Results 461-480 of 3,895 for speaker:John Halligan
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (16 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: Apprenticeship is a demand driven educational and training programme which aims to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. Consequently, the number of apprentices being registered is determined by employers in the sector. As part of the ongoing review of apprenticeship in Ireland SOLAS has conducted standards...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Innovation Vouchers Initiative (16 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: The Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Initiative was introduced in 2007 in order to drive an on-going innovation culture shift within small enterprise by promoting and encouraging knowledge transfer between Ireland’s public knowledge providers and the small/medium business community and creating greater synergies between the two. Under the initiative, vouchers worth...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: Quantum technologies use the properties of quantum effects – the interactions of molecules, atoms, and even smaller particles, known as quantum objects – to create practical applications in many different fields. A status report on quantum technology including a review of the risks and opportunities associated with quantum technology is one which I will consider in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 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 Primary...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (10 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. Under the terms of my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (10 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 level of detailed...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 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. On an annual basis, Bus...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 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 my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 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. Bus Éireann has...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 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 my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 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. Under the terms of my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (9 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: The matter of regularisation of the terms and conditions of Adult Education Tutors is currently subject to discussions under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission so it would be inappropriate to comment on this matter at this time.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (3 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: In order to be eligible to undertake an apprenticeship an applicant must be employed by a SOLAS approved employer and be at least 16 years of age. In the case of craft apprenticeships, throughout the on-the-job training phases apprentices are paid the normal apprentice wage rate by their employer. The rates of pay for qualified craft workers are agreed between employer bodies and...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Innovation Vouchers Initiative (3 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: The Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Initiative was introduced in 2007 in order to drive an on-going innovation culture shift within small enterprise by promoting and encouraging knowledge transfer between Ireland’s public knowledge providers and the small business community and creating greater synergies between the two. Under the initiative, vouchers worth €5,000...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 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. Under the terms of my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 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: School Transport Provision (2 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 my...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (2 Apr 2019)
John Halligan: As part of Budget 2018, the NTF levy was increased by 0.1 per cent in 2018 from 0.7 per cent to 0.8 per cent – providing over €47m (net) of additional investment in the Higher and Further and Training Education Sectors. On foot of decisions taken in Budget 2019, the levy increased to 0.9 per cent in 2019 providing €69 million (net) of additional investment in higher...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (27 Mar 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. School Transport...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (26 Mar 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 child in question is...