Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeship programmes that have been developed by the Apprenticeship Council to date; the new apprenticeships that are operational; the new apprenticeships that will be operational by year's end, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45319/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the new apprenticeship programmes that have been developed is set out in the attached table.

In addition, further new apprenticeships are to be submitted for validation to Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) shortly and, subject to successful validation, it is expected that a further four new schemes will get underway later this year in various sectors including Engineering and Haulage.

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices in training by each employment sector and sub sector in 2016 and to date in 2017 that were learners with learning difficulties and or disabilities, in tabular form; and the allocation given to such apprenticeships. [45320/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. It is important to note, however, that SOLAS does not require employers to record whether an apprentice has a disability or a learning difficulty and therefore the attached sets out apprentices who have made a self-declaration in this regard.

Every effort is made to support special need requirements that apprentices have once this is brought to the attention of their Training Adviser of at the time of registration.