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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (8 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 km annually. The purpose of the scheme is, having...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (8 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 km annually. The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: The Test Event Notification and Results Capture System (TENRCS) is a business system which provides an enhancement to the existing results and certification systems for adult and apprenticeship programmes. The specific function of the TENRCS is to automate a number of manual tasks linked to assessment. The use of this system will greatly reduce the risk relating to the incorrect calculation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (8 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 km annually. School Transport Section has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (8 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 km annually. The purpose of the scheme is,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Council (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 together. The Apprenticeship Council was appointed by the then Minister for Education and Skills in November 2014. The establishment of the Council was a key action in the implementation of recommendations from the independent 2014 Review of Apprenticeship Training in Ireland. The Council is enterprise-led with representatives from business, trade...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 to 373, inclusive, 375 and 377 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statements. It should be noted that data on the ethnic background of Irish apprentices is not currently collected. However, one of the arising actions from the review of pathways to participation in apprenticeships is to incorporate the national...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: To date there are 20 new apprenticeship programmes in operation which have being approved by the Apprenticeship Council. A further 33 programmes, which have also been approved by the Apprenticeship Council are due to get under way in 2019 and 2020. Details of all these programmes are set out in the following tabular statements. New Apprenticeships 2019 Population at end: Apr-19 Total...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: This Government is committed to making our national apprenticeship more accessible to under-represented groups including women. As set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland, SOLAS has completed a review on pathways to participation in apprenticeship. The purpose of the review is to ensure that our national apprenticeship system is more reflective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (8 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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: I spoke to the Minister, Deputy McHugh, earlier this afternoon on this and went through a couple of points. He told me that the Department is committed to ensuring that all children in that area can access the education suitable for their needs. I am aware of the powers under the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act. The Minister has stated categorically that there will be a fix in this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue. I apologise on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Joe McHugh, who was not able to make it on time. I am taking the matter on his behalf. We are investing heavily in supporting our children with special educational needs, with €1.8 billion being spent annually, almost €1 in every €5 of the education budget. This...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Project Ireland 2040 Funding (18 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund is a €500 million fund launched under Project Ireland 2040. Funding allocated to my Department for the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund to 2022 is as follows: 2018: €20 million 2019: €30 million 2020: €40 million 2021: €90 million My Department launched the first call for Expressions of Interest in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (17 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. New Consortia Apprenticeship Programmes New Consortia Apprenticeships Programmes 2016 2017 2018 New Apprenticeships Established 2 7 9

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: The pension increase referred to by the Deputy is provided for under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 02/2018.  It should be noted that the pension increase policy in respect of the basic pay increases over the period 2018–2020 have been agreed as part of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018–2020 (PSSA) and legislated for under the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (16 Apr 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: Apprenticeship Data (16 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 to 175, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statements. Formal forecasts and targets are developed for apprenticeship registrations. However, formal forecasts are not produced for the total apprenticeship population at any specific date. The actual apprenticeship population by area as at 31 March 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (16 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: The latest forecast produced by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) for SOLAS was carried out in December 2018 in respect of craft apprenticeship registrations from 2018 to 2022. The SLMRU has, to date, not conducted forecasts for consortia led apprenticeships.  Unlike in the craft sectors, there is not yet a clear and developed relationship...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (16 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: Based on projected apprenticeship provision in higher education institutions, apprentices or their employers will make up to €6.6 million in Annual Student Contributions (ASC) in 2019. If the arrangement in place prior to Budget 2014 arrangement were to be reinstated, where the apprentices paid the proportion of the ASC deemed to relate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhfhreagras Rannach (16 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: Obríocht shuntasach is ea Iompar Scoile atá á bhainistiú ag Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne. I láthair na huaire iompraítear breis is 117,500 leanbh lena n-áirítear breis is 13,000 leanbh ag a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais, i mbreis is 5,000 feithicil go laethúil chuig bunscoileanna agus iarbhunscoileanna ar fud na tíre agus...