Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand the safe pass tutor accreditation programme so that the pool of accredited safe pass training establishments may be broadened, given that in the absence of such a programme the pool of accredited tutors is small and relatively monopolised. [10534/16]

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a company (details supplied) has been repeatedly declined approval from Solas to deliver the Solas safe pass training programme. [10535/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take questions 326 and 327 together.

Training establishments may apply at any time to SOLAS for approval to deliver Safe pass programmes. The approval of tutors following evaluation against the eligibility criteria for the programme is an operational matter for SOLAS and I have asked SOLAS to reply directly to the Deputy on the position relating to the training company in question.