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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 355 together. Irish ballet schools are private enterprises and are not funded or regulated by my Department. Irish ballet schools are not included under Schools, Early Learning and Childcare Services, and Higher and Adult Education under the Resilience & Recovery 2020-2021 Plan for Living with COVID-19. They are included under the Exercise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are complying with the guidance provided in the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for living with Covid 19, as well as Implementation Guidelines for Public Health Measures in ETB Further Education & Training Institutions (FET).In respect of Further Education and Training (FET), the guidelines advise that in the event of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence requesting guidance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30074/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 612. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30241/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver needs to have a public services card to renew an expired full driver licence; if he can recommend the way in which a person who does not have a public services card can get an appointment with the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS, and have a renewal application finalised; if the case of a person (details supplied) will...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Programme for Government (14 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 305. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (15 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if applications are being assessed for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30795/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Covid-19 grant assistance is available for a group (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30839/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (15 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department have contacted Limerick Clare ETB (LCETB) regarding this matter and I will write to the Deputy shortly with a response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (15 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30733/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 307. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an appeal (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30719/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for her question. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated education and training centre closures, the number of craft apprenticeship classes that could be run in 2020 was reduced. Some €12 million is being provided in 2021 to fund 2,000 apprenticeship places to mitigate the effect of lost provision in 2020 and the effect of smaller...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy. To answer her question, there is a single portal,www.apprenticeships.ie, which is quite all-encompassing and gives as much information as is readily available on the range of apprenticeships. The Minister and I have encouraged people at every opportunity to access it. On the question on what is being done to attract more young people to apprenticeships, the national...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: The Deputy may be aware that the process of preparing the new apprenticeship action plan 2021-25 is under way. It will consider all aspects of the current system, together with the relevant international research, to ensure the apprenticeship system is best placed to respond to the long-term economic needs and will be resilient and flexible enough to meet the short-term challenges....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: Local Training Initiatives (LTIs) are training and work experience programmes carried out in partnership with community and voluntary organisations. They provide a basis for the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) to contract with community bodies to provide a service initiative in a locality where there are identified community needs. Training provision is intended to be sufficiently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: On International Literacy Day, 8th September this year, I announced the development of the Programme for Government commitment to develop a 10 Year Strategy for Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy. I have tasked SOLAS with the development of this new strategy. Literacy, numeracy and digital literacy are fundamental to family life, civic life and our working lives. They are a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: It is a central principle of the apprenticeship system in Ireland that both apprentices and their employers are assured of a high-quality apprenticeship experience leading to recognised awards. There are a number of processes in place to support this, underpinned by statute under the Industrial Training Act 1967 and the Quality Assurance and Qualifications Act 2012, including: -...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31327/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if businesses that reopened after the first lockdown for a period of approximately two months and which have now closed due to level 3 restrictions can now warehouse tax liabilities for the period they traded between lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30979/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if in circumstances in which a tax liability is warehoused, it will not prevent the Revenue Commissioners from issuing a tax clearance certificate to persons and businesses that have availed of the warehousing option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30980/20]