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- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (12 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: This issue relates to a créche operated by County Cork Vocational Education Committee (VEC). Officials in my Department have and continue to liaise with the VEC in relation to the matter. Primarily, this is a matter for the VEC, which operates the créche and is the employer of the workers in question.
- Seanad: School Curriculum (11 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairà Quinn. I thank the Senator for raising it. My Department has received the discussion document from the National Competitiveness Council entitled, Maths and National Competitiveness. It is a helpful input into the debate on the role of numeracy and, in particular, mathematics...
- Seanad: School Curriculum (11 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: As I stated, the Department receives many representations from many people involved in civic society who have expressed their concern that for Ireland to remain competitive at a global level, our mathematical achievements should be closely monitored. We have not exactly covered ourselves in glory in the recent past and the Minister is keen to address the issue. When we see the evolution of...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Jul 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 my the Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The current European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) Regulation expires on 31 December 2013. On 6 October 2011, the European Commission tabled a proposal for a new Regulation for the period 2014 - 2020 to the European Council and European Parliament. Substantive discussions on the Commission proposal commenced in the European Council Working Party on Social Questions in early 2012 under...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that the ecommerce course referred to by the Deputy was deactivated by FÃS in order to update it and bring it into line with the new Common Awards System. FÃS is currently working on a replacement course and once this course has been developed, it will be scheduled on the FÃS course calendar. In addition, Skillnets receive funding from the National Training Fund (NTF) through...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Jul 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 Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Children who are not eligible for school transport may apply for transport on a concessionary basis subject to...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. These eligibility criteria are applied equitably on a national scale to all children attending a national school...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Bus Ãireann operates the School Transport Schemes on behalf of my Department. Under the terms of these Schemes children are eligible for school transport where they meet the distance eligibility criterion and are attending their nearest school, having regard to ethos and language. Distance eligibility is determined by Bus Ãireann by measuring the shortest traversable route from a child's...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The main change to the current scheme means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for all pupils newly entering a post primary school will be determined by reference to the distance they reside...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme. One of the changes announced means that from the beginning of the 2012/13 school year children will be eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school, having...
- Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (10 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I can confirm that Skillnets receives funding from the National Training Fund (NTF) through my Department to support companies from any sector or region to engage in training by co-investing in the delivery of training with member companies of networks. Skillnets works in partnership with enterprise, in particular SMEs, by supporting the development of flexible and effective training delivery...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Jul 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 Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the person in question is entitled to participate on a FÃS training course because she is in receipt of a Jobseekers Allowance since September 2010. Matters relating to Back to Work and Community Employment Schemes are more appropriate for the Minister of Social Protection.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (4 Jul 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 my the Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (4 Jul 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 Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (3 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The three European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) programmes in support of almost 9,000 redundant workers made redundant in subsectors NACE 41 (Construction of Buildings), NACE 43 (Specialised Construction Activities) and NACE 71 (Architectural Services) of the construction industry between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010, ended on 9 June 2012. Various service providers are preparing the...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Jul 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 the Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Jul 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 Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Jul 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 Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...