George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a short term diploma in family law is eligible for funding by FÁS; if so, the criteria that must be met to be eligible to undertake this course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37981/09]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Technical Employment Support Grant is used by FÁS where it is identified that a jobseeker has a support need to enter/re-enter the labour market, and that this need cannot be met by FÁS directly or any other state provider, within a reasonable timeframe or at a location convenient to the jobseeker. The grant has a limited budget, which is focused on short-term interventions. It is not the intention of this fund to generally support full-time or part-time third level programmes. In this context, however, the short-term diploma course in family law may be funded by FÁS on a case-by-case basis.