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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that for the FAS Medical Administration Traineeship a very strong emphasis is placed on informing the applicants at the outset about the qualification level and particularly the duration of the programme. The Traineeship is delivered over a 49 week period which includes 39 weeks In Centre and 10 weeks on the job work practice in a medical administration environment. Applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (23 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In this regard children who reside 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest Gaelscoil are eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs arising from a Diagnosed Disability, children are eligible for transport where they have special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability in accordance with the designation of high and low incidence disability set out in Department of Education and Skill's (DES) Circular 02/05...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Changes to my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derived from recommendations contained in the Value for Money review of the scheme. The changes announced covered the uniform application of the distance eligibility criterion, the cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule (CSR), an increase from seven to ten in the minimum number of eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 72 together. The college referred to by the Deputies 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 its remit, is a matter for CDVEC. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Courses (17 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The awarding of travel allowances to participants on the Momentum Programme was discussed between the relevant Government Departments when the Programme was being designed last year. In the design of the scheme, consideration was given to the question of additional payments but in the current difficult economic circumstances, it was decided that no additional payments, other than the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: SOLAS, the new education and training authority, is being established as a funding and oversight body under the aegis of my Department to ensure the provision of 21st century high-quality further education and training programmes to learners. The training function of FÁS will be transferred to the 16 Education and Training Boards that will replace the existing Vocational Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (17 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The policy basis which informs my Department's education and training provision includes the National Skills Strategy, the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation, the Report of the Task Force on Innovation, the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030, the Action Plan for Jobs and Pathways to Work. In addition to the wide range of cross-cutting policy structures and forums for...

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

Ciarán Cannon: Participants on FÁS training courses receive a training allowance in lieu of their social welfare entitlements for the duration of the course. As the person referred to is not in receipt of a social welfare payment, a FÁS training allowance is not payable.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Responsibility for dealing with persons who have been made redundant is a matter for the Department of Social Protection in the first instance. FÁS, Skillnets and other relevant education and training providers will give advice and assistance where required as regards the options available for education, training and re-skilling through the structures and mechanisms which have been set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Children who are not eligible for school transport, under the terms of the scheme, may avail of transport on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Courses (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of privately contracted training is to: - Provide for training where mainstream provision is geographically inaccessible; - Arrange provision where the skills set is not available in mainstream provision; - To arrange all year round provision (outside of traditional academic starts). The FÁS tendering process, for example, involves a pre-qualification stage which is open...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs arising from a Diagnosed Disability, children are eligible for transport where they: - have special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability in accordance with the designation of high and low incidence disability set out in Department of Education and Skill's (DES) Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Education Committees Staff (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Ballyfermot College of Further Education 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 its remit, including Ballyfermot College, is a matter for CDVEC. As you are aware all VECs...

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

Ciarán Cannon: Eligibility to participate on Springboard courses is already open to unemployed people in receipt of certain Social Protection Allowances or if they are signing for social insurance contribution credits or were previously self-employed. The Department of Social Protection determine an individual's eligibility to participate in other training programmes targeted specifically at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The policy parameters of the School Transport Scheme are set by the Department and the scheme is administered by Bus Éireann in accordance with that policy. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The passing of the primary legislation is required for the establishment of SOLAS. The Further Education and Training Bill, 2013 was published in January this year. The timing for establishment of the new authority is dependent on the entry into force of this legislation, which is expected to be enacted before the end of summer 2013. The Bill, among other things, provides for the...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy is more than aware of the very significant demographic challenge arising, which my Department has to meet with limited resources. Overall national enrolment figures are expected to grow by 70,000 between 2012 and 2018, with an increase of more than 25,000 students at post-primary level and 45,000 at primary level. Post-primary enrolment is expected to continue to rise until at...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government will continue to liaise with South Dublin County Council in respect of its response to this situation at Foxford Court. I urge everybody concerned to allow the council to continue to deal with the situation in line with the standard arrangements in place for the discharge of its statutory functions, which are quite substantial...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the Government's strategy for capital investment in school building projects over the next four years and to clarify the current position in respect of the proposed building project for Castleknock community college. The five-year construction programme announced in March 2012...