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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a housing project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43388/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend a circular based on circumstances (details supplied). [43458/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43125/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: I outline on the below the number of full-time students who have taken up Further Education and Training (FET) courses in each county. The information supplied refers to the 2019 calendar year and the county in which the course is delivered. Number of full time enrolments in each programme 2019 year. County in which Course Delivered Number of Full Time Enrolments in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship is a programme of structured education and training which formally combines and alternates learning in the work place with learning in an education or training centre. There are currently 59 apprenticeships available, the majority of which deliver off-the-job elements through higher education settings. The 25 craft apprenticeships entail one period of off-the-job training in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if the calculation of a pension charge for a person (details supplied) will assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42971/20]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Hoey for raising this important matter. Under the Department's free fees schemes, the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate higher education students with students paying the student contribution. The student contribution applies to all students on an annual basis who are eligible under the free fees scheme. The current rate is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: We are aware of the difficulties students have been facing during the pandemic. We encourage any students who are struggling to cope with studying at home to contact their educational institutions or access officers in order that they can be informed of the wide range of services that are available to support them on their journey prior to making any decisions regarding a cessation of their...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (16 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43731/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (16 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will assist with a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43624/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (16 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Teaching Council number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship training is funded from the National Training Fund (NTF). The total allocation from the NTF for the provision of Apprenticeship for 2020 amounted to €184.4m.The estimated cost of an 8% increase would amount to €14.8m. The provisional NTF allocation for apprenticeship in Budget 2021 is €198.4 million.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: The apprentice register does not hold a record of the information requested in a readily accessible form. A review of the registered apprentices and employers for that time period is being undertaken and the information will be forwarded to the Deputy once available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: As of the end of the November there are 19,300 registered apprentices. 637 of which (just over 3%) are mature apprentices.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: The Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme (AIS) was funded under the July Stimulus Package and launched in August of this year. Following the announcement of the scheme 2,511 apprentices were registered in the three month period from September to November, compared with a figure of 2,173 new registrations for the same period in 2019. Employers who registered apprentices on or after the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (17 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 632. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44155/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if dairy farmers can avail of work permits for persons from India to work on dairy farms; if so, the process for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (13 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a panel (details supplied) will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45199/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance if a decision to refuse the Covid restrictions support scheme application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/21]