Written answers
Thursday, 18 January 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Programmes
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the participation levels in apprenticeships of the major Government employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2084/24]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As of 16 January 2024, there is a total of 282 apprentices employed by public sector employers, 111 apprentices employed by Civil Service departments and 620 apprentices employed by semi-state employers. As such, there an overall total of 1,013 apprentices employed across the public sector, Civil Service and semi-state organisations combined.
Among the public sector employers currently employing apprentices, participating employers include An Garda Síochana, the HSE,the Irish Defence Forces, the Irish Naval Services and within the education sector.
Among the semi-state organisations currently employing apprentices, participating employers include Bord na Móna,Bus Atha Cliath,Bus Éireann, the Central Bank of Ireland, Coras Iompair Éireann, Dublin Airport Authority, ESB, Iarnród Éireann, and TG4 (Teilifís Na Gaeilge).
A full list of public sector, Civil Service, and semi-state employers, and the apprenticeship programmes they are participating in can be found in the attached document.
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