Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 431: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application by the BIM regional training centre in Castletownbere, County Cork, for the appointment of a suitable qualified captain as an instructor for their training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6519/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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BIM is an independent statutory body and the main provider of vocational training to the seafood industry and hence policy in this regard is a matter for the Agency. BIM has advised that, as an interim measure, it has sought to secure instructors on a service supply basis on the Government's eTenders site and an instructor on this basis has been secured for the Greencastle Training school. The permanent filling of these positions, which has been sought by BIM, is being examined in the context of BIM's Employment Control Framework target and requires the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure.