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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: 495. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has fully assessed the safety implications of the south east region, University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and adjacent hospitals having full reliance on a single cardiac catheterisation laboratory which is located in UHW in the provision of life critical procedures in that geographic area; his views on whether the lack of a second...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 113,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. In general,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (16 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: The National Training Fund (NTF) was established under the National Training Fund Act 2000 to raise the skills of those in employment and to provide training to those who wish to acquire skills to take up employment. It is also used to provide information in relation to existing, or likely future requirements for skills in the economy. The Act, provides for the imposition of a levy on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (16 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: My Department does not specify the type of locker to be installed in schools. This is a matter for schools themselves. This is a local issue for individual schools and each pupil as to how they manage their locker space. This matter can be raised by pupils or their parents with their school authority for advice on locker management or, alternatively, with a view...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (16 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: My Department has already developed and will continue to develop ambitious strategies and actions in the education and training sector to meet the existing and future skills requirements of industry as well as sustaining economic success and converting economic success into building strong communities.   I launched the first Action Plan for Education with the Taoiseach and Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Investment Bank Loans (16 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. The following information regarding the EIF/EIB agreements with Bank of Ireland and enet (Granahan McCourt Capital) is publicly available. More information on the FINEOS agreement is not publicly available and further information on these agreements cannot be provided as it may be commercially sensitive to the companies. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (17 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware, in order to be registered as an apprentice by SOLAS, a person must be employed by an approved employer in one of the 27 craft trades. Recruitment to apprenticeship is therefore driven by employers rather than by SOLAS or by education and training providers. The 2014 Review of Apprenticeship in Ireland acknowledged that the number of women employed in craft...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (17 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: The Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation's visit to Palestine and Israel originated in an invitation from the Palestinian Minister for Education. The objective on this visit was to both demonstrate what Ireland is doing in the fields of education and training, and to observe and learn from what is being done in other countries, and to discuss problems arising and how they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (17 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter. Before I address the issue of the review, I would like to give Members of the House an outline of the extent of the school transport service. It is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. It covers over 100 million km annually and in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I will be quite frank and honest with the Deputy: he has a point about the appeals system. I know this from being in opposition and will not say otherwise. I make the point that many appeals involve the requisite distance. The difficulty is that the criteria are a distance of 3.2 km from a primary school and 4.8 km from a post-primary school. Where do we stop? Do we reduce the distance...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I have no problem with that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. As committed to in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: As committed to in the Programme for Government, a review of the concessionary charges and rules element of the School Transport Scheme has been undertaken and is being considered. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. During the 2015/16 school year in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (23 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. In...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I thank Senator Nash for raising the matter. It provides me with an opportunity to go through a few points with him. I know Senator Nash and if he says the school is in that state, I believe him. The brief for the major building project for Whitecross national school is to provide a refurbishment and an extension on the existing site to cater for a 16 classroom school. The staffing...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: The problem was the extra €2 million, which increased the cost by 40%. The board of management and design team had a very forward-reaching meeting with the Minister and the Department on 11 November and there is an agreement to scale down. I am confident some arrangement and agreement will be made. The agreement was to scale back on the temporary accommodation, which will reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (29 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: As committed to in the Programme for Government, a review of the concessionary charges and rules element of the School Transport Scheme has been undertaken and is being considered. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently in the region of 114,000 children, including some 10,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (29 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. The amount collected by the employment levy for the National Training Fund (NTF) varies due to changes in numbers of people in employment. Receipts went from a high of €413m in 2008 to €299m in 2012.  Receipts then increased to €364m in 2015 and are expected to be up...