The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.
It should be noted that the 2016 apprentice population is based on forecast figures.
Table 1
Year
|
Cost
€’000 *
|
Apprentice Population
|
2010
|
68.015
|
10,172
|
2011
|
43.353
|
8,327
|
2012
|
32.166
|
6,222
|
2013
|
27.942
|
5,711
|
2014
|
25.900
|
6,913
|
2015
|
34.800
|
8,317
|
2016
|
43.000
|
11,250
|
* Direct provision costs in ETB training centres plus training allowances at all off the job phases. Excludes certain salary and support costs and provision costs in Institutes of Technology
Table 2 – Active apprenticeship population by sector
Sectors
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
Construction
|
3808
|
2761
|
1693
|
1197
|
1437
|
1735
|
2400
|
Electrical
|
3566
|
2997
|
2167
|
2030
|
2552
|
3099
|
4200
|
Engineering
|
964
|
943
|
893
|
1021
|
1233
|
1441
|
1800
|
Motor
|
1780
|
1586
|
1443
|
1440
|
1668
|
2016
|
2600
|
Printing & Paper
|
54
|
40
|
26
|
23
|
23
|
26
|
25
|
Total
|
10172
|
8327
|
6222
|
5711
|
6913
|
8319
|
11025
|