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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: 186. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the accommodation recognition payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (19 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Providing additional places on programmes of acute skills shortage, including radiation therapy, is a priority for my Department. Officials have been engaging with colleagues in the Department of Health, HSE and HEA to expand current provision in Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork. Placement hours are a requirement of the regulator to meet the standards of professional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The information in relation to PQ 6522/25 is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Normal craft apprenticeship progression requires a minimum of 6 months of on the job Phase 3 training. Once the apprentice has successfully completed Phase 3 training they are eligible to enter the Phase 4 national waiting list where the National Apprenticeship Office can call an apprentice to the next available Phase 4 training place. Phase 4 training is scheduled in the academic year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (19 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The Minister has held no such meetings with any third parties on the potential of providing third-level courses in either new-build or expansion of current providers via satellite venues or similar in Mullingar or elsewhere in the country.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Flexible Work Practices (19 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: As per our current blended working policy, staff in my Department typically work onsite a minimum of two days per week subject to business needs. There are no planned changes to blended working arrangements at present. The Department will be undertaking an evaluation of blended working arrangements this year and will engage with all staff on the process and the outcomes.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: As the Deputy is aware, the trade unions representing the tutors in the Further Education and Training sector accepted a proposal to formally establish a grade of Adult Educator with a standardised pay scale in April 2024 following negotiations between my Department, the Department of Education, and the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the unions. This new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: To be eligible for a student grant, an applicant has to fulfil all of the criteria of the Student Grant Scheme, including the residency and nationality criteria. The scheme has a statutory underpinning and is operated in accordance with the provisions of the Student Support Act 2011. In terms of residency, a student must be ordinarily resident in Ireland or the EU, the EEA,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The staff employed by BIMM Music Institute Dublin are private employees, and any industrial relations arising between the Institute and its staff are matters for the Institute. However, all parties are encouraged to engage constructively and to avail of all dispute resolution options open to them in order to secure a resolution to the matters arising.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: In 2024, there were 9,352 registrations across all apprenticeship programmes. This was a record number of registrations and a 7% increase on 2023 which had 8,712 registrations. The number of new apprenticeship registrations, by type, in each of the years 2023 and 2024, is provided in in tabular form below. Apprentice Registrations (End of December 2023) Total for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 849, 850 and 851 together. When an employer hires and apprentice, they register the apprentice with the Training Advisor at the education institution in their region. A registration number is then generated and the apprenticeship is deemed to have commenced. There is no admittance process for the apprentice and therefore no wait time to be admitted onto an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Apprentices are employees and all of the 77 available apprenticeships are undertaken under a contract of employment. For the 25 craft apprenticeship programmes, the minimum rates of pay applying under the employment contract are either agreed within the relevant sector, or are set out in legally binding Sectoral Employment Orders recommended by the Labour Court. These minimum rates vary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Funding for National Apprenticeship programmes is determined through the annual Estimates process, led by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. As part of Budget 2023, 2024 and 2025 a cost-of-living package for students was announced to include of a once-off reduction of up to 33% in the contribution fee for apprentices. In the academic year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: My Department continues to prioritise investing in apprenticeship training capacity to meet strong demand for craft apprentices by employers as a result of our buoyant economy. Significant investment of €67 million in Budget 2024 and €77 million in Budget 2025 has been allocated to apprenticeship to support growing training capacity. This investment has enabled a 46%...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Green and sustainability-focused skills are essential for meeting the ambitious climate targets set out by the Government in the Climate Action Plan and for the green transition. My Department has been working with the tertiary sector to develop the green skills required to achieve these goals, ensuring the future workforce is equipped with the skills required to support the green transition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I would like to thank Deputy McGettigan for her question. Although the Adult Literacy for Life strategy is not specifically mentioned in Programme for Government, this does not diminish our commitment to addressing unmet literacy and numeracy needs. It is one of the strategic priorities of my department for 2025 to make education accessible for everyone and tackle adult literacy issues,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Qualifications (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), the State Agency responsible for maintaining the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), operates NARIC Ireland – the National Academic Recognition Information Centre. NARIC Ireland provides advice on the academic recognition of a foreign qualification by comparing it, where possible, to a major award type and level on the NFQ. The Higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I can confirm that since the formation of my Department it has no record of receiving any funding from the United States of America International Development (USAID). The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (18 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I can confirm to the Deputy that I met the CEO and Chairperson of SOLAS on 6th February.