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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: The package of funding for higher and further education and training announced as part of the July stimulus amounts to €100 million and will fund over 35,000 places to start in the current year. This includes a provision of €52.5m for additional 28,550 places in the Further Education and Training sector as follows: - SOLAS and the Education and Training Boards developed an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: Pipefitting is a recognised craft apprenticeship in Ireland leading to a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate. SOLAS has established Recognition of Prior Learning [RPL] mechanisms which enable an individual, with the appropriate work experience and/or qualifications, to gain access to an apprenticeship programme and/or provide exemptions from the respective craft apprenticeship. To have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: A fund for student devices worth €15 million was part of a €168 million package for further and higher education sectors to deal with the impacts of Covid-19. Funding of €10 million has being provided to the higher education sector and €5m to the Further Education and Training sector. The funding is being provided to eligible Higher Education Institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: The Department of Education and Skills circular letter 23 / 2020 was issued on 10th March 2020 regarding the payment of learner payments during the COVID-19 crisis. Regarding school and centre closures the circular states: “If, following HSE advice, a school or centre is closed as a result of COVID-19, the ETB will continue to pay learner payments as applicable.” ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Correspondence (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 903. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21374/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 914. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an organisation (details supplied) will be advised and assisted in relation to Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21582/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 927. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to regularise undocumented persons living here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21642/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 934. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to visas for the spouses of students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21839/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Training Centres (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 1309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding social distancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22055/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 1367. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22440/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 1433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21842/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (9 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for his question. My priority is to offer accessible and inclusive further and higher education and training for all. Supporting inclusion is one of the three key pillars around which the new further education and training, FET, strategy is built and the core vision of the national access plan for equity of access to higher education is to ensure that the student body in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (9 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: The Deputy is right. No student or anybody seeking education or further training should be excluded. Certainly what myself and the Minister, Deputy Harris, are working towards is providing more places right across the whole range of disciplines, apprenticeships and courses. I just want to point out to the Deputy that the youth guarantee is a commitment by all member states of the EU to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (9 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: I agree with the Deputy. The experience of people in the area I represent, which is predominantly rural but close to the urban setting of Limerick city, is similar. We have some larger towns and people in my constituency have experienced and articulated to me some of the challenges Deputy Gould outlined. The Youthreach programme is very important. Many of the people we speak of are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including those relevant to apprentices - namely the Institutes of Technology (IoTs) and Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) as well as private providers such as the National College of Ireland. The amount of ASC charged to apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including those relevant to apprentices - namely the Institutes of Technology (IoTs) and Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) as well as private providers such as the National College of Ireland. The amount of ASC charged to apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 221. To ask the Minister for Health when respite care will resume at a unit for a child (details supplied); when the child will be able to attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23111/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board (15 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the RTB will resume oral hearings; if a party to a dispute can refuse to have a dispute hearing online or via teleconference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23478/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (15 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an allowance for a person (details supplied) will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23460/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24031/20]