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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (15 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The College referred to by the Deputy is operated as an approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) centre by City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC). Resources are allocated by my Department under the PLC programme to CDVEC and further distribution of these resources to colleges under it's remit, including this college, is a matter for CDVEC. The application process for the next...

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: On 25 April, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling which contained a number of clarifications regarding the transposition of EU Directive 2008/94/EC which concerns the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. This ruling was in response to a July 2011 referral from the High Court regarding proceedings brought by former workers at Waterford Crystal. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I will undertake to convey the views of both Deputies directly to the Minister, Deputy Burton, but, as I have been advised, because the matter remains before the courts it would be very inappropriate for me to comment any further on the issue.

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection Services (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Topical Issue debate on behalf of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, who is out of the country. Deputy Fitzgerald welcomes the findings from HIQA's first inspection against the national standards for the protection and welfare of children in the Carlow-Kilkenny local health area, HSE south region. In July 2010 the Government decided to...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection Services (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I have been greatly impressed by the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, who has been so proactive not only in ensuring that very high standards are set by this State in terms of how we care for vulnerable children when they come to us to seek support and have their issues addressed, but also that we give them every possible chance of succeeding in life. It is important, first, that we set very...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Trusts (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly. I thank Deputy Kelleher for raising this matter and allowing me the opportunity to discuss with him the report the Minister for Health launched on Tuesday, which signals a fundamental modernisation of our health system organisation in line with best practice internationally. The traditional...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Trusts (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Early on in the lifetime of this Government, our colleagues in opposition made a commitment to engage in constructive and positive opposition, which would be welcomed. I cannot understand the reason Deputy Kelleher is seeking to construct conspiracy theories about what is not in the report. Usually, one is criticised on the basis of the contents of a report. The Deputy appears to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: FÁS Training Programmes are open to all unemployed individuals. In relation to determining the eligibility of unemployed individuals to participate in FÁS Training Programmes this is generally a matter for the Department of Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 126 together. I recognise that further education and training as it is currently delivered covers a broad spectrum that ranges from basic adult literacy and numeracy courses to courses that are certified at level 6 and above on the National Framework of Qualifications. It also spans the generations of learners from adult learners to early school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Approval to participate in the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme is granted on an annual basis following an application process. Each application is examined by my Department on its own merits, taking into account current and previous allocations, current and previous demand and uptake and the overall number of places available. There are currently 32,688 approved PLC places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309, 310 and 312 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE) is an approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) centre which is managed and funded by City of Dublin Vocational Educational Committee (CDVEC) from funding provided by my Department. Post Leaving Certificate Centres provide further education courses up to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (21 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323, 325, 342 and 361 together. I recognise that further education and training as it is currently delivered covers a broad spectrum that ranges from basic adult literacy and numeracy courses to courses that are certified at level 6 and above on the National Framework of Qualifications. Section 9 of the Bill provides that SOLAS, once established, will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (21 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I recognise that further education and training, as it is currently delivered, covers a broad spectrum of education that ranges from basic adult literacy courses to courses that are certified at level 6 and above on the National Framework of Qualifications. Further Education and Training is accessed by all manner of learners, ranging from adult learners to early school leavers. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I recognise that further education and training as it is currently delivered covers a broad spectrum that ranges from basic adult literacy and numeracy courses to courses that are certified at level 6 and above on the National Framework of Qualifications. Section 9 of the Bill provides that SOLAS, once established, will prepare and submit, to the Minister, a strategy in respect of further...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The college referred to by the Deputy is operated as an approved post-leaving certificate, PLC, centre by City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee. My Department continues to facilitate, as an exceptional measure, the provision by this college of two courses accredited at level 8 on the national framework of qualifications. The CDVEC has been allowed, as a transitional measure, to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: In the first instance, the Minister, Deputy Quinn, and I made a commitment at the outset, when the pupil-teacher ratio changes were first announced, that we would actively engage and consult colleges of further education and VECs to allow for that transitionary period to occur before September of next year and for the system to respond as best it could, thereby suggesting to us the number of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: In regard to the cap, the vast majority of PLC colleges normally have enrolment rates far beyond their formal numbers. That flexibility will remain in place. The question of whether we can commit to increasing or decreasing the cap remains part of the upcoming budgetary processes for this and coming years. In regard to the special alleviation posts for City of Dublin VEC, these are ten...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: That certainly is not the intention.

Other Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Impact statements on the effect of the regression in the pupil-teacher ratio for the post leaving certificate, PLC, programme were received from 17 vocational education committees, VEC. VECs reported in their impact statements that they would have difficulty reassigning surplus teachers and that their ability to provide new innovative courses would be limited. Some VECs who had been...

Other Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I will quickly go through the detail for each individual VEC that submitted an application for alleviation. There are 25 posts nationwide, of which ten are for the City of Dublin VEC. Five posts are for the City of Cork VEC, three for Dún Laoghaire VEC and one post each for the VECs of County Cork, County Cavan, the city of Galway, County Louth, County Wicklow, County Dublin and the...