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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 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: Education and Training Boards Staff (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I cannot comment on the entitlements that will arise for the cohort of instructors referred to by the Deputy; the relevant ETB, as their employer, should be in a position to provide such information. However the general criteria for being liable for pension related deductions may be of interest in this context as they are that: One is a public servant and – (a) Is a member of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (6 Nov 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 (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: 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. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. 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 (6 Nov 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: Education and Training Boards Data (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The delivery and enhancement of adult literacy and numeracy provision is being driven through the implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET) Literacy and Numeracy Strategy which is contained in the FET Strategy 2014-19. My Department, along with SOLAS, the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and partner agencies are collaborating on the ongoing development and enhancement of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: Safe Pass is a one day health and safety awareness programme, which aims to provide those that work in construction environments with a level of basic knowledge and awareness of evolving health and safety standards and practices. The Safe Pass programme is administered by SOLAS and operated by a network of mainly private SOLAS approved training providers. The primary objective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 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 Administration (6 Nov 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 Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The meeting referenced in the response to Parliamentary Questions 176 and 177 of 18 October 2018 was not with the company named in the Deputy's question. The meeting that took place in the Department on 30th January 2018 was with representatives of Enet and SSE. The meeting was attended by Minister Halligan and a Department official. I have arranged for the minutes of this meeting and a...

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Fianna Fáil for this constructive motion on apprenticeships. I have no problem with incorporating some of its proposals in the Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2016-2020. I will try to address as many of the points made as I can but I urge people to read the action plan. I assure the House that the Government is committed to supporting increased registration of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Guarantee (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) is one of the main EU financial resources to support the implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee.  It is integrated into European Social Fund (ESF) programming as a dedicated priority axis within the ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020 (PEIL).  The specific YEI allocation for Ireland of €68m...

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

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 64, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Apprenticeships that became operational in 2018 Trades NFQ Level AUCTIONEERING Auctioneering & Property Services 6 BIOPHARMACHAM Laboratory Analyst 7 Laboratory Technician 6 FOOD MANUFACTURING Butcher 5 HOSPITALITY Chef de Partie 7...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: My Department is aware of correspondence received from an individual employed by Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) in relation to the area of further education and training. My Department is considering the issues raised but has advised the individual that on an initial review it does not appear that issues referred to in this correspondence contain details of a...

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

John Halligan: ETBs procure a wide range of goods and services in order to meet the needs of the administrative offices, schools and further education and training centres under their remit. In this regard ETBs operate in accordance with national and European procurement regulations and guidelines. I have contacted Tipperary Education Training Board with regard to the Deputy’s question and I can...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: On the amendment which was carried, I may make further amendments on Report Stage.

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I thank the Senators for agreeing to meet with my officials. I know it is a complicated Bill. Even trying to read it now, I find it complicated. Regarding education in libraries, I believe the intentions of the Senators’ amendments have been met in other parts of the Bill. If the Senators read the Bill in its entirety, it makes the amendments redundant. Although I acknowledge it...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I thank the Senators for their close analysis of a very complicated Bill. I will do my best to go through it as much as I can. The private copying exception contained in section 45, alongside the proposed sections 46 and 47 are a set of far-reaching proposals, the subject of which has already been considered in depth by the Department and rejected by Government. The Copyright Review...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I am coming to that. At that time the UK introduced a private copying exception without imposing levies. The UK provision was successfully judicially reviewed in 2015, with the court stating that, without sufficient evidence showing the lack of harm caused to right holders, a private copying exception would require a compensation scheme to be established. That is a very reasonable answer...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: As the Senator knows, Departments are very reluctant to release legal advice. However, we can give the Senator a detailed note on EU and UK case law, which might prove useful. Again, without being patronising, I wish to compliment the Senators for their efforts in submitting amendments on what is a very complicated Bill. That they would do so is great for democracy. My advisers are...