Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to expand the number of adult literacy training places by 4,000 on top of the extra 3,000 places put in place in 2007. [18433/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Between 1997 and 2007, funding for adult literacy has increased from €1m to €30m and in the same period, the number of participants has increased from 5,000 to 44,000.

There are also a number schemes targeted at people with special literacy needs, e.g. deaf people and a literacy service in Irish for people in Gaeltacht areas.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment makes provision for literacy in the workplace through FÁS.

3,000 places were put in place in 2007. Provision has been made in the Revised Estimates for 2008 for the allocation of an additional 500 places in 2008.