Written answers

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Department of Education and Skills

Adult Education

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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1301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to the intensive tuition for adult basic education during each of the past five years; the number of participants during each of those years; the number of persons who were refused places on ITABE during each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33624/14]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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An annual budget of €2 million has been provided for the ITABE programme for each of the last five years. The number of participants for these years is as follows:

2009 - 2,1012010 - 2,0602011 - 2,0542012 - 2,1342013 – 2,027

The ITABE programme is operated locally by Education and Training Boards and provides six hours of tuition per week instead of the two hours generally available through the mainstream adult literacy programme. Learners are offered a place on the programme by the Literacy service where this is deemed to be the most beneficial provision for them. My Department has no information on the number of persons, if any, who are refused places on the programme.

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