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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: An application for funding to rent temporary school accommodation, for the 2012/13 school year, was submitted by the school in question on the 26th June 2012. My Department sanctioned funding for this request on 3rd July 2012. At that time the school also advised that they had been allocated an additional mainstream teacher for the 2012/13 school year which would have facilitated an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (19 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Youthreach programme funded by my Department through SOLAS provides an integrated programme of education, training and work experience to young people who have left school early without any qualifications or vocational training. The Youthreach programme operates in Youthreach Centres and Community Training Centres (CTCs). Officials in my Department have been in contact with SOLAS and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann has advised that the child in question is currently availing of school transport and they are not aware of any issues regarding the level of service provided.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (18 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Officials in my Department contacted City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) regarding the information supplied by them which was used to answer the previous Question. CDETB has now confirmed that an error was inadvertently made in responding to this request for information. The Deputy is correct is saying that 1 Resource Person was appointed at point 4 of the scale and not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. My Department has requested Bus Éireann to examine the current pick up and set down points and to liaise with the families in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware that children with special educational needs are eligible for school transport if they are attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class / special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet their special educational needs. An application form for school transport has not been received by my Department on behalf of the pupil referred...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Contract (11 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 to 182, inclusive, together. There is no investigation being conducted into the matters raised by the Deputy. My Department receives a copy of the Statement of Account for School Transport, prepared by the CIE Group auditors, each year which confirms that, in the opinion of the auditors, the Statement of Account has been prepared, in all material...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on apprentices and students attending Institutes of Technology. This contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. As part of Budget 2014 and in the context of overall savings my Department had to find,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: As the Deputy is aware, where my Department is satisfied that a school does not have capacity to enrol additional children, then these children may have their transport eligibility considered by reference to the distance they reside from their next nearest school. However, my Department is not satisfied that the school in question is full as funding for the provision of additional capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (5 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Since 2011 my Department has submitted final reports and statements justifying expenditure to the European Commission in respect of six completed programmes to assist redundant workers which were co-financed by the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. It should be noted that the design of the EGF process provides for the return of unused EU co-financing, given the inherent difficulties in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (4 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department through SOLAS specifically funds English as a Second Language (ESOL) tuition for adults as part of the adult literacy service. Education and Training Boards (ETBs) deliver the tuition and decide on the level of funding and extent of the service provided in accordance with local demand and needs. ETBs may also provide English language tuition under the Back to Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (4 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (4 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department through SOLAS provides funding to Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board (ETB) by way of tuition hours and administrative support for the centre referred to by the Deputy. There is no provision for any other staffing allocation. As the Deputy is aware a moratorium on recruitment and promotion is applicable to the civil and public service and all positions other than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Regulations (30 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I will arrange for a direct reply to the Deputy when the issues raised have been considered by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Education and Training Scheme Places (30 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Childcare assistance was introduced in the late 1990s as a way of providing assistance to people participating on specific Further Education programmes who faced barriers returning to education. In 2010, this programme was restructured into the Childcare Education and Training Scheme (CETS) administered by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The programmes targeted by the original...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: As the Deputy is aware, Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the negotiation and awarding of school transport contracts to private operators. The question referred to by the Deputy related to the costs of engaging a private bus contractor for the provision of a specific service. Bus Éireann has advised my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Provision (29 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that following a comprehensive review of training programmes in what was then the FÁS North East Region in 2012 it was decided to discontinue driving courses. I am informed that this was due to there being no labour market demand with very few vacancies for commercial drivers being advertised. This continues to be the case. Through consultation with key stakeholders such as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The specific information sought by the Deputy regarding the times of buses is not held by my Department. However, the Deputy will be aware that 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. Children are eligible for school transport where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Jan 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: In order to provide a modern and flexible Irish Apprenticeship System, reflective of the relevant skills requirements of both industry and potential apprentices, I established an independent group to carry out a comprehensive review of the Apprenticeship System in Ireland last year. Following consultation with relevant stakeholders, the Review Group prepared a comprehensive report and made...