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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: Youthreach is the primary programme offered by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and Community Training Centres for young people below the age of 21 who have not completed the Junior Certificate.  It is the Government’s principal response to early school leaving and educational disadvantage. Young early school leavers, are provided with an opportunity to progress their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (17 Dec 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department.  In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: In relation to National Goal One of the National Positive Ageing Strategy, my Department oversees the development and promotion of access to a wide range of further education and training (FET) opportunities for people as they age.   Since 2016 my Department, through SOLAS the Further Education and Training Authority, has funded a national awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were 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: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs).  The amount of ASC charged to apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in IoTs during the academic year. In cases where training is delivered in an Education and Training Board there is no contribution made by the apprentice.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (18 Dec 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 the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (5 Mar 2020)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (5 Mar 2020)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (5 Mar 2020)

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 current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (5 Mar 2020)

John Halligan: The Managing Authorities for the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Adjustment Globalisation Fund (EGF) are located within my Department.  There were no EGF receipts during 2018 or 2019.  The ESF co-financed Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning for the period 2014-2020  has an overall allocation of €1.157 billion, comprising ESF and Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Mar 2020)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Mar 2020)

John Halligan: Details in respect of the current apprentice population, including a breakdown of male/female participation is set out in the attached tabular statement. 11 new apprenticeships were established in 2019. To date in 2020, a two year Sales apprenticeship has been established at QQI level 6. This brings the total number of programmes available to 55. The Review of Pathways to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 to 157, inclusive, together. Details in respect of the apprentice registrations, population, including a breakdown of male/female participation and targets versus actual from 2016 to end March 2020 are set out in the attached tabular statements. Formal forecasts and targets are developed for apprenticeship registrations. However, formal forecasts are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 166 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my 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 current school year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Fees (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. The purpose of the 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 current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: Craft apprentices undertaking off-the-job training have traditionally been paid by the education and training boards (ETBs) during their off-the-job phases of training. This payment is moving to a shared services payroll which is provided by the Education Shared Business Services (ESBS). The reasons for the move are that the existing IT systems are approaching end of life with an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my 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 current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over €219m...