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Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Programmes
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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1851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices currently in the construction trades, broken down by trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1069/24]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As of the end of December 2023, the total population across the construction and construction related apprenticeship programmes was 20,219. This is an increase of 3% on the population as of the end of December 2022.
Of the 20,219, 17,747 were on construction programmes, and 2,472 were on construction-related apprenticeship programmes.
The full list of programmes and their total population numbers are attached:
Construction Apprenticeship Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop - as end of December 2023 | |
| Construction | 5933 |
| Brick and Stonelaying | 264 |
| Carpentry and Joinery | 2424 |
| Geo Driller | 15 |
| Painting and Decorating | 86 |
| Plastering | 105 |
| Plumbing | 2961 |
| Scaffolding | 59 |
| Stonecutting and Stonemasonry | 19 |
| Electrical | 10677 |
| Electrical | 10153 |
| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | 524 |
| Engineering | 1137 |
| Civil Engineering L6 | 9 |
| Civil Engineering L7 | 33 |
| Engineering Services Management | 32 |
| Equipment Systems Engineer | 5 |
| Metal Fabrication | 920 |
| Sheet Metalworking | 138 |
| Grand Total | 17747 |
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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1852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship registrations in the construction trades in 2023, broken down by trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/24]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As of the end of December 2023, there were a total of 5,794 registrations across the construction and construction related apprenticeship programmes. This is an increase of 3% on registrations for 2022.
Of these, 4,946 registrations were on construction apprenticeship programmes, and 848 were registrations on construction-related apprenticeship programmes.
The full list of programmes and their total registration numbers are attached, including registrations on a month by month basis.
Construction Apprenticeship Registrations | |
|---|---|
| Total - Year to Date (Dec '23) | |
| Construction | 1583 |
| Brick and Stonelaying | 66 |
| Carpentry and Joinery | 711 |
| Geo Driller | 0 |
| Painting and Decorating | 17 |
| Plastering | 30 |
| Plumbing | 739 |
| Scaffolding | 18 |
| Stonecutting and Stonemasonry | 2 |
| Electrical | 3011 |
| Electrical | 2837 |
| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | 174 |
| Engineering | 352 |
| Civil Engineering L6 | 9 |
| Civil Engineering L7 | 35 |
| Engineering Services Management | 17 |
| Equipment Systems Engineer | 0 |
| Metal Fabrication | 259 |
| Sheet Metalworking | 32 |
Registrations Each Month 2023 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | ||||||||
Dec-23 | Nov-23 | Oct-23 | Sep-23 | Aug-23 | Jul-23 | Jun-23 | May-23 | Apr-23 | Mar-23 | Feb-23 | Jan-23 |
110 | 187 | 184 | 157 | 115 | 115 | 97 | 116 | 91 | 133 | 135 | 143 |
2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
53 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 51 | 56 | 64 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
53 | 79 | 85 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 63 | 44 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
218 | 368 | 375 | 285 | 200 | 173 | 161 | 205 | 211 | 263 | 256 | 296 |
208 | 338 | 361 | 273 | 191 | 160 | 155 | 186 | 204 | 248 | 236 | 277 |
10 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 |
17 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 24 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
345 | 579 | 608 | 515 | 347 | 308 | 273 | 346 | 321 | 423 | 416 | 465 |
Construction-Related Apprenticeship Registrations | |
|---|---|
| Total - Year to Date (Dec '23) | |
| Auctioneering and Property Services | 148 |
| Auctioneering and Property Services | 148 |
| Construction | 123 |
| Cabinet Making | 0 |
| Wood Manufacturing and Finishing | 123 |
| Electrical | 258 |
| Electrical Instrumentation | 143 |
| Electronic Security Systems | 63 |
| Industrial Electrical Engineer | 32 |
| Instrumentation | 20 |
| Engineering | 222 |
| Industrial Insulation | 12 |
| Pipefitting | 108 |
| Polymer Processing Technology | 15 |
| Principal Engineer | 15 |
| Toolmaking | 58 |
| Wind Turbine Maintenance | 14 |
| Motor | 97 |
| Construction Plant Fitting | 97 |
| Grand Total | 848 |
Registrations Each Month 2023 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | ||||||||
Dec-23 | Nov-23 | Oct-23 | Sep-23 | Aug-23 | Jul-23 | Jun-23 | May-23 | Apr-23 | Mar-23 | Feb-23 | Jan-23 |
1 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
1 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 16 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 16 |
14 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
6 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
13 | 19 | 47 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 18 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
40 | 93 | 120 | 107 | 82 | 51 | 68 | 75 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 67 |
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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1853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants to commis chef apprenticeship Level 6 Programme in 2023, in tabular form. [1127/24]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In 2023, there was a total of 73 applications to the Level 6 Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme. The information is set out in tabular form, by Educational Training Board, in the attached table.
Commis Chef Level 6 Registrations 2023 | |
|---|---|
Region | Registrations |
| Cavan & Monaghan ETB | 13 |
| City of Dublin ETB | 9 |
| Cork ETB | 12 |
| Donegal ETB | 1 |
| Dublin & Dun Laoghiare ETB | 5 |
| Galway & Roscommon ETB | 2 |
| Kildare & Wicklow ETB | 6 |
| Kilkenny & Carlow ETB | 6 |
| Limerick & Clare ETB | 1 |
| Louth & Meath ETB | 3 |
| Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB | 4 |
| Tipperary ETB | 4 |
| Waterford & Wexford ETB | 7 |
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