Written answers

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Department of Education and Skills

FÁS Training Programmes

9:00 pm

Photo of Joan CollinsJoan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 13: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the decision by FÁS - Solas to increase the age of eligibility from 15 to 16 for local training initiative courses, in particular the expected social impacts on previously eligible 15 year olds [39247/11]

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I understand that FÁS has always promoted the age of 16 year old and upwards for Local Training Initiatives (LTIs). This eligibility requirement is linked to the legal age for leaving school, which is 16.

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