Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/14]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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A dedicated programme of guidance, training, education and enterprises supports, co-funded by the EU under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for workers made redundant at the S R Technics aircraft maintenance facility in Dublin in 2009 was implemented between 25 March 2009 and 11 October 2011.

Under the EGF programme, a total of 769 redundant workers and apprentices benefited from a wide range of measures including occupational guidance, training, apprenticeship, second and third level education and start your own business enterprise supports.

Information on the training and other supports provided under the EGF programme are contained in the S R Technics EGF Final Report submitted by the Department to the European Commission. The report is publicly available along with related post-programme labour market outcome information at . Alternatively this information can be made available in hard copy upon request.

It should also be noted that, subject to their particular circumstances, the redundant workers in question may also have been eligible to avail of other training supports through mainstream provision or specific initiatives such as Springboard and the Labour Market Activation Fund. These types of supports were provided by or through a range of service providers such as FAS, VECs, third level institutions, Skillnets etc.