Skills Shortages

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2019

Tuesday, 9 April 2019

Ceisteanna (183)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

183. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation to the regional skills fora in 2019. [16037/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

The 2019 Estimates provides for an allocation of €1,236,000 from the National Training Fund to support the work of the Regional Skills Fora in 2019.

In 2018 the Regional Skills Fora Managers engaged with over 1,000 enterprises, representing over 100,000 employees.  Engagement was mostly with the Manufacturing, ICT and Construction sectors. The majority of this engagement was with Small, Medium and Micro enterprises.