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- 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: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Sep 2018)
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: Back to Education Allowance (7 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: The Back to Education Allowance is a scheme managed by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Questions regarding costs on the scheme should be addressed to the Minister.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (7 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: The National Training Fund (NTF), which is funded by the National Training Fund levy, was established by the National Training Fund Act, 2000, as a dedicated fund to support the training of those in employment, and those seeking employment. The Act also provides for the funding of research to provide information on existing and likely future skills requirements of the economy....
- 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 Applications Data (7 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: As set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland, SOLAS is currently reviewing pathways to participation in apprenticeship, including for people with disabilities. The review will identify any barriers that may exist to participation in an apprenticeship programme. The purpose of the review is to ensure that our national apprenticeship system is more...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: The Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland 2016-2020 sets out a series of detailed actions and annual targets on how the expansion commitments in the area set out in the Action Plan for Education will be met. Over the lifetime of the plan 50,000 learners will register on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes. This represents a more than doubling of activity by...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: The Vocational Training and Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) is designed to cater for people who are over 21 years of age, are unemployed and have been getting certain social welfare payments for at least 6 months. This scheme provides a range of courses to meet the education and training needs of unemployed people. It gives participants opportunities to improve their general level of education,...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 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 Data (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 to 192, inclusive, together. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2018)
John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...