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

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 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. The child referred...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (30 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. ...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Teacher Exchange Scheme (30 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: I thank Senator Robbie Gallagher for raising this matter and affording me an opportunity to outline to the House the position with regard to the teacher exchange scheme. The provisions of the scheme are set out in Circular 17/2015, the contents of which were agreed under the auspices of the Teacher Conciliation Council. The Teacher Conciliation Council is part of the scheme of conciliation...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Teacher Exchange Scheme (30 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: Yes. I intended to point out that I received views on the scheme from the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association, CPSMA, and the National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education, NABMSE, and the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO. A major effort was made to bring on board all the relevant bodies when we decided to review the scheme. The final decision was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Dec 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. The safety...

Topical Issues Debate: Public Parks Provision (6 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: Meath County Council has plans to develop a linear park in Ashbourne. The development of a portion of land alongside the Broadmeadow River, which is in the ownership of the Minister for Education and Skills, is incorporated in the plans for the park. The land is part of two portions of land in Ashbourne acquired by my Department to meet school accommodation requirements in the town. One of...

Topical Issues Debate: Public Parks Provision (6 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: There are two sites involved, sites A and B, the owners of one of which went into receivership. There is a road through the land. People might ask why the Department will not transfer lands needed for the linear park to Meath County Council for a nominal sum. As the Deputy knows, the land was acquired for a considerable sum of money and the Department is, therefore, seeking to ensure the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Dec 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 purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (6 Dec 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. The review...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (7 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: Transitioning those who left school early back into education and training and thereafter are core objectives of the Youthreach and Community Training Centre (CTC) programmes. These programmes are managed or funded through the Education and Training Boards. Youthreach is a national programme that helps young people aged 15-20 years return to learning and prepare for employment in adult...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Dec 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 over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of my Department's...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, who is delayed in Brussels. On 3 November 2016, the Minister of State provided the Deputy with the most recently available breakdown of the value of approvals by county as at 21 October 2012, as given to the Minister of State by the new operator of those schemes effective from 17 October 2016 - the Strategic Banking...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I accept that the take up of the scheme outside Dublin is comparatively low and this is being looked at. It is consistently asked why the figure of €17 million is so low compared to the credit guarantee scheme-sanctioned figure of €61 million. I do not know if a breakdown of the approval of loans and distribution by county and the reason why many people outside Dublin do not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Research and Development Funding (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 16 together. My Department recently secured Cabinet approval for the provision of a capital investment package of €60 million for expenditure in 2016. This will include €49 million for innovation, including the areas of research and development, science and technology. It includes funding of €27 million to Science Foundation...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Research and Development Funding (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I acknowledge the Deputy's great interest in research and development. He has put questions to the Department on a number of occasions and I am always interested to meet with the Deputy. I want to go through a few things of interest and I promise to send on details to the Deputy within a couple of days. In the short time I have I will provide a list of the research performing institutes....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Research and Development Funding (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: The Deputy is asking if cycle 5 of the programme is fully paid, or what is remaining to be paid. In monetary terms, cycle 5 was the largest of the five cycles which awarded a total of €359 million in funding across 36 distinct projects. My Department continues to make payments to the colleges via the Higher Education Authority in respect of the PRTLI cycle 5. Total expenditure by my...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: The planning and design of a successor to Cycle 5 of PRTLI is a key action in Innovation 2020 and is being progressed by my Department working closely with the Department of Education and Skills. Innovation 2020 has set ambitious targets to realise the potential of research and innovation in Ireland. The development of a new cycle of the PRTLI programme is a key component of Innovation...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: On the 24thof July the Government adopted a Contingency Framework identifying key policy issues to be managed by Government Departments arising from the referendum vote in the UK to leave the EU. In that Framework we commit to undertaking a full assessment of the opportunities and threats arising from the future disengagement of the UK from the EU, including in relation to Horizon 2020 funded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware, Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department. Bus Éireann has advised that the minimum age for school bus drivers is 23 years and the candidate must have at least two years driving experience. In response to the expressed wishes of many school bus drivers - both Bus Éireann and private contractor school bus...