Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of further education places to be agreed for the 2005-2006 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19727/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The full-time programmes within the further education sector that are funded by my Department and managed and delivered by the vocational education committees are Youthreach, senior Traveller training programmes, the vocational training opportunities scheme and post-leaving certificate courses. In excess of 39,000 places will be provided on these programmes in 2005-06. This comprises in the region of 30,000 places on post-leaving certificate programmes, 5,000 places on the vocational training opportunities scheme, over 3,200 places on the Youthreach programme and almost 1,100 places on senior Traveller training programmes. In addition, 7,000 places will be available for part-time further and adult education options under the Back to Education initiative, catering for over 15,000 adults. Grants are provided to VECs for adult literacy and community education. The adult literacy programme caters for approximately 30,000 participants per annum.