Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of enterprises and employees facilitated by Skillnets in 2008; the number who will do so in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19728/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of funding allocated to Skillnets in 2008; the level of funding being committed in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19729/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Skillnets participants have been instructed to put a plan in place to wind down operations for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19730/09]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will continue Skillnets in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19731/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 122, inclusive, together.

Last week Skillnets Ltd. indicated to all networks their final grant allocations for the remainder of 2009. The number of networks funded and the amount of grant allocated to each are matters for Skillnets Ltd.

A total budgetary allocation of €26.7m was made by Government to Skillnets in 2008. The current economic and financial circumstances have necessitated a greater refocusing of finite budgetary resources on the activation agenda. In this context a revised total 2009 allocation of €16.595m has been notified to Skillnets Ltd.

In 2008 the Skillnets TNP facilitated over 56,000 trainees in over 20,000 enterprises. Skillnets anticipate levels of training of up to 70% of that figure to be achieved in 2009.