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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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 to 174, inclusive, together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Regional Development (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 82. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of a commitment in the Programme for Government in relation to the Shannon Estuary (details supplied); when the strategy will be developed; and the person or body that will develop it. [41932/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address issues raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41382/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41389/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41401/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 387. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41419/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: The Labour Court has made a recommendation in relation to a claim brought by SIPTU and TUI in respect of regularising the terms and conditions of Adult Education Tutors employed by Education and Training Boards. This recommendation continues to be under consideration by officials in the Department of Education and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform along with officials in my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if a business (details supplied) will be allowed to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41173/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Services Funding (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide capital funding towards a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/20]