Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund
9:30 am
Dr. Colm O'Reardon:
It is counted as part of Government expenditure and, therefore, is part of the overall fiscal rules. It is, therefore, a matter for the Minister for public expenditure and reform to find a way to create more fiscal space for the NTF to be used. That is the kernel of it. We certainly have looked at the question of in-work training. Mr. Beausang may wish to say something about that.