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Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: A number of steps have been taken to improve the availability of information on EGF issues at local level and to deal with the type of difficulties that were raised previously in this regard. In December 2011 the Department, through the auspices of FAS, established an EGF construction contact centre for the three EGF construction sector programmes then ongoing. Similarly, in March 2012 a...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Final reports on the S R Technics and Waterford Crystal EGF programmes were submitted to the European Commission on 5 April 2012 and 6 February 2012 respectively as required under the EGF Regulations. Final reports on the three EGF programmes in support of redundant workers in the construction industry subsectors NACE 41, 43 and 71 are required to be submitted to the Commission by 9 December...

Written Answers — Further Education and Training Programmes: Further Education and Training Programmes (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The role of the SOLAS Implementation Group is to manage the change process involved in establishing SOLAS within the context of a wider ambitious programme of reform of the training and further education sectors. As such it is considering the broad policy orientations required for the new agency and the sector in general. As part of this process a public consultation on the establishment of...

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The role of the SOLAS Implementation Group is to manage the change process involved in establishing SOLAS within the context of a wider ambitious programme of reform of the training and further education sectors. As such it is considering the broad policy orientations required for the new agency and the sector in general. This includes the need for courses to be responsive to changing skills...

Written Answers — Further Education and Training Programmes: Further Education and Training Programmes (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 81 together. The Government's activation policy, 'Pathways to Work', provides for engagement by the National Employment and Entitlements Service with unemployed people, particularly the long-term unemployed, with a view to assisting them in finding jobs or referrals to appropriate education and training. To complement this policy, and despite reducing...

Written Answers — Back to Education Allowance: Back to Education Allowance (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: In the Programme for Government we undertook to introduce a better approach to how the State engages with and supports the unemployed to get back into the workforce. This approach is set out in "Pathways to Work". It seeks to build on existing Government policies to ensure that as many new job opportunities as possible are filled by those on the Live Register. "Pathways to Work" points out...

Education and Training Boards (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Following the Government decision to create SOLAS, an implementation group which I chair was set up to establish the entity. A public consultation on the establishment of SOLAS involving key stakeholders was completed earlier this year. The heads of a Bill for the establishment of SOLAS have been approved by Government and I expect to publish this legislation during the autumn session....

Education and Training Boards (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: It is our ambition to have it before the end of the year.

Education and Training Boards (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The SOLAS implementation group has primarily been working to create a roadmap for the amalgamation of the education and training boards and the further education and training functions of FÁS. We have established two pilot programmes, in Cork and Dublin, to carry out a paper exercise of assessing the challenges and issues that might arise as a result of the amalgamation. We are trying to...

Education and Training Boards (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The Minister, Deputy Quinn, and I have been anxious to engage with employees of FÁS and the VECs. Several weeks ago we held an enlightening meeting with the chairs and CEOs of the VECs in which we addressed a number of concerns in the VEC sector regarding what the future held for the new entity. I share Deputy Smith's concern that when SOLAS comes into being, people should be able to trust...

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department has submitted final reports to the European Commission in respect of the Dell, Waterford Crystal and SR Technics programmes co-funded by the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund or EGF. The Deputy should note that as yet, none of these programmes has been formally closed by the Commission and, as such, the amounts of the reimbursements cannot be finally determined. However,...

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (27 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I want to point out that the first application to be lodged by this Administration, and managed in its entirety from beginning to end, will be the TalkTalk application in Waterford. The Deputy seems somehow to conclude that it is the intention of the EGF process to expend all the money to which one can gain access. That is not, and never has been, the case in this or any other country. EU...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that it has no record of an application for school transport from the family referred to by the Deputy. In general, school transport eligibility is determined by reference to the distance children reside from their nearest primary/post primary school having regard to ethos and language. In...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Following the Government Decision to create SOLAS, an Implementation Group was set up to establish SOLAS. I am chairing this Group and its membership includes representatives from the Department of Education and Skills, FÁS, the Irish Vocational Education Association, the Department of Social Protection, the Department of the Taoiseach, and a representative from the private training sector....

Written Answers — Apprenticeship Programmes: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for FAS. I am informed by FAS that in order to become an apprentice applicants must be at least 16 years of age and have attained a minimum of grade D in 5 subjects in the Junior Certificate or equivalent. Where individuals do not meet the minimum educational requirements they may be registered as apprentices by an employer if prospective apprentices...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for FAS. FÁS have informed me that training allowances can only be paid on receipt of a completed and signed F103 Form that indicates a person is in receipt of payment from the Department of Social Protection. When the individual in question commenced the course his social welfare claim status was "pending" and in those circumstances they were not...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for FÁS. I understand from FÁS that the individual in question attended a FÁS Articulated Driving Course with North West Training in Bray, Co. Wicklow, from the 21st November 2011 to 13th January 2012. I understand that he then undertook his driving test on 18th January, 2012, but regrettably failed the test on that occasion. FÁS inform me that...

Seanad: School Patronage (20 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, the Minister for Education and Skills. As the Senator is aware, in June of last year the Minister announced that up to 40 new schools are to be established within the next six years to provide sufficient school capacity to meet our increased demographics. These consisted of 20 new primary schools and 20 new...

Seanad: School Patronage (20 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I have no more information other than what is available in the response from the Minister, Deputy Quinn, but I undertake to pass on the Senator's concerns and ambitions for the Portobello area to the Minister. I would point out that if we are to proceed with the divestment of school patronage in particular areas we must be able to rely on sufficient data to allow us make that decision to...

Seanad: Road Signage (20 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for the opportunity to address this issue today and I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar. The Minister has responsibility for overall policy and funding for the national roads programme. However, the planning, design, and implementation of individual national road schemes, including the provision of...