Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government spending on labour force development and training since 1997 to date. [23499/05]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the public funding allocated to my Department for labour force development and training. This funding has been allocated by the Exchequer since 1997 to the labour force development subheads of my Department's Vote and by the national training fund, NTF, since its launch in 2001.

Combined Exchequer and NTF expenditure in this area was as follows: