Vol. 506 No. 6
115 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will establish a working group in conjunction with the local community in Dublin 17 with the aim of establishing a motor project whose purpose would be to provide an alternative for the many young people who are at risk of becoming involved in joyriding in view of the fact that previous efforts by the community alone were unable to overcome problems such as insurance. [16156/99]
The Youthreach programme for unqualified early school leavers provides some 7000 places offering integrated education, training and work experience for young people who have left school early, and operates in over 130 centres throughout the country provided by FÁS and the vocational education committees. In that context, there are centres in Bonnybrook and Darndale as well as a traveller training centre in Belcamp.
My Department will be happy to examine additional proposals to meet needs in the area in discussion with other agencies, with a view to ensuring an integrated area-based response to needs. Proposals should be submitted in the first instance to the relevant VEC for discussion.
There are three CARLINE projects in place elsewhere in Dublin at present being funded by my Department which cater for early school leavers, and which use motor vehicles as a core vocational discipline. My Department considers that future needs in this area would be best met in the context of integrating such approaches into the existing system.
