James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

That is a very specific situation that happened in Cashel and a few other areas and comes under the remit of the parent ETB. Each ETB has its own autonomy in how it manages its budget and allocations. The sums of money that are being supplied to the ETBs has never been greater. The amount of money being supplied to SOLAS has never been greater. As for how they allocate that within their own education provision, different ETBs have different educational provisions with some having multiple courses and some having different types of courses. I know a couple the Deputy has mentioned and she has raised this in the Dáil Chamber as well. It is up to each local ETB how it manages its budget within that. It is important ETBs prioritise their provision of apprenticeship training and that is why I have allocated an additional €30 million in this revision. I gave some other support mid-year to get ETBs through that as well and this situation is now addressed for next year with the new budget allocation. How each ETB handles its provision within that, however, is ultimately a matter for individual ETBs.