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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: General Government policy is that public service pensions in the non-commercial semi-State sector are administered on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) basis and the pre-funding for pensions in this sector is via the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF). Following a Government Decision (S29075C) concerning certain universities' and non-commercial State Bodies' schemes, the FÁS closed superannuation...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 77 together. Last year, the Government introduced the FÁS Work Placement Programme (WPP) to provide valuable work experience to graduates and non-graduates who are unemployed. The Work Placement Programme provides up to 9 months work experience to unemployed individuals and is open to employers from all sectors of the economy, including the private,...

Written Answers — Graduate Unemployment: Graduate Unemployment (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Government acknowledges unemployment is a significant problem and is committed to tackling it. It should be noted that the Quarterly National Household Survey from Q2 2010 shows that 75% of those who are unemployed possess PLC or lower qualifications and unemployed people with 3rd level education account for 21%. It should also be noted that people with higher skills and education...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The reorganisation and reform of FÁS and of the State's provision of training and employment services is a process that I initiated over a year ago. The first phase involved the putting in place of a stronger board and corporate governance structure in FÁS and this was provided for in the Labour Services (Amendment Act), 2010. The second phase, announced by the Taoiseach, involves the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The terms of contracts with projects under the Labour Market Activation Fund, 2010 require that they submit to my Department detailed interim and final activity and financial reports on their programmes. I can confirm that an interim report in respect of the TBG Learning programme JobFit has been received in my Department. These reports indicate that training activity and expenditure are in...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The length of time a person can remain on Community Employment (CE) is dictated by a number of factors, in line with the guidelines for CE: What age the person is; How long they have been in receipt of a qualifying Department of Social Protection (DSP) payment; Previous participation on CE since 3rd April 2000; Whether they are considered job-ready at the end of each year's CE participation;...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 122 together. There are no proposals currently under consideration in regard to making changes to the national operation of the Community Employment Scheme. Within the current very difficult budgetary constraints, the number of places on CE have been increased to 23,300 in 2010. In delivering these places, FAS will continue to operate flexibly in the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: Last year, the Government decided to prioritise four cohorts of the unemployed for support and assistance. The four cohorts are; the low skilled; those under 35 years of age; those on the Live Register for longer than 1 year and those suffering from structural unemployment in the manufacturing, construction and retail sectors. This year, the total number of training and work experience...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The reorganisation and reform of FÁS and of the State's provision of training and employment services is a process that I initiated over a year ago. The first phase involved the putting in place of a stronger board and corporate governance structure in FÁS and this was provided for in the Labour Services (Amendment Act), 2010. The second phase, announced by the Taoiseach, involves the...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The information requested by the Deputy is being researched. I will respond to him substantively as soon as possible.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The information requested by the Deputy is being researched. I will respond to him substantively as soon as possible.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The information requested by the Deputy is being researched. I will respond to him substantively as soon as possible.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: The information requested by the Deputy is being researched. I will respond to him substantively as soon as possible.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: As the Deputy is aware, the School Transport scheme was approved by Government as a topic for inclusion as part of the 2009-2011 round of Value for Money Reviews. This review looked at the original objectives of the scheme, whether these objectives remain valid today, the extent to which the objectives are being achieved, and whether there are possibilities for economies or efficiencies that...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: One of the main objectives of the school transport scheme is to provide a basic level of service for children who live long distances from school and who might otherwise experience difficulty in attending regularly. The school transport scheme which is operated by Bus Éireann on my Department's behalf is a very significant national operation involving about 42 million journeys and over 82...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. The Employment Programmes and Services and Skills Training (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order of 2010, which came into force on 1 May 2010, provided for the reallocation of responsibility for FÁS as an Agency and its funding related to training and skills from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: As part of Budget 2010, the Government announced the creation of a €20 million Labour Market Activation Fund, intended to deliver 3,500 places on training and education programmes for the unemployed. Its objective was to stimulate innovation in the provision of training and activation measures for jobseeker's seeking to up-skill and get back into work. The Fund is being targeted to...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Mary Coughlan. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it gives me the opportunity to outline to the House details of the Department's public private partnership programme for the delivery of primary and post-primary schools as well as the delivery of third level...

Seanad: Third Level Charges. (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this adjournment on behalf of my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Coughlan. I thank Senator Keaveney for raising this matter and I am sure she will appreciate it would not be appropriate for me to comment on any possible budgetary proposals. The student service charge is levied by the higher education institutions to defray the costs of...

Seanad: Vehicle Tax Code (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley. I thank Senator Carroll for raising this matter and hope I can provide the clarification he is seeking. There is no requirement for the owner of a commercial vehicle to have a VAT number to pay road tax. The legal position is that to be taxed as a...