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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The 10 year adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy will take a whole-of-government approach and provide a framework to support individuals to improve their literacy, numeracy and digital literacy. This new strategy will provide a framework to build on and streamline the substantial work that is already being done across a range of Government departments, state agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2102. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and process for adding and removing countries from the mandatory quarantine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19838/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 1941. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a proposal for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking afforestation projects through the licensing system which are screened out by forestry companies and their ecologists. [18570/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry projects and respective area of land in hectares which are screened out by the appropriate assessment process that have received approval in 2021. [18571/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time it took to approve screened out projects. [18572/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of screened out projects that were referred to the ecology section by the district forestry inspectors. [18573/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a mechanism for highlighting screened out projects to ecology in order that they can be fast-tracked and be with files that need more ecological attention and-or a site visit. [18574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual processing time for files with Natura impact statements submitted over the past six to nine months. [18575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (22 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20881/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Remote Working (22 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 231. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations and number by county of the eHubs for remote working to be developed referred to in the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future; the person or body that will develop these facilities; the timeline for delivery of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the reason diesel fuel prices have increased from an average of €1.20 to €1.40 per litre over a period of six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22107/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: Funding for pre-apprenticeship programmes has increased since 2018-2019, with a Pathways to Apprenticeship funding stream within the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) further education and training programme that targets specific disadvantaged cohorts, including early school leavers, who wish to progress to all types of the apprenticeship programmes, including craft apprenticeships. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 742, 743 and 750 together. The Youthreach programme is a national programme education and training for early school leavers. The programme is delivered in two settings, Youthreach Centres and Community Training Centres (CTCs).   The Youthreach programme provides two years integrated education, training and work experience for unemployed early school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 744 and 745 together. Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) are responsible for managing apprentice registrations across both counties.The attached table provides the number of construction related apprentices registered to LWETB for the required timeframe. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 746, 747, 748 and 749 together. The information is being compiled by my Department and Solas and will be sent to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 757, 759, 763 and 784 together. Of the 60 apprenticeship programmes, 25 are craft apprenticeships with a standardised seven phase programme of on-the-job and off-the-job training.  Off-the-job training is delivered in phases 2, 4 and 6 of a craft apprenticeship. COVID-19 related suspension of face to face training in Training Centres (Phase...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The TU Dublin Access to Apprenticeship Programme is an innovative close-to-the-labour market employability programme which is specifically set up to support young men and women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to secure craft apprenticeship positions. The funding it has received since 2018 is set out in the attached table. Access to Apprenticeship Funding ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The TU Dublin Access to Apprenticeship programme is part funded by the HEA, with one third of the cost over the past three years being met from HEA funding. The programme is highly innovative and targeted to local needs, supporting young people to gain skills and experience relevant to craft apprenticeship. Under the recently published Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 and 785 together. Apprentices are employed under a Contract of Apprenticeship. All apprentices including those undertaking the new consortia led apprenticeships are excluded from the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000. All other general employment legislation applies to apprenticeship as contracts of employment. In the case of the 35...