Apprenticeship Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 6 September 2019

Friday, 6 September 2019

Ceisteanna (488)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

488. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for apprenticeships. [36746/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (Deputy John Halligan)

The 2019 budget allocation for apprenticeship training is €142m which represents an increase of over 16% on the 2018 allocation of €122m. The 2019 allocation is apportioned between SOLAS (€105m) and the HEA (€37m) and will support an apprenticeship population which is forecast to be in excess of 18,000 by the end of 2019.