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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) in Dundalk is one of the collaborative partnerships being supported by SOLAS under the Innovation through Collaboration Fund which is part of the Skills to Advance initiative. The partnerships involve collaboration by the Education and Training Boards with the private sector, researchers and academics to meet the skills needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: As part of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 I committed to assessing the potential for cross-border apprenticeship programmes to enhance Ireland’s ability to respond to skills needs as an all-island economy by the end of Q1 2022. Ireland operates as a small open economy and the ability of our graduate apprentices to operate on an international stage will be encouraged. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: City of Dublin ETB advised my officials that the adult learners in the Donnycarney Centre approached the Board's staff as a preformed group requesting assistance as the funding for their programme had ceased. The current position is that following an initial assessment of the learners in the Donnycarney Centre, City of Dublin ETB is providing a combined programme incorporating elements of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: The strategy for construction services refers to a scheduled reform programme within SOLAS. The overarching SOLAS strategy remains one of supporting the construction sector through on-going provision of safe pass training, training and assessment through the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and Quarrying Skills Certification Schemes in addition to skills development as relevant to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: In March, Government approved the development of a licensing model for individuals working on certain construction and quarrying related activities, replacing the existing construction and quarrying skills certification schemes. Government also approved moving to preparation of the general scheme of a bill to establish the model. Work is now underway and I plan in the coming weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 672 together. General provision in areas such as green skills and sustainability is ongoing across the Tertiary Education sector, with some 50+ programmes already running across the sector aimed at construction professionals at all stages of their career. This includes on-site retrofit programmes in Waterford Wexford ETB and Laois Offaly ETB,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: The matter of registered gas installers is for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, the statutorily independent regulator of the energy sector. The CRU has appointed The Register of Gas Installers of Ireland (R.G.I.I.) as The Gas Safety Supervisory Body (GSSB). Matters in relation to the recognition of qualifications and registration should be directed to the R.G.I.I..

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: The NTF Advisory Group was established in line with the recommendations from Indecon in their review of the NTF, that such a Group be established to submit recommendations to the National Skills Council on NTF priorities. This advisory group is a permanent resourced structure to optimise enterprise engagement on NTF priorities. It consists of key stakeholders from a range of employer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 687 and 688 together. Education and training relevant to skills needs in the construction sector is delivered across the full remit of Further and Higher Education (through apprenticeship; non-apprenticeship further education and training (FET) and Higher Education (HE)) and through main stream education and training as well as through specific programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: The Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme was introduced under the July Jobs Stimulus 2020 to support ongoing apprentice registration and availability of apprentice jobs in preparation for the re-opening of the economy following COVID-19. The scheme is available to qualifying employers who register apprentices between 1 March 2020 and 31 Dec 2021. The scheme supported a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: Funding for apprenticeship grew from €122m in 2018 to over €198m in 2021. The 2021 allocation includes €12m funding to the HEA to support increased provision targeted to addressing waiting lists for access to off-the-job training for a number of craft apprenticeships. 2021 also saw the allocation of €20m in capital funding across the further and higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the continued and future funding of a group (details supplied); the contacts he has had with the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52907/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1081. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are waiting on a first appointment for the outpatients diabetes clinic in any of the University of Limerick Hospitals group in age groups (details supplied) in tabular form. [53190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1083. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are waiting on a first appointment to the outpatients diabetes clinic in any of the University of Limerick Hospitals group that have type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or other forms of diabetes. [53192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1084. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in recruiting the four diabetes clinical nurse specialist posts, the three dietitian posts and the additional two consultant endocrinologist posts for University Hospital Limerick some of which were approved in January 2020. [53194/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1085. To ask the Minister for Health if University of Limerick Hospitals Group is to be included in the remaining six diabetes centres acquiring DAFNE licences in 2022 (details supplied). [53195/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1086. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick Hospital Group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis or to severe hypoglycaemia in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [53196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1090. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 18 years of age who were admitted through University of Limerick Hospital Groups accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment unit due to diabetic ketoacidosis or to severe hypoglycaemia in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [53203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: 1091. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided for the resumption of the national diabetes register Sláintecare project as a priority; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 10% of the HSE annual budget is spent on diabetes care (details supplied). [53204/21]