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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of contacts with a school (details supplied) in respect of the need for a new building programme at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (1 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for an unused site at (details supplied) which was previously used for temporary accommodation; if her attention has been drawn to the local interest in the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (1 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 May 2021)

Niall Collins: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance if a query by a person (details supplied) in relation to the 10% rate of stamp duty will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 May 2021)

Niall Collins: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 18 May 2021, if he will consider further correspondence (details supplied) if concerns raised therein can be addressed satisfactorily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28951/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 May 2021)

Niall Collins: I welcome the decision made on 20th May 2021 by former Debenham workers to accept a €3 million fund that will provide individual supports to redundant Debenhams employees. The fund, overseen by SOLAS, will provide a range of supports to assist with retraining or returning to education. Issues relating to eligibility for, and access to, the fund are a matter to be considered by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 May 2021)

Niall Collins: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a herd number transfer by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Collection (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to removing the necessity for back taxing of vehicles particularly those in sectors which were affected by the Covid-19 restrictions and were unused during the period of lockdown. [27498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: Youthreach and Community Training Centres remain open for learners with full onsite delivery. On-site small group tuition for vulnerable learners in community education, literacy and numeracy programmes at Levels 1-2 and work with learners from homeless and addiction services is also continuing. All learners attending Specialist Training Provider services, from Level 1-6 are continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department have contacted Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) in relation to this matter, and I will write to the Deputy shortly with a response.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 together. There are currently 60 apprenticeships available with a further 18 programmes in development. Apprenticeship is demand-led. For craft apprenticeship, the number of places is determined by employers, with off-the-job training provided to all registered apprentices. Apprenticeships established since 2016 have one or more intakes per...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: The Apprenticeship Jobs Portal (www.apprenticeshipjobs.ie) was launched in April 2019 to enhance the visibility and accessibility of apprentice job vacancies, and to assist small companies to advertise apprentice vacancies to a wide audience. Although not a matching system the platform is building traction month-on-month, with over 1,200 employers now registered on the site and over 250 job...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 to 463, inclusive, together. The Vocational Training and Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) is designed to cater for people who are over 21 years of age, are unemployed and have been getting certain social welfare payments for at least 6 months. This scheme provides a range of courses to meet the education and training needs of unemployed people. It gives...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: The information requested is being sought from the Education and Training Boards by SOLAS and I will arrange for it to be sent directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship is a demand driven educational and training programme which aims to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. The development of a new apprenticeship is employer-led, with consortia comprising employer groups and educational providers coming together to identify a skills need and appropriate apprenticeship response in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Correspondence (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: 573. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27531/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Niall Collins: Our Department continually liaises with the higher education authority and the ETBs in relation to the workings and runnings of our local training initiatives. As I stated in my earlier contribution, these initiatives are a recognition of local needs and they are a response to local needs. In the main, local training providers are also used to deliver them, so they are local collaborations...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for the question. Local training initiatives, LTIs, are training and work experience programmes carried out in partnership with community and voluntary organisations. They provide a basis for the 16 education and training boards, ETBs, to contract with community bodies to provide a service initiative in a locality where there are identified community needs. Training...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank Deputy Durkan for his supplementary question. I do not have the county-by-county analysis which the Deputy is requesting, but we can ask for that and have the information furnished to him. Turning to the percentage of people who complete their courses, and despite the impact of Covid-19, as I mentioned in my initial reply, the numbers who completed or partially completed their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2021)

Niall Collins: The PLC Pathways to Apprenticeship Programme aims to provide opportunities for learners to gain experience in areas where they are considering undertaking an apprenticeship. In general, programmes run for between 8 and 12 months and lead to qualifications at QQI level 5. Initial planning data indicates that over 800 learners will participate in pre-apprenticeship programmes in 2021. The...