Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that was spent in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 on apprenticeships. [28642/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025sets out new ways of structuring, funding, and promoting apprenticeships to make apprenticeship accessible to employers and learners. The actions set out in the Plan seek to deliver on a target of 10,000 annual apprenticeship registrations by 2025.

The Government is committed under the Action Planto working with employers to promote, enable and support the recruitment and training of apprentices. There is a very substantial allocation of resources to both SOLAS and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for apprenticeships, drawing on the resources provided by employers through the Training Levy into the National Training Fund.

The budget allocation for 2020 was €169m, for 2021 it was €198.4m and 2022 it is €206m.

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that was spent in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 on apprenticeships for chefs. [28643/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy on apprenticeships for chefs is currently being collated and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is available.