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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The rates of pay for the 25 craft apprenticeship programmes are agreed by the partners within the relevant sector, or are set out in Sectoral Employment Orders (Construction Sector and Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector). Rates vary between occupations and sectors but in all cases craft apprenticeship rates are expressed as a proportion of the qualified rate,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1319, 1320 and 1345 together. An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs) and Technological Universities. The amount of ASC charged to apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in the institution during the academic year. In cases where training is delivered in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The 10 year adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy will take a whole-of-government approach and provide a framework to support individuals to improve their literacy, numeracy and digital literacy. This new strategy will provide a framework to build on and streamline the substantial work that is already being done across a range of Government departments, state agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2102. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and process for adding and removing countries from the mandatory quarantine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19838/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 1941. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a proposal for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking afforestation projects through the licensing system which are screened out by forestry companies and their ecologists. [18570/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry projects and respective area of land in hectares which are screened out by the appropriate assessment process that have received approval in 2021. [18571/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time it took to approve screened out projects. [18572/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of screened out projects that were referred to the ecology section by the district forestry inspectors. [18573/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a mechanism for highlighting screened out projects to ecology in order that they can be fast-tracked and be with files that need more ecological attention and-or a site visit. [18574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 2460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual processing time for files with Natura impact statements submitted over the past six to nine months. [18575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the new Limerick to Foynes road; the funding that has been secured to build the road; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: The standing apprentice population is estimated to reach between 31,000 and 33,000 apprentices by 2025. This represents an expected increase of over 50% on the existing population of 19,969 at the end of February 2021. There are currently 60 apprenticeship programmes of which 28 are four years in duration, 8 are three years and 24 are two years in duration. The actual population will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Apr 2021)

Niall Collins: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the programme for Government commitment to regularise undocumented persons living in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 386. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for insurance reform; his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commissioners of Irish Lights (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to offer an open tender for the lease or sale of lands on the Loop Head peninsula acquired for the Loran-C project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter in relation to NOx emissions charges that are being levied on older diesel vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: Access to the majority of further education and training (FET) programmes is free of charge or heavily subsidised. Learners are encouraged to contact the Adult Guidance Service in their local Education and Training Board (ETB) in relation to additional supports that may be available to them while undertaking their FET programme. In relation to international protection applicants who have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005, there is an obligation on employers to provide the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health, and welfare at work of his or her employees. The specific requirements for the training of lift trucks’ operators is set out in the Code of Practice -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: There has been a 90% increase in the apprentice population since 2015. Existing off-the-job training facilities, particularly in Electrical and Plumbing apprenticeships had been coming under increasing pressure to facilitate the rapid growth in apprentice population. COVID-19 related suspension of practical training in Training Centres, Institutes of Technology and Technological...