Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of the review by the expert panel on the further education and training model will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6097/22]

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he anticipates receiving and publishing the review of the funding model for further education and training commissioned by SOLAS in late 2019 from an independent expert panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 and 511 together.

The independent expert panel commissioned by SOLAS in late 2019 to review the funding model for Further Education and Training (FET) have undertaken extensive research, consulted with a wide range of stakeholders, and tested funding ideas and approaches via a series of workshops with ETBs.

Although the process has been delayed by COVID restrictions, SOLAS has advised that a draft of the Review will be submitted to my Department in Q1 2022. Following the finalisation of the draft report, SOLAS will publish the Review report.

This Review is an important enabler for the FET Strategy and I look forward to receiving the report and considering its findings and recommendations.