Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a TESG FÁS training allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27656/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned was not refused a TESG grant. He applied for a grant to attend a training course run by a private sector training provider. He was advised by the Employment Services Officer that the training provider was not accredited and that a grant cannot be paid unless accreditation is in place. An accreditation of provider form was sent to the provider but this was not returned to the employment service office. The person in question completed the course and then contacted the Employment Service Officer again but was informed that without the necessary accreditation a TESG grant could not be approved. Retrospective approval of a TESG grant is prohibited under the procedures for TESG.