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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs).  Previously this Annual Student Contribution 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 Annual Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Further Education and Training (FET) provision, including apprenticeship training, is planned at a national level by SOLAS.  Applications for funding for FET are made to SOLAS by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) as part of the overall FET planning process. It is a matter for the management of each ETB to decide on the allocation of funding to FET programmes and to schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement. The new apprenticeship programmes will be subject to the requirements for review stipulated in the validation process. Consortia led apprenticeship new operational programmes - Cumulative operational programmes 2016 2 2017 9 2018 (to date) 11

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: 532 apprentices registered for the plumbing apprenticeship in 2017, which represents an increase of 54% on the 2016 intake.  I understand from SOLAS that due to this increased level of interest it is taking some time to ensure training provision can match this demand. SOLAS has engaged with the Education & Training Boards (ETBs) and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 to 134, inclusive, together. I have read the report referred to in the Deputy's questions with interest. Minister Bruton is meeting with representatives from the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) later this week to discuss the report and its recommendations. Securing skills supply from the education and training to the construction sector is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 to 148, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, 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. Over the last...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. Apprentice Registrations 2016 2017 YTD 30 June 2018 * Existing craft trades 3,742 4,508 2,219 Apprentice registrations in new apprenticeships 79 335 61 Total 3,821 4,843 2,280*Apprentice registrations tend to peak at the beginning of the academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Kilkenny Carlow ETB (KCETB) offer a range of classes in the Carlow and Kilkenny area, one such course is a basic welding course. Students on the current basic welding course in KCETB were informed that progression options would be outlined to them before the end of the basic welding course. In the past, progression to Intermediate Welding was offered, however, in the past 12 months KCETB...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (3 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together. This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. Arising from our first call for apprenticeship proposals in 2015, eleven new apprenticeships have been developed in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, ICT and accounting. Further new apprenticeships...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (28 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. At the end of May, 2018 there was a total of 156 female apprentices registered across the 36 apprenticeship schemes currently on offer, which represents an increase of 160% on the 2016 figure of 60 and 500% on 2015 of 26.  The 2014 Review of Apprenticeship in Ireland acknowledged that the number of women employed in craft...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (27 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 136 together. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (26 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: The SOLAS allocation to Education and Training Boards for 2018 for adult literacy and basic skills provision is €32,755,074. A breakdown of this figure is available in the attached spreadsheet. There is a separate allocation of €45,736,130 for the Specialist Training Provider programme, that includes provision for learners with intellectual disabilities. 2018 Initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs).  Previously this Annual Student Contribution 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 Annual Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees (26 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: The only centrally determined payment for the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme is the €200 PLC participant contribution. This amount is not payable by persons with a medical card, as well as a number of other categories, which means that approximately 60% of PLC participants do not pay the contribution. The estimated cost to remove the PLC participant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (26 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (26 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of almost...