Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for the Youthreach programme in each of the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18840/14]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of participants who completed the Youthreach programme in each of the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18841/14]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together.

In the years 2008 to 2013 my Department provided the following funding to the former Vocational Educational Committees (VEC) to fund their Youthreach programmes –

2008 - €66.9m

2009 - €67.6m

2010 - €69.9m

2011 - €73m

2012 - €70m

2013 - €68.5m

The annual survey of Youthreach learners indicated that the following numbers of learners completed their Youthreach programme in each of the years 2008 to 2012, figures for 2013 are not yet available –

2008 - 832

2009 - 790

2010 - 924

2011 - 1,068

2012 - 1,117

There were some 3,700 places on Youthreach at any one time over the period in question.