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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: In recognition of the challenges facing full time third level students the Government has approved once off funding of €50m to provide additional financial assistance in this academic year. The funding, which was provided in Budget 2021, in recognition of the significant challenges they have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic will offer financial assistance to all EU full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) allocated funding of €1.72m to Monaghan Institute from their overall funding allocation received from SOLAS in 2020. This funding is used to support the range of Post Leaving Certificate, apprenticeship, traineeship and other provision delivered by Monaghan Institute across a range of subject areas. My Department provides funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship in Ireland has undergone significant reform and expansion over the past 5 years. The introduction of consortia-led apprenticeship development has resulted in the delivery of 34 new programmes across all sectors of the economy, with a further 19 in development. Programmes now range in duration from two to four years and lead to qualifications at QQI levels 5-10 on the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: A retrofitting centre of excellence is already underway in Waterford, Wexford Education and Training Board (ETB) while a further four ETBs are planning to have centres of excellence up and running in the first quarter of 2021. These are, Limerick Clare, Cork, Mayo Sligo Leitrim, and Laois Offaly, with further discussion on additional Dublin and Galway facilities. It is anticipated that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department have enquired with Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) regarding this matter. DDLETB currently offers training centre programmes in the Fingal area through Baldoyle Training Centre. The Training Centre facilitates over 2,500 learner beneficiaries annually. Programmes are offered on-site in Baldoyle and also across a range of locations in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: The Deputy will be aware that there are some important differences in costs of attending PLC programmes versus higher education institutions. The only centrally determined payment for the PLC programme is the €200 PLC participant contribution. This amount is not payable by persons with a medical card, as well as a number of other categories. Approximately 60% of learners on PLC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Safe Pass training is delivered by private training organisations which have been approved by SOLAS. Course fees are determined by these Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) and SOLAS has no role in the setting of fees for Safe Pass courses or in influencing pricing structure within the market place. The maximum number of participants that can attend a Safe Pass course was reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department have contacted Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) in relation to this matter. At present there are several options available to school leavers through the further education and training services provided by CETB in close proximity to Ballincollig. The Ballincollig Youthreach centre provides two years integrated education, training and work experience for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Fostering Inclusion is one of the three core pillars around which the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategy 2020-2024 is built. The FET sector is committed to increasing levels of inclusion through the provision of high quality, accessible and flexible education and training programmes and supports suited to the identified needs of individuals, with the aim of enabling every citizen...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: The Programme for Government has committed to taking the lead on boosting the availability and uptake of apprenticeships, by providing government apprenticeship schemes. Apprenticeship is an employer led offering. As such, and given the employment status of apprentices, apprentices will need to be included within public sector employment ceilings where these exist. Apprenticeships should...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a housing project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43388/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend a circular based on circumstances (details supplied). [43458/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43125/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: I outline on the below the number of full-time students who have taken up Further Education and Training (FET) courses in each county. The information supplied refers to the 2019 calendar year and the county in which the course is delivered. Number of full time enrolments in each programme 2019 year. County in which Course Delivered Number of Full Time Enrolments in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship is a programme of structured education and training which formally combines and alternates learning in the work place with learning in an education or training centre. There are currently 59 apprenticeships available, the majority of which deliver off-the-job elements through higher education settings. The 25 craft apprenticeships entail one period of off-the-job training in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if the calculation of a pension charge for a person (details supplied) will assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42971/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (10 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding VAT on a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (10 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Arrangements which are in place since 2016 within the Department of Education to facilitate the provision of information, from State Bodies, to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, continue to apply in my Department on foot of the transfer of functions in October 2020.  Aegis body contact details are reviewed at regular intervals and as required updates are provided to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (10 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship in Ireland has undergone significant reform and expansion over the past 5 years.  In this period, 34 new apprenticeship programmes across all sectors of the economy including new and growing areas – cybersecurity, CGI technical artistry, accountancy, supply chain management, manufacturing technology, and biopharma – have been designed and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 421. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a HSE response in relation to a referral for a person (details supplied) graded as urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42649/20]