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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (20 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The provision of adult education opportunities is a priority for my Department. The level of participation has increased annually in recent years. I will continue to support this sector as it is important to provide education and training opportunities to enable adults to upskill and enhance their employment prospects. The establishment of SOLAS as the new further education and training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (15 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: There are currently a total of 32,688 approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places available nationwide. These places are allocated to providers, mainly VECs, but also some voluntary secondary and community and comprehensive schools, on an annual basis, following an application process. In Co Kildare the VEC is the sole provider of PLC courses and they received an allocation of PLC...

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate, which is focused for understandable reasons on the operation of the student grant system. It is important to reiterate that whatever delays have arisen, the decision to centralise the processing of student grants was and remains a solid decision. Maintaining a system of 66 separate grant-awarding bodies in the face of rising demand was not...

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The Minister, Deputy Quinn, spoke again with the head of SUSI this morning and it remains the case that all staffing requests received from SUSI have already been granted. No new staffing request was received today. In total, there are now 96 staff working in SUSI and they are supported by 79 other staff working on document processing and queries from students. This is a combination of...

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Yes.

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: There are 96 staff working in SUSI, and they are supported by 79 other staff working on document processing and queries in general from students.

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: While the debate on this motion has understandably focused on the issues that have arisen in regard to SUSI, there are a number of broader questions contained in the motion tabled by Fianna Fáil. In its short 18 months in existence the Government has already established a strong track record in education, from protecting SNA and resource teacher numbers to ensuring that more than 40% of...

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: -----but standing still is never enough, and we are committed to reforming and improving our education system. A new national literacy and numeracy strategy was launched in 2011 to raise educational standards in primary and second level schools, and €6 million is being spent on the roll-out of that strategy this year. The recommendations of the forum on patronage and pluralism in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme a minimum number of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus Éireann, are required before consideration may be given to the retention of school transport services, provided this can be done within reasonable cost limits. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport schemes on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (13 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that in 2012, FÁS will deliver 29 training courses in Co. Meath as per the following table: Project Title Project Type Number of Participants Location Trim Forum for Employment Local Training Initiative (LTI) 12 Trim Navan Career Start LTI 16 Navan Tabor House LTI 14 Trim East Coast Career Opportunities LTI 14 Duleek Fresh Start National Learning Network Specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (13 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the current Programme for Government 2011-2016, the Department of Education and Skills is committed to providing an additional 30,000 training and education places across the education and training system, distributed in line with the recommendations of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. With this commitment in mind, to-date my Department has created over 28,000 additional...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (13 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the current Programme for Government 2011-2016, the Department of Education and Skills is committed to providing an additional 30,000 training and education places across the education and training system, distributed in line with the recommendations of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. With this commitment in mind, to-date my Department has created over 28,000 additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I have made enquires with FÁS training services and I understand that the person in question is currently on a waiting list for the access to offshore course in Donegal. Demand for this particular training course is very high and I am informed that there is a waiting list for the course, as a result. As with other individuals waiting for a training place on this course, the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The VTOS programme provides second chance education and training courses of up to two years duration for people who are 21 years of age or over, and who are at least six months unemployed. People participating in VTOS who are in receipt of Jobs Seekers Benefit (JA) or Job Seekers Allowance (JB) receive a payment in lieu of this from the VEC for the duration of their course. These payments are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The person referred to by the Deputy is attending a Youthreach centre operated by County Meath Vocational Education Committee since 13 September 2012 on a full time basis.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they meet the minimum distance criteria and are attending their nearest school, as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. An eligible child for whom no transport service is available may, following an application for transport within the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The programme for Government committed the Department of Education and Skills to provide an additional 30,000 training places across the education and training system, distributed in line with the recommendations of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. Higher Education Springboard programme Back to Education Initiative Post Leaving Certificate places Labour Market Education and Training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The full terms of reference for the School Transport Appeals Board, which is independent of my Department, are available on the Department's website at www.education.ie. In the current year to date the board has considered 125 cases and in all but one of these cases found that the terms and conditions of the scheme were properly applied by the Department and Bus Éireann. The one case...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's post primary school transport scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 km from and are attending their nearest education centre, as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Children who are not eligible for school transport under the terms of the scheme may apply to Bus...