Results 281-300 of 7,374 for speaker:Niall Collins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 May 2023)

Niall Collins: I am aware of the research report independently published by Maynooth University in January 2023, which found Youthreach employees reporting higher levels of positive emotions and relationships in work than those in school sector studies while also finding 25% reporting moderate levels of burnout. Youthreach is a further education and training programme for early school leavers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (16 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 615. To ask the Minister for Health his views on patients’ access to genetic testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22524/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans, if any, to address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people waiting for visa appointments in each Garda division, sub-analysed for each district within each division, as of 1 May 2023, in tabular form; the plans, if any, to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22209/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (11 May 2023)

Niall Collins: There are over 3,300 adult education tutors employed across the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). There is no specific public sector grade of adult education tutor and tutors are paid on an hourly rate basis, generally at the unqualified teacher rate, however some ETBs, including Kerry ETB, pay relevant staff the self-financing tutor rate. Those staff on the unqualified teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated number of Ukrainian persons living in Ireland that hold a licence to drive a truck or bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (10 May 2023)

Niall Collins: My Officials are engaging with Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board regarding this matter and a reply will issue to the Deputy once these enquiries are complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (10 May 2023)

Niall Collins: The National Training Fund is a dedicated fund established under the National Training Fund Act, 2000 resourced by the Training Levy paid by employers to raise the skills of those in employment; provide training to those who wish to acquire skills to take up employment and provide information in relation to skills requirements in the economy. My Department allocates funding from the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (9 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department can engage with a service provider (details supplied); if grants or assistance are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (9 May 2023)

Niall Collins: My officials contacted the City of Dublin Education and Training Board regarding this matter. I understand that under CDETB's internal transfer policy a transfer will not be approved if the consequential vacancy cannot be backfilled leading to the potential cancellation of a course. In the case in question, CDETB has advised that the subject department concerned had other staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (4 May 2023)

Niall Collins: I understand that Ramsgate Men’s Shed has applied to Waterford and Wexford Educational and Training Board (WWETB) for funding under the 2023 REACH Fund which places a strong focus on community education as a mechanism to continue to support and engage with disadvantaged learners. In addition, there is a focus on enabling the investment in building the digital infrastructure of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (3 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for the establishment of a new election observation roster; the body that will be responsible for conducting the competition; where it will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 May 2023)

Niall Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 21 February 2023 (details supplied), when a response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20352/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (3 May 2023)

Niall Collins: SOLAS allocates Reach funding (formerly known as the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantaged Fund) to the Education and Training Boards to provide support to educationally disadvantaged learners in accessing and participating in community education. The funding places a strong focus on community education as a mechanism to continue to support and engage with disadvantaged learners. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: Youthreach is a national programme, offered by the 16 Education and Training Boards, which aims to provide young early school leavers with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to participate fully in society and progress to further education, training and employment. There is no national Youthreach bus service. The non-pay funding SOLAS provides to the ETBs can be used to cover...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (26 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans, if any, to review and update the laws around trespass given the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (25 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she can ask the State Examinations Commission to respond to the issue raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (25 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 637 and 638 together. Following discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, approval for an offer to be made to the unions has been agreed. The proposal is that a grade of Adult Educator will be formally established with a standardised payscale aligned with the Youthreach Resource Person Scale....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (25 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: Where an Education and Training Board (ETB) or PLC college employs personal assistants to provide services under the Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD), responsibility for the terms of employment rests with the individual ETB/ Further Education College. The Strategic Performance Agreements for 2022-24 agreed between SOLAS and the individual ETBs provide for the rolling out of the FSD...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: Officials in my Department are making enquiries with City of Dublin Education and Training Board on this matter and a reply will issue to the Deputy once these enquiries are complete.