Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average cost to the State of training a FÁS apprentice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3355/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The average cost to the State of training a FÁS-registered apprentice is estimated at €21,700, in 2004 prices. That covers the cost to FÁS of off-the-job training phases that normally span a three-year period, including the actual cost of such training and an apportionment of overhead costs. The figure of €21,700 does not include costs incurred by the institutes of technology on training for apprentices.