Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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482. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit run apprenticeship programmes or are directly engaged in the training of apprentices; if so, the number of apprentices involved; the specialities in which they are being trained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19584/22]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that my Department does not currently run apprenticeship programmes and is not engaged in the training of apprentices.

The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners are bodies under the aegis of my Department.

The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is registered as a national apprenticeship employer. Two apprentices from Accounting Technicians Ireland commenced with the Office in early 2021 on two-year apprenticeship programmes. They are being trained in Accountancy and Finance. The Office now plans to take on two additional apprentices per year from September 2022 onwards.

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners advises that while it does engage in the training of apprentices, it currently has no such trainees.