Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people in employment who are availing of FÁS and Skillnets training in 2009 on a county basis; the number of people in employment who availed of FÁS and Skillnets training in 2008 on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47245/09]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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There are a number of training programmes provided by FÁS for persons in employment. Workplace Basic Education Fund Training was provided to a total of 918 persons in employment with low basis skills levels in 2008 and will have provided such training to 2,407 persons in 2009. Screen Training Ireland This programme provided training to 1,574 people in 2008 and to 956 people to date in 2009. Competency Development Programme A total of 23,681 people in employment participated in training in 2008. Environmental Training Programme This programme provided training to 6,432 people in 2008. Trade Union Learning This programme provided training to 2,277 people in 2008.

Where not yet currently available collated data for 2009 will be completed during the first quarter of 2010. A total of 56,126 people in employment participated in training under the Skillnets Training Networks Programme (TNP) in 2008. A total of 27,154 had participated in TNP training in 2009 at end November. The new Finuas Networks programme operated by Skillnets Ltd and aimed at upskilling those working in the international financial services sector, had trained a total of 872 people in employment nationwide since its commencement in June 2009 to end November 2009. The breakdown of all above mentioned data where collated on a county by county or regional basis will be forwarded to the Deputy.