Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not received sanction to operate a PLC course for the 2013/2014 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23398/13]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Approval to participate in the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme is granted on an annual basis following an application process. Each application is examined by my Department on its own merits, taking into account current and previous allocations, current and previous demand and uptake and the overall number of places available. There are currently 32,688 approved PLC places available nationwide. Providers are required to inform the Further Education Section of my Department of any PLC places that have not been taken up by the middle of September each year in order that these unused places can be reallocated given the high demand for places.