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Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 143 to 145, inclusive, to Schedule 4 reorder the lists of Acts referred to the schedule in chronological order for ease of use, and make minor corrections to the sections of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, non-compliance with which may be the subject of a compliance notice issued by an inspector.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 146 and 147 delete a superfluous reference to a regulation in the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 and delete a duplicated reference to the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Damien English: I am glad the Leas-Chathaoirleach achieved agreement on that grouping anyway. Amendment Nos. 148 to 199, inclusive, to Schedule 6 set out the consequential amendments that it will be necessary to make to other employment enactments and statutory instruments as a result of the new structures for the adjudication of complaints and disputes that will be introduced by this Bill. Amendment Nos....

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Damien English: This amendment merely proposes a reordering of the wording to correct an error in syntax, and it involves no substantive change to the Bill's Long Title.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (11 Mar 2015)

Damien English: I propose to take take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together. I understand both questions refer to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision. My Department, through SOLAS, funds English language tuition for adults as part of the Adult Literacy service. Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the organisation and delivery of tuition locally, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scientific Research (25 Mar 2015)

Damien English: A successor to the Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation (SSTI) 2006 – 2013 is being formulated and will provide the framework for the strategic direction to enable the delivery and support of effective research that produces outputs of maximum impact for Ireland's economy and society. Resource constraints and the economic downturn nationally and globally meant that,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scientific Research (26 Mar 2015)

Damien English: The Government remains committed to the importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) given the key role that it plays in underpinning economic recovery and maintaining Ireland's competitiveness. Ireland has successfully built up a strong science base as result of significant funding and an ambitious policy of building up capacity in our Higher Education Institutes and in our...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scientific Research (26 Mar 2015)

Damien English: The Government remains committed to the importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) given the key role that it plays in underpinning economic recovery and maintaining Ireland's competitiveness. Ireland has successfully built up a strong science base as result of significant funding and an ambitious policy of building up capacity in our Higher Education Institutes and in our...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scientific Research (26 Mar 2015)

Damien English: Prior to a Government policy decision to make a significant investment in science, technology and innovation, research funding in Ireland was at very low levels. However, from 2000, an ambitious policy was adopted - investing in people, infrastructure and associated facilities to build the science base across many areas of scientific research in both our higher education institutions and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Fees (31 Mar 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs, children are eligible for school transport where they are attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class/special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet their special educational needs. The School Transport Section of my Department has no record of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (31 Mar 2015)

Damien English: The group referred to by the Deputy are employed as Resource Persons in the Youthreach programme operated by Clare and Limerick Education and Training Board.Co-ordinators and Resource Persons are employed in Youthreach and they have their own terms and conditions which are set out in Department circulars. While a person with teaching qualifications may be employed as a Resource Person by an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Expenditure (31 Mar 2015)

Damien English: A response was issued to the Deputy on Wednesday, 25 March 2015, giving details of the amount of expenditure on rented accommodation in the further education and training sector by education and training board (ETB) area, during each of the past three years, as requested. It took some time to collate this information from the ETBs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (1 Apr 2015)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied, has been issued with a school transport ticket.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (1 Apr 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann which operates the School Transport Scheme has advised that the child...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (1 Apr 2015)

Damien English: The purpose of my Department's Post Primary 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 education centre. Children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Apr 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Apr 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Damien English: As the Deputy is aware, Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department. Bus Éireann has advised the Department that in response to the expressed wishes of many school bus drivers - both Bus Éireann and private contractor school bus drivers - who wanted to remain in the position upon reaching retirement age at sixty-five years, and following the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Damien English: The rate of training allowance payable to Youthreach students for the last five years is as follows: Year Age Weekly Rate 2014 18 years and over €160 16 and 17 years €40 2013 18 years and over €160 16 and 17 years €40 2012 18 years and over €188 16 and 17 years €40 2011 18 years and over €188 17 years €95.75 16 years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport scheme pupils are eligible for school transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from and are attending their nearest national school having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that the child referred to by the Deputy will not be attending her nearest school and is therefore not eligible for school transport. Only...