Results 2,501-2,520 of 3,797 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: My Department has requested Bus Éireann to submit a report. When this report is received my Department will be in contact with the family.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The breakdown of pay scales which contain amounts in excess of €80,000 is as follows: Contributory Scale Grade 1 - 189,115 Grade 3 - 134,523, 140,636, 147,262, 153,885 Grade 4 - 84,132, 87,595, 91,033, 94,496, 97,417, 100,446 (Long Service Increment 1), 103,472 (Long Service Increment 2) Grade 6 - 65,130, 67,700, 70,381, 72,904, 75,406, 77,899, 79,361, 79,540, 82,027 (Long Service...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the School Transport Scheme for Post Primary children were announced in the 2011 Budget and derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. This means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for pupils will be determined by reference to the distance they reside from their nearest post-primary education centre having regard to ethos...
- Written Answers — Apprenticeship Programmes: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: To assist redundant apprentices to complete their apprenticeships, FÃS has put the following interim measures in place:-The temporary Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme (RAPS) provides supports for redundant apprentices to be placed with an employer to complete the minimum duration necessary to complete the on-the-job phases at Phase 3/5/7. Employers can apply to FÃS to participate in...
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Training Initiatives: Cross-Border Training Initiatives (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: FÃS continues to co-operate with the training authorities in Northern Ireland to pursue possible potential savings through the implementation of joint training courses for the unemployed in border areas. An example of one such programme would be the Wider Horizons Programme. The programme aims to enhance employment opportunities by providing vocational training, work experience and personal...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Bus Ãireann which operates the School Transport Scheme, on behalf of my Department, has advised that there were nine school transport services operating into the school in question during the 2011/12 school year. There are no plans to withdraw services for the 2012/13 school year; the number of services will depend on the number of eligible children who apply for school transport.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 to 155, inclusive, together. Bus Ãireann operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department. Under the terms of the 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 Ãireann, having regard to...
- Written Answers — Apprenticeship Programmes: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the FÃS Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme was introduced in 2010 to provide support to redundant apprentices to complete their on-the-job training with assessments at Phases 3,5 and 7 of their 4 year apprenticeship programme with a FÃS approved employer. The minimum duration for each on-the-job phase is 26 weeks for Phase 3 and Phase 5 with 12 weeks for Phase 7. The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Following the Government Decision to create SOLAS, an Implementation Group was set up to establish SOLAS, the objective of the Group is to drive the implementation process forward. The Heads of a Bill for the establishment of SOLAS have been approved by Government and referred to the Office of the Attorney General for drafting purposes. The Bill will, inter alia, provide for the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Following the Government Decision to create SOLAS, an Implementation Group was set up to establish SOLAS. Its membership includes representatives from the Department of Education and Skills, FÃS, the Irish Vocational Education Association, the Department of Social Protection, the Department of the Taoiseach, and a representative from the private training sector. The objective of the Group...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The charge for children who are eligible for school transport under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme will be â¬100 per annum for the 2012/13 school year; the charge for children availing of transport on a concessionary basis will also be â¬100 per annum for the next school year. The corresponding charges for the last school year were â¬50 and â¬200...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: One of the main objectives of the School Transport Scheme is to ensure that, as far as possible, eligible children have a reasonable level of service while at the same time, ensuring that school transport vehicles are fully utilised in an efficient and cost effective manner. In this regard, Bus Ãireann generally plan and timetable school transport services for children who are in attendance...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to my Department's Primary and Post Primary School Transport Schemes, for 2012/13 school year, mean that eligibility for school transport will be confined to those children who meet the distance eligibility criterion and are attending their nearest school, having regard to ethos and language. Existing eligible children who may not be attending their nearest school will retain their...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware that changes to the School Transport Scheme, including the ceasing of the catchment boundary system effective from the 2012/2013 school year, were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme. There is no scope for reversing these changes as under the four year recovery plan, there is a requirement to deliver...
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Training Initiatives: Cross-Border Training Initiatives (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: FÃS continues to co-operate with the training authorities in Northern Ireland to pursue possible potential savings through the implementation of joint training courses for the unemployed in border areas. An example of one such programme would be the Wider Horizons Programme. The programme aims to enhance employment opportunities by providing vocational training, work experience and...
- School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank both Deputies for raising this matter. As they are both aware, school transport is a very significant operation managed by Bus Ãireann on the Department's behalf and covering over 82 million km annually. Approximately 113,000 children, including more than 8,000 children with special needs, are transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary...
- School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I want to emphasise that in order to allow parents ample time to consider all their school options a 20 month gap was allowed between the announcement of this measure and the time when parents needed to apply for school transport for the coming school year. Those changes were posted on the Department's website in October 2011 and the updated scheme was made available on 1 February this year....
- Seanad: Flood Relief (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank Senator Clune for raising this matter. The Government recognises the plight and devastation that the recent floods brought to homes and families in various parts of Cork. I have significant experience of similar flooding in my own area of east Galway. In recognition of the severity of the situation, the Government has announced the extension of the humanitarian assistance scheme to...
- Seanad: Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank Senator Mooney for raising this matter. Education has an important role to play in the economic recovery of this country. I, therefore, welcome this debate on how the education system can contribute most effectively to this recovery. There is considerable investment by the Department in language provision. At primary level, the Department's policy, as detailed in the Government's...
- Seanad: Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank Senator Mooney and concur with the points he made. Leaders of enterprises who have pointed out particular skills shortages consistently argue that to be an effective member of their teams in centres such as those operated by PayPal, TalkTalk and Hewlett Packard in my home city of Galway, employees must have a high level of proficiency and fluency in a foreign language. They must...