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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: SOLAS is the co-ordinating provider for craft apprenticeship programmes.  I have brought this correspondence to the attention of SOLAS and have asked them to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: The wage paid by an employer to an apprentice is not funded by the exchequer or the National Training Fund (NTF). Apprentices in the craft trades are paid a training allowance by their local Education and Training Board while they attend their off-the-job training phases.  This represents approximately 40 weeks of their four year apprenticeship. This training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Bus Éireann has confirmed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs). Previously this Annual Student Contribution was paid by FÁS/SOLAS with apprentices themselves paying the part of the contribution relating to examination fees. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS ceased making payments to IoTs and apprentices pay the full pro rata Annual Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. The 2018 budget allocation for apprenticeship training is €122 million which represents an increase of almost 24% on the 2017 allocation of €98.7 million. This will support an end of year population of over 16,000 craft based apprentices at an average of €6,700 per apprentice and an end of year population of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: There are 10 main steps involved in developing a national apprenticeship, from research and formulating the outline proposal (step 1) to rolling out the programme with employers and apprentices (step 10).  These steps are not necessarily linear and a number can be taken in parallel.  Further detail on these steps is set out in the guidance material published in conjunction with the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Over 114,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million km at a cost of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: The difficulty arises with the dates that are laid down for payment and for applications, which run from April to July. I understand that it is after that period that children who wish to repeat their leaving certificate will want to avail of school transport. The problem that we face is a practical one. By that date, all of the buses are almost always full. By then we have allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Under the terms of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: It is estimated that the cost of training an apprentice in one of the existing craft apprenticeships is approximately €6,700 per annum therefore, given that these apprenticeships are 4 years in duration, the average cost of a craft apprenticeship is approximately €26,800.  The estimated cost of training an apprentice in one of the new consortia led apprenticeships is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware, the Apprenticeship Council is currently overseeing the expansion of the apprenticeship system in Ireland into a range of new sectors of the economy.  Last year, a second call for apprenticeship proposals invited consortia of enterprise, professional bodies and education and training providers to submit proposals for apprenticeship programmes to be developed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: The Momentum programme was created in 2012 during the economic downturn to address the needs of long term unemployed and young unemployed individuals. It funded the provision of free education and training projects to support over 12,500 jobseekers (who had been unemployed for twelve months or more) to gain skills and access employment opportunities in growing sectors of the economy. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: At the end of 2017 there was a total of 151 female apprentices registered on the 34 apprenticeship schemes currently on offer, which represents an increase of over 150% on the 2016 figure of 60. The 2014 Review of Apprenticeship in Ireland acknowledged that the number of women employed in craft apprenticeships is low as they operate in sectors that have traditionally low levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Under the terms of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Under the terms of the Post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. It is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 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 Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor SOLAS has received a formal proposal from KWETB in relation to the set-up of such a training centre.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: Apprenticeship is a demand driven alternance educational and training programme, which aims to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market.  Consequently, the number of construction related apprentices being registered is determined by employers within the construction sector. My Department is committed to supporting the registration...