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Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: To take the second question, a new funding mechanism is being discussed with employers at present and I will keep the Deputy informed as to how that is progressing. On the first question, there is already a new call out for apprenticeships and perhaps the valuable proposal the Deputy makes will come into that. Given the previous position of apprenticeships, which had reduced in number to...

Priority Questions: Skills Development (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: I thank Deputy Durkan for this very important question. The National Skills Council, which was established in April and had its first meeting on 15 May, will oversee research and provide advice on the prioritisation and delivery of identified skills needs. As part of the Action Plan for Education, €36.5 million has been committed to the expansion of higher education in 2017 and...

Priority Questions: Skills Development (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: The regional skills fora, RSF, operate under the National Skills Council. To help foster stronger links between employers and the education and training sector, the Department of Education and Skills has established a network of nine regional skills fora, each with a forum manager. The fora have been established to align with wider Government policy initiatives on regional economic...

Priority Questions: Skills Development (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: Employers are represented on the regional skills forecasting group. The Department is in constant contact with employers through the nine regional skills fora regarding skills development and the situation in terms of the call-out for skills. The Department has been kept up to date with the needs and development of skills throughout the country by the nine regional fora, each of which has a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2017)

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 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 the number of women employed in craft...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2017)

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 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 the number of women employed in craft...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: The education and training system at all levels has a number of strategies in place to ensure we meet existing and future skills needs identified by data from sources such as the SLMRU. Among those strategies are the National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019. The Action Plan for Education 2016 – 2019 provides a key statement on the reform agenda...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: In January of this year, I launched the Action Plan to expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland 2016-2020, setting out how state agencies, education and training providers and employers will work together to deliver on the Programme for Government commitments on the expansion of apprenticeship and traineeship in the period to 2020. The Plan sets out how we will manage the pipeline of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: The education and training system at all levels has a number of strategies in place to ensure we meet existing and future skills demands in the workplace. Among those strategies are the National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019. The Action Plan for Education 2016 – 2019 provides a key statement on the reform agenda across the education and training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (25 May 2017)

John Halligan: There are currently five new apprenticeship programmes that have been developed by the Apprenticeship Council following its first call for proposals in 2015. Last year the Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship launched in September and the Industrial Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship got underway in November. Three further new programmes are currently recruiting apprentices and will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (30 May 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (30 May 2017)

John Halligan: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available.  I have asked SOLAS to compile the data and it will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (31 May 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2017)

John Halligan: This is an operational matter for SOLAS, who manage the apprenticeship programme, and I have asked them to contact the Deputy directly to discuss the possible options open to the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (1 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 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: Education Data (1 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: Participation rates in lifelong learning  for each of the years 2014 to 2016 in Ireland and the EU average are set out in the following table and are based on the latest EUROSTAT data, which was updated at the end of April, this year.  Rates for 2017 are not yet available.  2014 2015 2016 EU 28 average 10.8 10.7 10.8 Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (1 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: EUROSTAT data for 2016, the latest available, records that the percentage of the labour force in Ireland with basic overall digital skills is 22% with the EU average being 30%.  28% of the labour force in Ireland had above basic digital skills as against an EU average of 33%. A range of actions are in place across the entire education system to support the acquisition of enhanced...