Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of persons who benefitted from FÁS training and supports from 2010 onwards. [22552/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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FÁS funds its training from a mixture of funding provided by the Exchequer and the National Training Fund. The table attached sets out the amounts allocated for FÁS training for the three years 2010 to 2012.

In 2010, 89,500 training places were provided on FAS training programmes; this includes the Technical Employment Support Grant.

In 2011, according to the provisional outturn, 95,989 training places were provided on FAS training programmes. This includes the Technical Employment Support Grant.

In 2012 up to 81,500 FAS training places are being provided which included 6,500 under the new Labour Market Education and Training Programme. This excludes the Technical Employment Support Grant which is now under the remit of the Department of Social Protection.

Question No. 144 answered with Question No. 85.