Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Current and Future Plans for Further and Higher Education: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

5:30 pm

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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-----we had a backlog problem. We have invested heavily in that and cleared that backlog, as she is aware. The capacity in the system will allow us to deliver in excess of 30% more. With regard to the ETBs alone, the training capacity in the ETBs has increased by 34%, from 5,600 places in 2023 to more than 7,500 places in August 2024.