Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices commencing an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices who failed to complete an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; the reason the apprentices did not complete the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19744/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices participating on an apprenticeship in each apprenticeship programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19745/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices participating in an apprenticeship programme by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19746/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices, respectively, participating in an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19747/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices from a minority ethnic background participating in an apprenticeship programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19748/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices in each age cohort (details supplied) participating on an apprenticeship programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19749/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for apprenticeships in each of the years 2014 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19751/19]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to pre-apprenticeship or access to apprenticeship programmes in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19753/19]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 to 373, inclusive, 375 and 377 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statements.

It should be noted that data on the ethnic background of Irish apprentices is not currently collected. However, one of the arising actions from the review of pathways to participation in apprenticeships is to incorporate the national census questions on ethnicity into apprentice registration as a means of gathering more robust data on participation.

In relation to the Deputy’s request for data about those apprentices that failed to complete an apprenticeship programme it should also be noted that in order to look at overall retention rates in apprenticeship, it is necessary to focus on those who would have completed their apprenticeship. National apprenticeships are 4 years in total and sometimes take longer to complete. SOLAS have looked at all apprentice registrations from 2000 to 2013 and have set out the position in the relevant table. This shows a completion rate of almost 70% of all apprentices registering during this period.

Reasons for non-completion include redundancy, emigration, repeated failure to pass assessments and leaving to take up other employment or education options. It is important to note that this data includes the period of the recession that severely impacted on the construction industry.

PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROVISION – 2017 to 2019.

rest = Craft based

Age of current Apprentice Population as at (03/05/2019)

Number of Apprentices by County (02/05/19)

Completion rates:

Female & Male Apprentices 2016 to 2018

** From 2018 all funding for craft and consortia led apprenticeships was provided by the NTF.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeship programmes approved since 2014; the title of each; the year each was approved; the number of apprentices currently participating in the programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/19]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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To date there are 20 new apprenticeship programmes in operation which have being approved by the Apprenticeship Council. A further 33 programmes, which have also been approved by the Apprenticeship Council are due to get under way in 2019 and 2020. Details of all these programmes are set out in the following tabular statements.

New Apprenticeships 2019