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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: They can serve a maximum of two terms, so, yes, technically, they can be reappointed.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 46: In page 18, lines 1 to 14, to delete subsections (1) and (2) and substitute the following:“(1) Save in accordance with any collective agreement negotiated with a recognised trade union or staff association, An tSeirbhís shall accept into its employment on the establishment day each person who immediately before that day was a member of the staff of the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 47: In page 23, subsection (1), line 9, after “shall” to insert “on and”.This is a drafting change to ensure continuity for any claims of alleged loss against FÁS on the establishment of SOLAS.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 48: In page 23, subsection (1), line 30, to delete “An tSeirbhís” and substitute “the authority”.This is another drafting change to replace the words “An tSeirbhís” with the words "the authority". It does not have any other impact on the legislation.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 49: In page 23, subsection (5), line 50, to delete “section 38 or 39” and substitute “section 39 or 40”.Again, this is a drafting amendment which changes references to sections. It does not have any other effect on the Bill.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 50: In page 25, before section 46, to insert the following new section:46.—The Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended by—(a) the insertion, in subparagraph (2) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule, of "An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh Agus Scileanna", (b) the insertion in column (2) of Part I of the Third Schedule of "the Further Education...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: It was not sufficiently strong enough to allow for the freedom of information provision to operate effectively in the context of SOLAS.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: No.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputies for their heartfelt contributions. The spirit in which they withdrew their amendments is very much recognised by the Minister and me. It will be a long meeting but, hopefully, a productive one.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Amendments from the Seanad (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: There are a total of 11 Seanad amendments before the House and they relate to criteria for giving ministerial consent, accounts and accountability, gender balance and drafting matters. Amendment No. 1 relates to section 22 of the Bill. This section provides that an education and training board, ETB, may, with the Minister's consent, enter into an arrangement with a different education or...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Amendments from the Seanad (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: A number of amendments were made on Report Stage in the other House to ensure the proper accountability of the new education and training boards. Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 will ensure that in the transition from VECs to ETBs, there is no gap in the obligation to respond to the Committee of Public Accounts on the VECs' financial activity. Moreover, the chief executive of an education and...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Amendments from the Seanad (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: In the course of the debate on this Bill, the issue of gender balance was raised both in this House and in the Seanad. Under the current law, the proportion of male and female local authority representatives on a VEC must mirror the proportion of the total number of male and female members of those county, city and town councils when added together. This existing system has given rise to...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Amendments from the Seanad (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: This final set of amendments are all drafting in nature and were introduced either to correct minor errors in the Bill or to improve the language in order to aid interpretation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: HGV Driving Courses (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I am not aware of the issue raised by the Deputy but if he can provide some additional information I would be happy to have the matter looked into further. However, I understand that the majority of HGV driving courses are funded under the Technical Employment Support Grant which is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: HGV Driving Courses (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I am not aware of the issue raised by the Deputy but if he can provide some additional information I would be happy to have the matter looked into further. However, I understand that the majority of HGV driving courses are funded under the Technical Employment Support Grant which is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The current pupil teacher ratio (PTR) for the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme is due to change from 17:1 to 19:1 with effect from 1 September 2013 for the 2013/2014 academic year in accordance with the decision taken by the Government last year as part of the budgetary process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme (7 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a day to day operational matter for FÁS who have responsibility for the Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme (RAPS). I understand from FÁS that the individual in question recently declined to take up an offer of a place on this scheme with an employer in Templemore. I understand that he has indicated to FÁS that he would like to secure a placement on the RAPS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (7 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: People with disabilities are eligible to access FÁS mainstream services. Persons who are unemployed but not in receipt of a social protection payment are generally eligible to take part in FAS training courses. However, only those who were receiving a social protection payment prior to commencing training may be eligible to receive a FAS training allowance while undertaking a course....

Topical Issue Debate: Higher Education Institutions Issues (8 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Deputy Pringle for raising this issue. As he will be aware, the tourism college in Killybegs is a school of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LYIT, which is an autonomous statutory body. The management of the college is the responsibility of the governing body and the president of LYIT. The Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority, HEA, for direct...

Topical Issue Debate: Higher Education Institutions Issues (8 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy may be aware that there is already a significant level of co-operation between a number of institutions in the region. An alliance agreement between Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology, Sligo was signed in July 2012. It commits the partners to the development of significant and meaningful collaborations on a...