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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The McIver Report, which was a review the PLC programme, contained 21 over-arching recommendations, which incorporated 91 sub-recommendations. It was estimated at the time, in consultation with management and staff interests, that the recommendations for staffing would involve at a  minimum the creation of at least 800 new posts at a cost of over €48  million....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 154, 179 and 180 together. Skillnets Ireland Ltd, established in 1999, is an enterprise-led body funded through the National Training Fund (NTF) to provide companies with new opportunities to develop relevant, effective answers to their training and development needs. Skillnet Ireland is funded through the National Training Fund (NTF) to act...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to task Questions Nos. 170, 171 and 174 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out on the attached tabular statements.  Please note that SOLAS captures apprentice population figures for end of each year and year-to-date only and therefore June 2017 figures are not available at this time. Apprentice Registrations 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD*...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out on the attached tabular statement.  I have been informed by SOLAS that their records show traineeship as two programme categories, Traineeship (for employment) and Traineeship (in employment) and therefore some of the information in relation to gender and employment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to National Training Fund (NTF) and Exchequer allocation for apprenticeship training in each of the years 2015 to 2018 is set out on the attached tabular statement. Future years' allocations will be determined through the normal budgetary process which takes account of competing demands and the overall availability of resources. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. A key commitment in our Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship for last year was to issue a second call for apprenticeship proposals to refresh the pipeline of apprenticeship proposals established through the first call. The call closed on 1stSeptember with 77 proposals received from a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Staff (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Below is the number of permanent staff by grade and by year employed within the Construction Services Unit. In addition, please see below the number of agency staff employed by Construction Services by grade and by year since 2014. Agency Staff 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Grade 11 1 Grade 8 2 Grade 11 1 Grade 8 2 Grade 11 1 Grade 8 2 Grade 11 1 Grade 8 1.5 Grade 11 1 Grade 8 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Further Education and Training (FET) provision, including apprenticeship training, is planned at a national level by SOLAS.  Applications for funding for FET are made to SOLAS by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) as part of the overall FET planning process. It is a matter for the management of each ETB to decide on the allocation of funding to FET programmes and to schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) Technology Centre was established in 2014 under the joint Enterprise Ireland IDA Technology Centres programme. Technology Centres are organised to respond rapidly to industry defined needs and conduct market-relevant R&D in partnership with collaborating groups of companies. Participating companies propose areas and themes of greatest relevance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remotely from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Funding (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: Further Education and Training (FET) provides learners with key intermediate level skills, enhancing the productivity and adaptability of the Irish workforce. It is delivered in a range of settings throughout the country, with FET providers firmly embedded in local communities. A priority for my Department, is to improve the quality of the settings in which FET is delivered, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. County Current Apprentice Population 4/9/18 WICKLOW 293 WEXFORD 456 WESTMEATH 345 WATERFORD 693 TIPPERARY 501 SLIGO 203 ROSCOMMON 94 OFFALY 194 MONAGHAN 176 MEATH 643 MAYO 428 LOUTH 382 LONGFORD 84 LIMERICK 709 LEITRIM 116 LAOIS 167 KILKENNY 349 KILDARE 602 KERRY 394 GALWAY 563...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: My Department understand from engagement with your office that the individual referred to in this parliamentary question is a teacher employed by an Education and Training Board (ETB). Each school Board of Management or ETB has sole responsibility for the appointment of its teachers. The ETB is a statutory body with its own corporate status established under the Education and Training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (7 Sep 2018)

John Halligan: Securing additional skills supply from education and training to meet the needs of the construction sector is a major focus of my Department as part of broader Government actions to increase housing supply and roll out the National Development Plan (NDP) and the National Planning Framework (NPF). A Construction Sector Working Group is being established to ensure regular...