Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It was the first national training programme for SNAs. It is a four-year contract. Some 3,500 SNAs will take part in it. The first cohort of 500 began in January 2021. I understand approximately 460 of those met the programme requirements in full. Some 900 have completed the programme since May of this year. In September, another 1,000 will commence. Recruitment has been under way to make sure we get that number of participants. The closing date for that was 9 May.