Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all wages paid to persons enrolled in craft based and consortia led apprenticeships are fully funded via the Exchequer and the National Training Fund; and to outline the employer contributions to apprentices' wages. [52786/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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The wage paid by an employer to an apprentice is not funded by the exchequer or the National Training Fund (NTF). Apprentices in the craft trades are paid a training allowance by their local Education and Training Board while they attend their off-the-job training phases.  This represents approximately 40 weeks of their four year apprenticeship. This training allowance is funded by the NTF.  Employers in the new consortia led apprenticeships pay the wage of the apprentice for the duration of their apprenticeship including during off-the-job training.