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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a proposal (details supplied) by a party to a turn key contract with Limerick City and County Council which is experiencing difficulty due to Covid-19; if he will request the council to engage meaningfully in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a second-level school at a location (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the concern of the local community in respect of this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (29 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: Youthreach is one of a broad suite of Further Education and Training (FET) programmes that are currently funded through the FET System Funding process. This process is essentially a full cost model where each programme initially receives a set amount of funding commensurate to the estimated costs of delivery. Ultimately, the funding provided corresponds to the full costs of delivery. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 556. To ask the Minister for Health when section 39 workers can expect to see full restoration of their pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32973/21]

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,...

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: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the plans for the new building programme at a school (details supplied); the contacts she has had in the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34148/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Welfare Code (23 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a matter concerning the proposed sick pay scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the landfill levy was introduced; when consumers such as a person (details supplied) would have first noticed this levy on their bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33796/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a felling licence will be issued (details supplied); and the status of same. [33816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 149. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will advise on circumstances outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority can sell a portion of land zoned residential to a primary school to develop a children’s playground at below market value; the process this would require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32957/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review correspondence (details supplied) and advise accordingly; if he will reply to same and provide a copy to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32968/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that houses in County Limerick are impacted by pyrite; if he will include County Limerick in the compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32994/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the cases of the abuse survivors of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department have engaged with Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) regarding this matter. CETB has informed to my officials that refunds related to elements of the courses referred to in the question are currently being dealt with under the CETB refund policy, and that learners will be refunded for any fees that were paid for untaken trips. Learners who have paid in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: Programmes which are funded from the National Training Fund (NTF) Training for Employment budget line include VTOS, Blended Training, Bridging and Foundation Training, Community Training Centres, Local Training Initiatives, Specialist Training Providers, Specific Skills Training and Traineeship Training. This budget provision enables the Skills to Compete and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: Craft apprenticeships account for 25 of the 60 existing available apprenticeship programmes. It is these 25 programmes which are delivered in phases of on-the-job and off-the-job training in Training Centres or Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities (depending on phase).  These programmes were those most impacted by the shutdown of on-site learning activity in 2020 and...