The issues raised are operational matters for Teagasc.
I am advised that the Sligo/Leitrim/Donegal Advisory Region is provisionally looking at starting 4 new Part-time Green Cert classes in October 2017 (Ballymote, Manorhamilton, Letterkenny and Ballybofey). The number of classes and locations will not be finalised until later in the year. The expected intake will be approx. 130 students (65-70 in Donegal). Teagasc plan to appoint 2 new Temporary Education Officers in Donegal to facilitate the additional intake.
I am also advised that 274 people have registered an interest in completing the Green Cert with Teagasc in Donegal. It's not clear at this stage how many will translate into formal applications and have to be accommodated on the Green Cert in due course. The 4 new classes proposed for this autumn will bring the total number of Green Cert classes in the Sligo/ Leitrim/Donegal region to 16 and the total number of students close to 500.