Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2023
539. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of approved PLC places in County Roscommon in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [8737/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraPost Leaving Cert (PLC) Courses are delivered by Education and Training Boards (ETB) and by Voluntary Secondary Schools and Community and Comprehensive Schools (VSSCCS). Approved places are allocated at ETB level by SOLAS each year and the ETB manages the allocation within its own particular region. The Galway and Roscommon ETB (GRETB) allocation of approved PLC places has been set at 1,512 for each of the years concerned.
GRETB currently does not offer PLC provision in Co Roscommon. There was provision in Castlerea Community School, however it was discontinued in 2022 due to falling enrolments. GRETB offers PLC courses in Galway Technical Institute, Galway Community College and Clarin College Athenry.
