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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (15 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: County Dublin Education and Training Board has informed my Department that 5 Resource Persons were appointed to the Youthreach programme in County Dublin since 2005. These were appointed on the following points of the Resource Persons pay scale: 1 at point 1, 1 at point 3, 1 at point 6, 1 at point 7 and 1 at point 13. Details in respect of City of Dublin Education and Training Board...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on students attending Institutes of Technology. The amount due in respect of full time students for the academic year 2013 / 2014 is €2,500. The contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying part of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the part relating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Recognition (15 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together. Youthreach programmes are managed locally by Education and Training Boards(ETBs). The ETBs set the guidelines for sick leave entitlements for their programmes and these are notified to learners on enrolment.It is expected that Youthreach centres will respect the medical and welfare needs of expectant mothers attending the programme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together. The school transport scheme, which is operated by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department, facilitates the transportation of some 114,000 children to primary and post-primary schools each day. Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and routing of each dedicated school transport service which is determined by the number and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on students attending Institutes of Technology. The amount due in respect of full time students for the academic year 2013 / 2014 is €2,500. The contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying part of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the part relating...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Administration (16 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputy for giving me an opportunity to provide the House with an update on this issue. I understand that the Minister met with parents' representatives on a number of occasions and also met Deputies Stagg and Durkan regarding this issue. I am glad to be able to provide an update as a result of those ongoing discussions. The Department's plan for Maynooth at post-primary level...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Administration (16 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Many times in the past two and a half years, some of our colleagues expressed a wish in the Chamber to the effect that we would seek to have our children educated in schools that kept numbers at a reasonable level. In my estimation, any parent who was asked whether he or she wanted his or her child to attend a school of 1,000 pupils or a school of 2,000 pupils would give a resounding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (16 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Safety of children travelling on the school transport services is of paramount importance to my Department and to Bus Éireann. Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes and is also responsible for designating the pick up and set down points to be used by their bus services. Routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The annual student contribution is levied on apprentices and students attending institutes of technology. This contribution has been levied by institutes of technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS - and now SOLAS - paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. As part of budget 2014, SOLAS will cease making this payment to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: There has been a precedent for this and it was never a case that the total fee was paid for the apprentices, as they always paid 30%. They were familiar with the concept of paying for at least some of the costs of attending institutes of technology. Comparing the typical allowance for an apprentice while completing the institute of technology phase, it ranges from €293 to €647...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I am not aware if such a request has been received but if it has, I would be more than happy to meet Mr. Devoy and discuss the concerns of the union. It would never be an intention to disincentivise people from engaging in the apprenticeship process and it will play a very large role in securing the economic future of our country. As the Deputy pointed out, the review has been under way and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 141 and 153 together. This contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS will cease making this payment to the Institutes of Technology and apprentices themselves will pay the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Irish Language courses are provided locally by the Education and Training Boards (ETB) as part of the Adult Literacy and Community Education Scheme (ALCES) and the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI). ETBs decide on the nature, extent and location of courses provided. These courses are provided free of charge to learners in most cases. Breacadh is an adult education resource responsible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: SOLAS has had a number of meetings with representatives of the Construction Industry who highlighted specific areas and skillsets where additional training could be provided. In the context of their course calendar planning for 2014, SOLAS will review and where possible amend programmes to facilitate the Construction Industry's needs. Under the Action Plan for Jobs initiative, a review of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 235 together. The Annual Student Contribution is levied on apprentices and students attending Institutes of Technology. This contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware that Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann endeavours, within available resources, to ensure that each eligible child has a reasonable level of school transport service in the context of the Scheme nationally. Routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible child will have more than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (22 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (22 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: By the beginning of September, every single post-primary school in the country will have 100 Mbps broadband, an industrial or high-quality level of broadband service, supplied to it. It came about because of collaboration between our Department and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources predominantly...