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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Refurbishment (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: I agree with the Senator. With the TGDs as a benchmark and with the energy efficiency retrofit pilot scheme already well under way, the Department has demonstrated its commitment to achieving greater energy efficiency. The pilot scheme has already cleared a path for the wider retrofit programme, funded under the national development plan, to follow.That, in itself, has sent out a message to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: Senator Mulherin may be happy with the answer I will give her today. I thank her for raising the matter. As she may be aware, the Newtownwhite Educate Together national school opened in September 2014 under the patronage divestment process. The process is one of a number of steps taken by the Department of Education and Skills to provide a more diverse range of primary schools to cater for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: I do not have that information to hand but I will revert with it to the Senator in the next couple of days. Having briefly spoken to the Department earlier, I know that it is confident the negotiations will produce a result.I agree with the Senator that dealing with this issue since 2014 is a long time. Given the timeframe of all that has happened, the planning permission process, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Expenditure (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: The funding allocation from SOLAS to Education and Training Boards (ETBs) supports the delivery of key functions within the further education and training sector. The provision enables the management, administration, coordination and delivery of training which is located within the overall geographical area of an ETB.  Former SOLAS training centres were transferred to 11...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million km annually. Under the terms of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Under the terms of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (11 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. A decision regarding the...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2019)

John Halligan: I thank all Members who contributed to this debate. In November in 2016, agreement was reached at the Labour Court to resolve a potentially serious industrial relations dispute in the Garda Síochána. As part of the resolution, the Government committed to provide the Garda representative associations with access to services of the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (29 May 2019)

John Halligan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (29 May 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (28 May 2019)

John Halligan: Under the Student Grant Scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding, provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution and meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. Under the scheme, students must be attending approved full-time courses. Part-time courses are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 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 amount charged to apprentices is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 2019)

John Halligan: The total estimated cost per apprentice in craft apprenticeships is €6,900. There were 904 apprencties registered on the new consortia led apprenticeships at the end of 2018, which is not sufficient as yet to derive a reliable average cost, however this will be kept under review as greater numbers come on stream. Consequently, the estimated cost of providing an additional one...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property Management (28 May 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. IDA Ireland is authorised by my Department to provide a range of measures and financial supports to companies, including those involved in the commercialisation of intellectual property. These supports include employment, capital, research and development, environmental and training grants. These grants remain an important means of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (22 May 2019)

John Halligan: My Department has no role in relation to self-financing evening courses delivered by Education and Training Boards (ETBs).  However, officials have made enquiries about the matter and I understand from Kerry ETB have confirmed that the night classes in Art in Colaiste Gleann Lí on Mondays and Tuesday evenings have finished for the term as scheduled at the end of March and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications Data (21 May 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (21 May 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.  The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 May 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Bus Éireann is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 May 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (21 May 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose of my...