Written answers

Tuesday, 25 April 2006

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

FÁS Training Programmes

9:00 pm

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 431: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount allocated by his Department towards training and development through agencies such as FÁS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15251/06]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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In 2006, my Department allocated a total of €417.796 million for training and development purposes through a number of its agencies. The allocation for the FÁS training and integration supports programme, which includes training for the employed and unemployed, amounts to €382.796 million. There was also a training element of €11 million included in the allocation for the FÁS employment programmes, which includes community employment and job initiative.

A total of €2.5 million was allocated to IDA Ireland in respect of training and development activities. Enterprise Ireland was allocated €7 million as support for training and development by, or to the benefit of, client companies in 2006. This expenditure covers in-company training, management development, course design, mentor programme, sales capability programme and the training element of the Enterprise Ireland productivity improvement fund. This allocation includes Shannon Development's Irish industry grants, which are paid under Shannon Development's capacity as an agent of Enterprise Ireland.

A total of €8.5 million was allocated to the training networks programme, TNP, operated by Skillnets Limited, a social partner company. TNP supports in-company training and development by firms co-operating with each other in training networks. In addition, €6 million was allocated to the ACCEL programme which was launched in October 2005. This programme supports in-company training and is aimed at companies working together in groups, at county enterprise board and social partner organisation level. Skillnets Services, a subsidiary of Skillnets Limited, manages ACCEL as a technical services unit to my Department.

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