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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement. The new apprenticeship programmes will be subject to the requirements for review stipulated in the validation process. Consortia led apprenticeship new operational programmes - Cumulative operational programmes 2016 2 2017 9 2018 (to date) 11

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: 532 apprentices registered for the plumbing apprenticeship in 2017, which represents an increase of 54% on the 2016 intake.  I understand from SOLAS that due to this increased level of interest it is taking some time to ensure training provision can match this demand. SOLAS has engaged with the Education & Training Boards (ETBs) and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Contractors (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Senator Gavan for raising this matter and I acknowledge his work in respect of workers rights. I also welcome Mr. Porfireanu and his family to the Gallery. As Senator Gavan will be aware a building project is a complex contractual arrangement between the client, the main contractor, specialist subcontractors, domestic subcontractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant and so...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Contractors (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I will meet the man as soon as I possibly can. As this is a very important issue, I will certainly meet early next week, if that would suit the Senator. I would be delighted to do that. There are a couple of points I need to make on behalf of the Department. I am told the Department was not involved in any contractual arrangement in this particular case and the Employment Appeals Tribunal...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Deputy Lawless for the amendment and Deputy Quinlivan for supporting it. We had a good discussion on "capturing the web" on Committee Stage. I thank the Deputies for their engagement on the issue. I understand the desire to capture the web for preservation purposes, however, that would be a significant national project and is not simply a matter of amending copyright legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together. The education and training sector works to meet skills needs as identified through student and industry demand. SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority funds a range of hospitality-related programmes (including apprenticeships and traineeships), primarily via the 16 Education and Training Boards throughout the country. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Applications Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Currently, the total number of chefs trained in 2017 across both the Higher Education and Further Education and Training sector is not available. An audit of hospitality courses in further and higher education was commissioned by SOLAS and the HEA on behalf of the Hospitality Skills Oversight Group, and its report was published in November 2017. The report provides a high level of analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 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 at a total cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 122 together. It is estimated that the cost of training an apprentice in one of the existing craft apprenticeships is approximately €6,700 per annum and the cost of training an apprentice in one of the new consortia led apprenticeships is approximately €5,100 per annum. However, as part of the 2019 estimates process my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117, 118 and 121 together. This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. Arising from our first call for apprenticeship proposals in 2015 eleven new apprenticeships have been developed in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, ICT and accounting. Further new apprenticeships...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: At the end of June, 2018 there was a total of 160 female apprentices registered across the 36 apprenticeship schemes currently on offer, which represents an increase of almost 170% on the 2016 figure of 60 and over 500% on the 2015 figure of 26. The 2014 Review of Apprenticeship in Ireland acknowledged that the number of women employed in craft apprenticeships is low as they operate in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: As set out in our Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland, SOLAS, in conjunction with my Department, is currently reviewing pathways to participation in apprenticeship for a range of underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities. The review, due to be published shortly, will identify any barriers that may exist to participation in an apprenticeship...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The table sets out the annual forecasts for National Training Fund levy receipts for 2019 to 2021, based on different levy rates. As part of Budget 2018, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform announced a rise of the levy to 0.8% and indicated that the levy will rise to 0.9% in 2019 and to 1.0% in 2020 subject to the implementation of necessary reforms. These forecasts...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Organization for Nuclear Research (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, recognises that in order for Ireland to become a Global Innovation Leader, our research and innovation system must be open with strong international collaboration links. Membership of leading International Research Organisations is an important mechanism for facilitating this engagement. For this reason, the Government gave a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protected Disclosures (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The EU Directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure was transposed by way of S.I. 188 of 2018, European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018. These Regulations were made by me on the 8th June under, and in accordance with, the European Communities Act 1972 and were...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Portfolio (10 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The Government is fully committed to increasing the supply of affordable and quality housing and in this regard published the Rebuilding Ireland action plan, which includes financing measures, new construction and rental sector improvements.  These steps will ensure that Irish people are better able to buy and rent suitable homes.  They will also serve to reinforce our national...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Portfolio (10 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: As regard specific lands owned by the IDA Ireland - I have met its representatives on a number of occasions particularly in the south-east - it remains important that the agency has a supply of available sites that can be offered to firms considering making job-rich investments in Ireland. Regarding contacts with IDA Ireland, based on my knowledge of the region I represent, there is no doubt...