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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (23 Jul 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy may be aware, the FET Strategy: Transforming Learning 2020-2024 recognises that there is a need for further development of skills specialisms by the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) to meet Ireland’s critical skills needs such as the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) highlighted by the Deputy. In addition to the AMTCE, there are already many...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Niall Collins: The accumulated surplus in the National Training Fund at end 2023 is €1.54billion. In accordance with section 7 of the National Training Fund Act, 2000 the Fund can be used to raise the skills of those in employment; to provide training to those who wish to acquire skills to take up employment and to provide information in relation to skills requirements in the economy. Section 2 of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Niall Collins: Several Education and Training Boards offer Irish language classes and SOLAS has advised my officials that the cost for this provision in 2024 is some €350,000. As the Deputy has asked about the cost of hiring a full-time teacher, my officials have, for illustrative purposes only, estimated that the full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher would be approx. €73,000 if we take...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the view of industry representative groups and civil society groups in Limerick and the mid-west that the population and housing requirement projections in the draft National Planning Framework are insufficient and, if not increased, the region will be disadvantaged; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a GNIB card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a decision by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara to exclude certain companies from a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) previously sent to him will be examined; the actions he plans to take arising from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department contacted City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) who have confirmed, in agreement with SOLAS, it has decided not to enrol new learners in its core VTOS programmes from this September for the following reasons: Numbers in core VTOS have been reducing over the years, from 814 in 2018 to 88 in 2023 in CDETB. Findings from the 2020 ‘Evaluation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy may be aware, a key priority of the FET Strategy 2020-2024 is to ensure consistency of support for all learners, underpinned by a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach. This approach aims to reduce obstacles by considering the needs of all learners, regardless of background and ability. Applying UDL Principles means offering multiple ways of engagement, representation,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an ASD unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38395/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability benefit (details supplied), now under review, will be restored immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38291/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the start of the ACRES (geese and swan) which is due to start from 1 October 2024, by two to three weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38273/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 314 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, plans to spend the National Training Fund (NTF) must be considered within the context of budgetary policy and within the fiscal strategy agreed by Government. The details for Budget 2025 are currently being finalised. Any increase in NTF expenditure, all other things being equal and without a corresponding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tree Remediation (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the number of landowners across the country who have trees which are non-commercial plantations impacted by ash dieback adjacent to public roads; if he has assessed the associated potential risk to road safety; if he would consider a scheme to help landowners with the cost of removal of their impacted trees; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her contacts with a school (details supplied) in respect of the proposed building programme at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38947/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to help avoid a potential issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any assistance can be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38811/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38985/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence received in relation to abatement of public service occupational pensions from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Circular 2024/2022 received by rehired mental health nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/24]