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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: The Clear Customs Scheme is a new support measure launched on 7 August 2019 to help customs agents, intermediaries and affected Irish businesses develop the capacity to deal with the additional customs requirements due to the UK’s departure from the EU. Clear Customs has been designed by industry for industry as they prepare for the new customs requirements post-Brexit. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs). Previously this ASC was paid by FÁS/SOLAS with apprentices themselves paying the part of the contribution relating to examination fees. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS ceased making payments to IoTs and apprentices pay the full pro rata ASC. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: Capitation amounting to €1.4 million was paid in 2019 in respect students attending PLC courses.In addition to this, SOLAS, the further education authority provided enhanced capitation of €2.5 million. To increase the total paid by 5% would cost €195,000. The Department provides funding to SOLAS to provide for further education programmes such as...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 339 to 342, inclusive, together. This Government is committed to the ongoing expansion and development of our national apprenticeship system, as is evident by a year on year increase in the budget allocation. This year’s allocation for apprenticeship training is €142m which represents an increase of over 16% on the 2018 allocation...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: The average annual cost to train an apprentice in one of our craft apprenticeships is €7,159 per annum. Consequently, the estimated cost of providing an additional one thousand apprenticeship places is approximately €7.16 million in a full year.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Professional Qualifications (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: The regulatory requirement in order to become a registered electrical contractor in Ireland is to hold an Advanced Craft Certificate following completion of a statutory apprenticeship. The registration of electrical contractors is undertaken by Safe Electric and any recognition of foreign qualifications for that purpose is a matter for that body. Foreign qualifications may be...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Soláthar Iompar Scoile (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: Oibríocht shuntasach is ea Iompar Scoile, a bhainistíonn Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne. I scoilbhliain 2018/19 iompraíodh breis is 117,500 páiste - 13,000 páiste le riachtanais speisialta oideachais ina measc - in os cionn 5,000 feithicil gach lá chuig bunscoileanna agus iar-bhunscoileanna ar fud na tíre, thar 100 milliún ciliméadar,...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 and 403 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 476 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 and 460 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Sep 2019)
John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...