	17	5	324
Loughlinstown	29	42	83	56	34	7	—	—	25
Finglas	51	28	124	70	27	49	16	—	365
Galway	15	12	50	29	74	77	6	1	264
Limerick	27	28	201	55	32	71	9	4	427
Tralee	25	15	40	46	19	47	19	2	213
City Centre	26	18	249	31	—	46	1	—	371
Cabra	16	39	12	45	26	41	9	—	188
Tallaght	35	44	32	58	19	111	18	—	317
Gweedore/ Letterkenny	44	19	—	31	20	33	2	1	150
Athlone	31	25	80	53	29	44	4	1	267
Sligo/ Ballina	18	13	29	12	24	30	12	5	143
Dundalk	25	68	55	71	10	55	—	12	296
Baldoyle	63	40	25	45	—	18	16	—	207
Shannon	53	8	28	28	14	18	4	7	160
Waterford	45	35	168	44	48	134	29	11	514
Total	611	473	1,419	747	422	988	201	49	4,910

Overall Total 4,910

Table 2.

AnCo External Training.

Summary by County by Course of people in Training at end of November, 1986, who are under 18 years of age.

	Youth Skills	Textiles	Finance	Computer Software	Sales	Equality	Youth Enterprise	Marketing	Community Enterprise	Craft	Co-Ops	Community Development
Cork	98			4	4	14	8		2		2
Kildare	39
Laois	39
Kilkenny	40
Mayo	20
Louth	41	9
Monaghan	18
Galway	18	3							2
Kerry	40										1
Wexford	17			3
Dublin	144	9	4		4	8		11	8		3	5
Limerick	19								6
Waterford		3
Tipperary							3		3	4	1
Donegal									2			2
Meath									2
Sligo											1

Table 3.

YEA Training Schemes

Estimated Total Number of Participants on ACOT's Certificate in Farming Programme at the end of November 1986, by County of Residence.

Place	Under 18 years
Dublin	28
Meath	64
Kildare	57
Wicklow	25
East	174
Louth	19
Monaghan	19
Cavan	59
North East	97
Donegal	52
Sligo	29
Leitrim	4
North West	85
Galway	101
Mayo	56
West	157
Limerick	30
Clare	65
Tipperary	70
Mid West	165
Cork	173
Kerry	24
South West	197
Waterford	28
Wexford	38
Carlow	8
Kilkenny	34
South East	108
Laois	43
Offaly	22
Longford	18
Roscommon	31
Westmeath	41
Midlands	155
Total	1,138

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht - Tuesday, 16 Dec 1986