Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new training officers being employed to provide green certificate courses in each county; the number of persons on the waiting lists for these courses by county; the timeframe for the placement of these new officers; the start date for the commencement of new courses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30775/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has been working closely with Teagasc to address staffing issues in relation to delivering the adult Green Cert programme. In conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Teagasc was approved to appoint 70 temporary education officers in the period 2014 to 2016. A further request for 15 new temporary education officers was approved early this year to provide additional courses in areas of acute demand.

As the details requested by the Deputy in relation to assignments by county, waiting lists and start dates for new courses are operational matters for Teagasc, the request has been forwarded to Teagasc for direct reply.

In line with new Dáil procedures, such information can be requested directly from Teagasc using the dedicated email address: oireachtas@teagasc.ie.