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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (14 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The Farrell Grant Sparks Report (2009), referred to by the Deputy, discusses staff numbers as a cost driver on page 99 but not how maintenance costs are charged to the school transport account for the maintenance of school buses. The actual expenditure on school buses for maintenance running costs such as servicing, accident repairs, tyres and fuel are charged to the school transport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (14 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The Deputy is aware that Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department and that the scheme has been in existence since 1967, and is based on accounting arrangements put in place in 1975. An investigation was launched by the Commission in 2007 after receiving a complaint that, among other activities, alleged unlawful State aid was being provided to Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (14 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: I am satisfied with the finding of the independent external auditors that the financial information of Bus Éireann's School Transport Scheme is prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Summary of Accounting Arrangements relating to the Transport Scheme for Primary and Post-Primary School Children dated 1 January 1975, and includes maintenance charges.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland (14 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: 529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will publish the 2016 to 2021 corporate plan of Inland Fisheries Ireland (details supplied); if he will examine the strategic method of linking traditional commercial fisheries of cultural importance in rural communities to commercial fisheries heritage tourism and education, taking ancient traditions, methods,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 176 together. Bus Éireann is responsible for the operation of the school transport service on behalf of my Department. Routes are planned in such a way to ensure that, as far as possible, eligible pupils have a reasonable standard of service while at the same time, ensuring that school transport vehicles are fully utilised in the most efficient...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The Deputy is aware that Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department. As outlined previously, Bus Éireann has advised my Department that in response to the expressed wishes of many school bus drivers - both Bus Éireann and private contractor school bus drivers - who wanted to remain in the position upon reaching retirement age at sixty-five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The purpose of the School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children with special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability. Children with special educational needs are eligible for school transport if they are attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The Programme for Government commits to review the concessionary charges and rules element of the School Transport Scheme prior to Budget 2017. This review, which is being commenced, will be aimed at identifying issues in relation to current rules and charges relating to concessionary places under the School Transport Scheme with a view to maximising the effectiveness of available services...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: In 2015, payments to contractors contracted by Bus Éireann under the School Transport Scheme amounted to almost €116 million.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The National Training Fund Act, 2000 provides for the imposition of a levy on employers in respect of certain employees to be used to give skills or to raise skills amongst those in, or seeking employment. The levy on employers is 0.7% of reckonable earnings in respect of employees in Class A and Class H employments, which represents approximately 75% of all insured employees. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: Payments made to Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department are in line with the Summary of Accounting Arrangements relating to the Transport Scheme for Primary and Post-Primary School Children dated 1 January 1975. Interim payments are made to Bus Éireann during the year on an agreed basis and a balancing statement is provided to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: In 2015, parental contributions amounted to over €13 million, representing 7.9% of the total cost of the School Transport Scheme. The annual charge currently applied for primary school transport for both eligible and concessionary tickets is €100 per child per annum, or a family maximum of €220 for primary children only while at post primary level the current charge is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (8 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: Currently, some 22,000 spare seats on school transport services have been allocated on a concessionary basis to children who are not eligible for school transport. Bus Éireann advise that in addition to these there are other spare seats on services but the actual overall number is not readily available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: Payments made to Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department are in line with the Summary of Accounting Arrangements relating to the Transport Scheme for Primary and Post-Primary School Children dated 1 January 1975. My Department receives an Annual Statement of Account in respect of the School Transport Scheme, which includes an audit opinion...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (31 May 2016)

John Halligan: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and will involve a very significant amount of administrative time to compile. In this regard I have requested Bus Éireann to liaise directly with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 May 2016)

John Halligan: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and will involve a very significant amount of administrative time to compile. In this regard I have requested Bus Éireann to liaise directly with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (25 May 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. My Department does not have details of the number of unemployed persons with low or no qualifications or the number of adults with less than Level 4 or a Leaving Certificate qualification therefore it is not possible to provide a costing as requested by the Deputy. The Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education (ITABE) programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2016)

John Halligan: The annual Student Contribution is levied on apprentices and students attending Institutes of Technology. This contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. Following a Budget 2014 decision, SOLAS ceased making this payment to the Institutes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees (25 May 2016)

John Halligan: The 2011 Budget provided for the introduction of a €200 annual Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme participant contribution. This was introduced at the start of the 2011/2012 academic year and the same charge has applied each year since then. Full medical card holders, in their own right as well as their dependent children, those eligible under the student grant scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Allowances (24 May 2016)

John Halligan: Training allowances, funded by my Department through SOLAS, are paid to some participants on Further Education and Training programmes in lieu of their payments from the Department of Social Protection. These payments continue to be paid. An additional training allowance used be paid to long term unemployed people as an incentive to participate in Further Education and Training programmes....