Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of the back-to-education allowance in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Department does not compile programme-level data for the period 2014–2024; however, relevant information by individual ETB is available in the SOLAS Annual Reports and Financial Statements for those years.

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of Youthreach, community training centres and local training initiatives in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40624/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Department does not compile programme-level data for the period 2014–2024; however, relevant information by individual ETB is available in the SOLAS Annual Reports and Financial Statements for those years.

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of further education and training allowances in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40627/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Department does not compile programme-level data for the period 2014–2024; however, relevant information is available in the SOLAS Annual Reports and individual Education and Training Board (ETB) Financial Statements for those years.

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of the Fund for Students with Disabilities in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40628/25]

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of the programme for access to higher education in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/25]

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding given to each county as part of the programme for access to higher education in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40514/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 579 together.

The Programmes for Access To Higher Education (PATHs) are the main funding streams to supports the implementation of the National Access Plan (NAP). The PATH is a dedicated fund, broken into five strands, committed to increasing participation by under-represented groups in higher education

The objectives of PATH 1 are to:

• increase the number of students from under-represented groups entering initial teacher education; and
• provide more role models for students from these groups, demonstrating that there are pathways open to them to realise their potential through education.

• Phase 1 (2022) – Universal Design Fund – Supporting inclusive universally designed higher education environments for all.
• Phase 2 (2023-2025) – Introduction of courses specifically designed to cater for students with intellectual disabilities at 11 different higher education institutions over the three-year pilot scheme.