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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (12 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McHugh. I thank the Deputies for raising the issue as it gives me the opportunity to set out the position in regard to the interim accommodation needs of Pelletstown Educate Together national school. The school is currently in interim accommodation at Ashtown Road, Rathborne, Dublin 15, on a privately owned site and currently has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: I reiterate that the difficulty was seeking permission from the landlord to install the two prefabs. That was the immediate problem the Department had. We were not in a position to place the planning application until we had received written confirmation from the landlord, which has been received. I spoke to the Department and the Minister this morning and now that it has been received,...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: On a point of order, that should be withdrawn.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: The word "fraud".

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: He should withdraw that. He is passing derogatory remarks about other people. It is outrageous.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (14 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: Tá roinnt cúrsaí trí Ghaeilge á dtairiscint ag GRETB in Ionad Breisoideachais Ros Muc mar bhealaí chun cinn d’fhoghlaimeoirí. Tá na cúrsaí seo a leanas ar fáil: Riarachán Gnó Leibhéal 5; Cúram Sláinte Leibhéal 5; Cúram Leanaí Leibhéil 5 & 6. Ina theannta sin, tá cúrsa...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: The Apprenticeship Council was established in 2014 to oversee the expansion of apprenticeship system in Ireland into new sectors of the economy. To date, twenty new consortia-led apprenticeship programmes have been developed in a variety of sectors ranging from financial services and ICT to hospitality and biopharma. Further new apprenticeships are due to get underway in 2019 in various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (19 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Bus Éireann has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (19 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. In general, children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (19 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 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...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: We are now 37 days away from Brexit and the unprecedented challenges it will bring. Multiple Departments and Government agencies are working with the Oireachtas to ensure the omnibus Bill is in place by 29 March. Crucial contingency legislation will be provided in areas such as healthcare, social security protection, student support and protection of consumers. Measures will be provided to...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: -----thirst to have a head. They want someone to resign. It does not matter if there was an error or an oversight, but the attitude seems to be that his or her head should roll because he or she is a Minister. These people know damn well that seeking the head of one Minister will not address the overspend on the children's hospital. Sinn Féin has brought this motion safe in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 158 to 160, inclusive, together. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Staff (26 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. I am informed by City of Dublin Education and Training Board that two Youthreach coordinators received payments above their annual salaries since 2011 and that this was in respect of payments that reflected their individual terms and conditions including honorarium payments for summer work. There were no Youthreach coordinators who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Feb 2019)

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 has been established to ensure regular and open...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (26 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: Under the current EGF Regulation, when making an application for EGF support to the European Commission, a Member State must provide a reasoned analysis of the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, demonstrated by: - A substantial increase in imports into the EU; - A serious shift in EU trade in goods or services; - A rapid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (26 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: The latest available data for the information, as requested by the Deputy is for the end of January and is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (26 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware SOLAS is undertaking an upgrade of their IT systems supporting the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) application process and will enable a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) certification fee waiver to be applied for at source. This is expected to be available later in 2019. Since my response to the Deputy's earlier question, which was based...