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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. Under the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Growth Initiatives (8 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: Supporting innovation is a key pillar of Ireland’s enterprise policy given the role of innovation in driving productivity, competitiveness and thereby the creation and maintenance of jobs. Innovation 2020, Ireland's cross-governmental strategy for Research and Development, Science and Technology, is based on a shared vision of Ireland becoming a Global Innovation Leader, driving a...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: Yes, I will table an amendment.

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I move amendment No. 2:(a) To delete all words from “the series of specific actions outlined” up to and including the words “State Agency Co-ordination Working Group” and substitute the following:“— the progress with the delivery of the series of specific actions outlined by the Government on 5 and 26 January 2016, to address and alleviate flooding...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: Yes. Given the breadth of functions served by the Shannon, including tourism, electricity generation and fisheries, the key recommendation from expert reports on how to manage the flood risk on the Shannon is to take a river basin approach and ensure plans and development are closely co-ordinated. Last winter, the Government took decisive action to establish the Shannon flood risk State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 13 July 2016, the number of organisations that have still not registered with the Charities Regulation Authority despite deadlines of 16 April 2016 and 31 October 2016 in tabular form; the number of charities that have registered and the level or overall registration compliance for organisations with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (13 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 204 together. Circular letter M18/99 provides guidelines on violence in schools for second level schools and is not applicable to designated centres of education.  The Operator Guidelines for the Youthreach Programme  provide that all centres should have in place an up to date health and safety statement, based on the ETB master...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (16 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: There are no direct grants available to providers. However, Education and Training Boards (ETBs) contract with private providers for the provision of training to address local skill needs.  Procurement opportunities in this context may arise from time to time in the area identified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government Implementation (16 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. A detailed plan, setting out how we will deliver on the programme for government commitments, will be published shortly.  The plan will include details of our approach to managing the pipeline of new apprenticeships identified through the 2015 call for proposals. The plan will set out a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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. In general,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (16 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: The data sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables: Table 1:Apprenticeship Costs/Funded Year €’000 * 2010 68.400 2011 43.353 2012 32.166 2013 27.942 2014 25.900 2015 34.800 2016 43.000*Direct provision costs in ETB training centres plus training allowances at all off the job phases excludes certain salary and support costs and provision costs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (16 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: Two new statutory apprenticeships commenced in 2016. The Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship was launched in September and the Industrial Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship in November. The new Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship, developed jointly by the Insurance Institute of Ireland and Institute of Technology Sligo, will see apprentices work and receive practical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (16 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: Youth Guarantee (17 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: The Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) is one of the main EU financial resources to support the implementation of the youth guarantee by providing job, education and training opportunities to young people aged 15-25 who are not in employment, education of training.  YEI funding is reserved for use in those regions, including Ireland, where youth unemployment levels exceeded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (17 Jan 2017)

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 general,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 and 381 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (17 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 and 383 together. The forecast apprentice registrations in the 27 craft trades is set out in the attached table. CRAFT Actual Registration 2016 Forecast Registrations 2017 Forecast Registrations 2018 Forecast Registrations 2019 Forecast Registrations 2020 BRICK & STONELAYING 52 65 95 140 180 CARPENTRY & JOINERY 399 570 700 810 1045...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

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 general,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (17 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395 and 396 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Positive Ageing Strategy (17 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 to 402, inclusive, together. Objective 1.2 of the National Positive Ageing Strategy assigns responsibility to my Department to promote access to a wide range of opportunities for continued learning and education for older people. Within the further education and training (FET) sector there is a range of flexible high quality programmes on...