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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship is a demand driven educational and training programme which aims to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. The development of new apprenticeships is employer-led, with consortia comprising employer groups and educational providers coming together to identify a skills need and appropriate apprenticeship response in their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the average time an apprentice is out of education and/or unemployed before taking up an apprenticeship is currently not collated.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The cost per student on the pilot TU Dublin Access to Apprenticeship programme is €5,200. This programme is funded by industry, the HEA and the Social Innovation Fund Ireland. It is an innovative close-to-the-labour market employability programme which is specifically set up to support young men and women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to secure craft apprenticeship...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: In recognition of the challenges facing full time third level students the Government approved once off funding of €50m to provide additional financial assistance in this academic year. The funding delivers financial assistance to all EU full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students attending publicly funded Higher Education Institutions. The scheme will ensure students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1315, 1316, 1317 and 1322 together. The most recent figures for the total estimated annual cost per apprentice are from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Spending Review of Apprenticeships which was published in 2019. The figure for craft apprenticeship is €7,159 with an average cost of €9,877 per apprentice for those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The rates of pay for the 25 craft apprenticeship programmes are agreed by the partners within the relevant sector, or are set out in Sectoral Employment Orders (Construction Sector and Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector). Rates vary between occupations and sectors but in all cases craft apprenticeship rates are expressed as a proportion of the qualified rate,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1319, 1320 and 1345 together. An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs) and Technological Universities. The amount of ASC charged to apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in the institution during the academic year. In cases where training is delivered in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The 10 year adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy will take a whole-of-government approach and provide a framework to support individuals to improve their literacy, numeracy and digital literacy. This new strategy will provide a framework to build on and streamline the substantial work that is already being done across a range of Government departments, state agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2102. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and process for adding and removing countries from the mandatory quarantine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19838/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 1941. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a proposal for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking afforestation projects through the licensing system which are screened out by forestry companies and their ecologists. [18570/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry projects and respective area of land in hectares which are screened out by the appropriate assessment process that have received approval in 2021. [18571/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time it took to approve screened out projects. [18572/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of screened out projects that were referred to the ecology section by the district forestry inspectors. [18573/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a mechanism for highlighting screened out projects to ecology in order that they can be fast-tracked and be with files that need more ecological attention and-or a site visit. [18574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual processing time for files with Natura impact statements submitted over the past six to nine months. [18575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the new Limerick to Foynes road; the funding that has been secured to build the road; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The standing apprentice population is estimated to reach between 31,000 and 33,000 apprentices by 2025. This represents an expected increase of over 50% on the existing population of 19,969 at the end of February 2021. There are currently 60 apprenticeship programmes of which 28 are four years in duration, 8 are three years and 24 are two years in duration. The actual population will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the programme for Government commitment to regularise undocumented persons living in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 386. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for insurance reform; his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/21]