Written answers
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Programmes
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistics, in tabular form, for the number of apprenticeship registrations with FÁS each year for the past ten years per training category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4341/13]
Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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FAS have provided the statistics as requested by the Deputy in the attached document.
| Trade | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Nat- ional Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | Jan.- Dec. | 2002 - 2012 | |
| Brick & Stone laying | 441 | 549 | 679 | 599 | 473 | 247 | 57 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3,092 |
| Cabinet- making * | 235 | 217 | 194 | 179 | 207 | 154 | 75 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1,295 |
| Car- pentry & Joinery | 1547 | 1849 | 2089 | 2124 | 1907 | 1350 | 511 | 140 | 96 | 72 | 91 | 11,776 |
| Floor & Wall Tiling | 39 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 32 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 250 |
| Paint- ing & Decor- ating | 151 | 139 | 157 | 149 | 161 | 112 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 987 |
| Plast- ering | 186 | 268 | 310 | 278 | 220 | 143 | 57 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1,497 |
| Plumb- ing | 731 | 938 | 1249 | 1251 | 1500 | 1038 | 453 | 127 | 91 | 146 | 97 | 7,621 |
| Wood Machin- ing * | 22 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 111 | |
| Wood Manufact- uring & Finishing | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 | ||||||||
| Total | 3,352 | 4,012 | 4,738 | 4,636 | 4,514 | 3,100 | 1,231 | 348 | 244 | 268 | 222 | 26,665 |
| Aircraft Mechanics | 75 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 57 | 66 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 36 | 421 |
| Electricical | 1814 | 1766 | 2028 | 2159 | 2269 | 2057 | 1106 | 523 | 373 | 355 | 397 | 14,847 |
| Electrical Instrumentation | 37 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 380 |
| Electronic Security Systems | 12 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 105 | |||||
| Instrumentation | 24 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 141 |
| Refriger- ation & Air Condition- ing | 78 | 74 | 88 | 88 | 106 | 117 | 83 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 750 |
| Total | 2,028 | 1,929 | 2,204 | 2,338 | 2,495 | 2,327 | 1,308 | 615 | 445 | 449 | 506 | 16,644 |
| MAMF | 229 | 212 | 180 | 166 | 171 | 203 | 134 | 69 | 65 | 101 | 110 | 1,640 |
| Farriery | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 44 | ||||||
| Industrial Insulation | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 23 | ||||||
| Metal Fabric- ation | 266 | 256 | 223 | 199 | 198 | 190 | 192 | 87 | 57 | 60 | 103 | 1,831 |
| Sheet Metal- working | 98 | 69 | 74 | 67 | 46 | 51 | 68 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 533 |
| Tool- making | 43 | 46 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 57 | 379 |
| Total | 636 | 583 | 516 | 466 | 448 | 466 | 443 | 214 | 171 | 220 | 287 | 4,450 |
| Agricultural Mechanics | 67 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 48 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 458 |
| Construct- ion Plant Fitting | 82 | 84 | 102 | 103 | 88 | 94 | 64 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 45 | 750 |
| Heavy Vehicle Mechanics | 193 | 140 | 105 | 136 | 135 | 151 | 117 | 92 | 65 | 59 | 74 | 1,267 |
| Motor Mechanics | 458 | 419 | 404 | 453 | 439 | 450 | 415 | 158 | 191 | 221 | 253 | 3,861 |
| Vehicle Body Repairs | 93 | 100 | 102 | 111 | 95 | 69 | 109 | 50 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 812 |
| Total | 893 | 788 | 763 | 854 | 808 | 826 | 753 | 344 | 340 | 365 | 414 | 7,148 |
| Print Media | 14 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 116 | ||||
| Carton Maker ** | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Book- binder ** | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Originator ** | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
| Printer ** | 10 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 73 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 219 |
| National Total | 6,932 | 7,337 | 8,239 | 8,304 | 8,306 | 6,763 | 3,765 | 1,535 | 1,204 | 1,307 | 1,434 | 55,126 |
* Cabinet Making and Wood Machining amalgamated into a new trade of Wood Manufacturing & Finishing.
** Trades Amalgamated into a new trade of Print Media.
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistics, in tabular form, for the number of construction related apprenticeships completed within FÁS each year for the past ten years per training category [4342/13]
Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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FAS have provided the statistics as requested by the Deputy in the attached document.
APPRENTICE CERTIFICATION STATISTICES - CONSTRUCTION TRADES 2002 - 2012
| TRADE | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRICK & STONELAYING | 224 | 159 | 272 | 259 | 259 | 332 | 307 | 197 | 176 | 133 | 82 | 2400 |
| CABINET MAKING | 174 | 166 | 188 | 161 | 182 | 138 | 126 | 118 | 82 | 73 | 55 | 1463 |
| CARPENTRY & JOINERY | 755 | 671 | 1076 | 999 | 959 | 998 | 1275 | 836 | 783 | 797 | 556 | 9705 |
| FLOOR & WALL TILING | 5 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 153 | |
| PAINTING & DECORATING | 71 | 55 | 92 | 80 | 69 | 91 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 685 |
| PLASTERING | 48 | 59 | 72 | 51 | 87 | 128 | 150 | 115 | 76 | 81 | 55 | 922 |
| PLUMBING | 344 | 341 | 387 | 474 | 500 | 719 | 740 | 660 | 557 | 638 | 578 | 5938 |
| WOOD MACHINING | 18 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 146 |
| National Total | 1639 | 1471 | 2130 | 2069 | 2089 | 2444 | 2682 | 2019 | 1743 | 1766 | 1360 | 21412 |
Provided by FAS
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