Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to adult literacy and basic skills during each year since 2007. [42738/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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My Department has provided funding in the region of €30 million per annum for the years from 2007 to 2013 for the Adult Literacy Programme. Since the beginning of 2014, funding for adult literacy has been provided through SOLAS to the Education and Training Boards and other bodies. In 2015, the SOLAS provision for the Adult Literacy Programme is €30.4 million.

In addition to the Adult Literacy Programme, my Department has also provided funding for the Skills for Work Programme since 2010. Annual funding of €2.8 million is provided for this programme from the National Training Fund. The Skills for Work programme provides basic skills tuition for those in employment.