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Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: My Department may wish to submit certain amendments on Report Stage that relate to the educational provisions contained in the Bill. In addition, I refer to section 14, which was agreed without much discussion. Following engagement with interested stakeholders, my Department is currently considering whether it is necessary to introduce amendments to this section to avoid any unintended...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Guarantee (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) is one of the main EU financial resources to support the implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee.  It is integrated into European Social Fund (ESF) programming as a dedicated priority axis within the ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020 (PEIL).  The specific YEI allocation for Ireland of €68m...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 64, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Apprenticeships that became operational in 2018 Trades NFQ Level AUCTIONEERING Auctioneering & Property Services 6 BIOPHARMACHAM Laboratory Analyst 7 Laboratory Technician 6 FOOD MANUFACTURING Butcher 5 HOSPITALITY Chef de Partie 7...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: My Department is aware of correspondence received from an individual employed by Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) in relation to the area of further education and training. My Department is considering the issues raised but has advised the individual that on an initial review it does not appear that issues referred to in this correspondence contain details of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: ETBs procure a wide range of goods and services in order to meet the needs of the administrative offices, schools and further education and training centres under their remit. In this regard ETBs operate in accordance with national and European procurement regulations and guidelines. I have contacted Tipperary Education Training Board with regard to the Deputy’s question and I can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I cannot comment on the entitlements that will arise for the cohort of instructors referred to by the Deputy; the relevant ETB, as their employer, should be in a position to provide such information. However the general criteria for being liable for pension related deductions may be of interest in this context as they are that: One is a public servant and – (a) Is a member of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The delivery and enhancement of adult literacy and numeracy provision is being driven through the implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET) Literacy and Numeracy Strategy which is contained in the FET Strategy 2014-19. My Department, along with SOLAS, the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and partner agencies are collaborating on the ongoing development and enhancement of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: Safe Pass is a one day health and safety awareness programme, which aims to provide those that work in construction environments with a level of basic knowledge and awareness of evolving health and safety standards and practices. The Safe Pass programme is administered by SOLAS and operated by a network of mainly private SOLAS approved training providers. The primary objective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The meeting referenced in the response to Parliamentary Questions 176 and 177 of 18 October 2018 was not with the company named in the Deputy's question. The meeting that took place in the Department on 30th January 2018 was with representatives of Enet and SSE. The meeting was attended by Minister Halligan and a Department official. I have arranged for the minutes of this meeting and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: My Department's policy is that all children with Special Educational Needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational interventions, delivered by fully...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (25 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: This Government is committed to doubling the number of people on an apprenticeship programme by 2020 and expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. Arising from our two calls for apprenticeship proposals in 2015 and 2017 sixteen new apprenticeships have now been developed in a range of new occupations, including financial services,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (25 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 to 157, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Apprenticeships 2018 Registrations Population at 24th October 2018* to end of September 2018 Female Male Total Auctioneering and Property Services 44 22 29 51 Auctioneering and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. A key commitment in our Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship for last year was to issue a second call for apprenticeship proposals to refresh the pipeline of apprenticeship proposals established through the first call. The call closed on 1 September with 77 proposals received from a range...