Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2025
902. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of craft and non-craft apprenticeship registrations in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [56937/25]
View answerSupported by significant government investment, annual apprenticeship registrations have grown strongly in recent years from 6,177 in 2019 to 9,352 in 2024. This 51% increase provides a strong foundation for achieving the target of 12,500 annual apprentice registrations by the end of 2030.
Year to date to September of this year, there have been 6,676 apprenticeship registrations. It should be noted that in 2024 the last four months of the year were the strongest period for apprenticeship registrations, with 45% of all registrations for the year taking place in this period.
The numbers of craft and consortia apprenticeship registrations in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 are provided in tabular form below.
|
Year |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 (year to date to end September) |
|
Total number of apprenticeship registrations |
6,717 |
8,712 |
9,352 |
6,676 |
|
Craft Apprenticeship registrations |
4,922 |
6,588 |
7,113 |
4,990 |
|
Consortia Apprenticeship registrations |
1,795 |
2,124 |
2,239 |
1,686 |
With the significant investment in Budget 2026 bringing the total funding for apprenticeship to over €410 million - a 123% increase since 2020 - a strong foundation has been laid for the 12,500 target and support national infrastructure projects.
