Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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176. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons who have completed the Gaisce President's Award in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [51014/13]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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177. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons from Northern Ireland who have completed the Gaisce President's Award in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [51028/13]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together.

The number of young people who have completed Gaisce-the President’s Award in each of the years 2011-2013 to date is set out in the table below.

As previously advised to the Deputy, an agreement is in place whereby young people in Northern Ireland, who wish to avail of Gaisce- the President’s Award may register with the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Northern Ireland for the Joint Award Programme but may choose, on completion of the programme, to have the Gaisce award presented.

Details of the number of young people in Northern Ireland who have requested to receive the Gaisce Award in each of the years are also included in the table.