Results 1-20 of 41 for cavan speaker:Niall Collins

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Further and Higher Education (24 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, as it gives me the opportunity to set out for her, the House and the people of Cavan and elsewhere in the Border region the position as regards Cavan Institute and further education provision for Cavan town. I acknowledge the Deputy's strong advocacy for and championing of the cause of Cavan Institute and the region. She has raised this matter a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (14 Sep 2022)

Niall Collins: I understand that in early July this year, the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) terminated the agreement between the former Athlone Institute of Technology and Cavan Institute whereby students undertook the first year of the Level 7 BA degree in Applied Social Studies in Social Care in Cavan Institute and completed the remaining years in Athlone. TUS based their decision on foot...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 346: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that Cavan County Council complied with the European Court of Justice ruling under the waste directive in relation to septic tanks, if he will confirm that persons in County Cavan will be free from the registration and inspections charges; and if persons in County Cavan will be subject...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: ...Initiatives for 2019 ETB Location County/Postal District Total Reported Beneficiaries for 2019 Cavan Town Cavan 12 Bailieborough Cavan 11 Cavan Town Cavan 31 Cavan Town ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Further and Higher Education (24 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: I am very happy to take up Deputy Smyth's invitation to visit Cavan and the barracks site and, indeed, any other sites which she deems appropriate, in order to press the case and help assist in the delivery of what is required. The development of the barracks site for Cavan Institute will enable delivery of a range of post-leaving certificate, PLC, programmes, including, but not limited to,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Niall Collins: Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) provides a wide range of full and part time programmes throughout Cavan and Monaghan. Monaghan Institute offers a wide range of further education and training courses, including PLC courses at Levels 5 and 6, apprenticeships, traineeships as well as a range of part-time options and evening classes. The ETB’s adult education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (19 Nov 2020)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) received a significant increase in budget allocation from SOLAS in 2020.  The funding allocation to CMETB in 2019 was €18,533,460, and the provisional allocation for 2020 is €25,779,000. A diverse range of full time and part time courses are...

Other Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: ...site visits were to Dublin, Galway, Limerick or Cork. At the other end of the scale is the Minister's constituency, as outlined by Deputy Smyth, where there was one visit in Monaghan and two in Cavan. Donegal had two; Laois had four; Leitrim had five; Longford had seven; Mayo had seven; Monaghan had one; Roscommon had three; Wexford had three; Wicklow had two; and Cavan had two. I am...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Niall Collins: They are all full time. InterTradeIreland was mentioned on the news this morning. There was a Brexit event in Cavan last night and InterTradeIreland had an input into it. Is such an increase marginal in terms of the role it is fulfilling with the Brexit challenge on the horizon?

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

Niall Collins: ...in each programme 2019 year. County in which Course Delivered Number of Full Time Enrolments in FET programmes 2019 Carlow 1,987 Cavan 2,706 Clare 1,323 Cork 10,675 Donegal 1,758 Dublin 27,548 Galway 5,469 ...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: .... He also talks of using resources wisely. At the same time he argues that everything is down to the operational discretion of the Garda Commissioner. Nevertheless, the dedicated drugs unit in Cavan and Monaghan, which has been highly successful, has been stood down. How many more dedicated drugs units have been stood down across the country? Why does the Minister not have an input in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Niall Collins: ...will have to try to find a way to do do better and get more people to visit, in particular the Border counties. If the Minister will allow me to do so, I will speak on behalf of her constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. There were two site visits to Cavan and one to Monaghan. I am sure that is a source of concern for her as a constituency Deputy in the first instance. When one looks at the...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: The challenge is to promote job creation outside of the greater Dublin area. The Minister quoted some of the figures and I will rehearse a couple back to her. In 2016, the County Cavan had only two site visits and County Roscommon had only one. These are two counties out of 26 and it is abysmal for them to receive only three site visits. The greater Dublin area attracted 45% of all...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (15 Jun 2016)

Niall Collins: ...region in 2015. This pattern continued in the first quarter of 2016, when almost 40% of all site visits involved locations in our capital city. It is important to note that counties Carlow, Cavan, Laois, Monaghan and Roscommon received no site visits.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (21 May 2024)

Niall Collins: ...review of the ETB funding position. Funding Provided to ETBs 2021* 2022* 2023# €000 €000 €000 Cavan & Monaghan 3,336 3,474 4,011 City of Dublin 9,250 9,618 9,796 Cork 6,834 ...

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

Niall Collins: Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) allocated funding of €1.72m to Monaghan Institute from their overall funding allocation received from SOLAS in 2020. This funding is used to support the range of Post Leaving Certificate, apprenticeship, traineeship and other provision delivered by Monaghan Institute across a range of subject areas. My Department provides funding...

Other Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (23 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: ...of State. Will he comment on that? On IDA Ireland site visits, while the Minister of State cited the numbers for the mid-west, Limerick and Clare, which are welcome, what about counties Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Offaly and Roscommon? He did not refer to them in his reply. Another barometer of the economic recovery is gross domestic product, GDP. Last year, 45%, or almost half,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: My officials contacted Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) who advised that it recently published its call for proposals under the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF) / Community Education Grants on its website at www.cmetb.ie/funding-announcement/13/05/2022/. The MAEDF is designed to increase the capacity of community and youth education...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: ..., in terms of diversity and gender we are also challenging the State, including the Civil Service and public service, to get involved in the apprenticeships space. She again raised the case of Cavan Institute. The Minister, Deputy Harris, and I are happy to engage on that, as we are happy to engage with any institution or college of further education. Our Department will advertise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (8 Dec 2022)

Niall Collins: ...personal assistants from information provided by the ETBs:  ETB Personal Assistants Employed Directly Personal Assistants via external providers Cavan and Monaghan ETB 12 N/A City of Dublin ETB N/A 60 Cork ETB 27 N/A Donegal ETB N/A ...