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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (10 Oct 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: Literacy Levels (9 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 94 to 96, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (9 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 143 to 145, inclusive, together. The National Skills Strategy 2025 includes information on the achievement of targets set out in the previous strategy, Towards Tomorrow’s Skills, which was published in 2007. Some of these targets used the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) as a reference point. Since 2007, the number of learners...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (9 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80, 81 and 147 together. My Department has been working on the development of a plan for the implementation of the European Commission's Upskilling Pathways Recommendation: New Opportunities for Adults. My Department has been working with partners on the implementation of the Upskilling Pathways recommendation, which aims to help adults with less than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Oct 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 (9 Oct 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 (9 Oct 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 Provision (9 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 cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 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 Provision (9 Oct 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 more than 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 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 cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 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 cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (9 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: There are currently no plans to introduce plain language legislation. However, plain English guidelines have been produced by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), who receive substantial funding from my Department, via SOLAS. NALA work with a range of bodies both in the public and private sectors to ensure that there is a focus on the use of plain English in their publications, web...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (9 Oct 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: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: As set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland, SOLAS is currently reviewing pathways to participation in apprenticeship. The review will identify any barriers that may exist to participation in an apprenticeship programme. The purpose of the review is to ensure that our national apprenticeship system is more reflective of the range and diversity of our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Review (4 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: Under the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategy (2014-2019), SOLAS committed to commissioning a series of independent evaluations of key elements of FET provision to ensure that they are effective in delivering the objectives of the programme for learners. The Youthreach evaluation is one of this series of evaluations. This evaluation will examine the outputs and outcomes of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Science Foundation Ireland Grants (3 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: Does the Deputy want me to wait?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Science Foundation Ireland Grants (3 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: Areas of speciality include pharma, big data, medical research, nano materials, telecommunications, smart manufacturing and, in the case of INFANT, clinical and health research and innovation in pregnancy, birth and early childhood. Science Foundation Ireland’s commitment of €429 million to these research centres is complemented by an industry commitment of €230 million....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Science Foundation Ireland Grants (3 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: I will deal with two issues I wanted to address in my first response. Is there transparency in the decision on INFANT funding? Science Foundation Ireland has provided detailed written feedback from the international review process to the INFANT centre and UCC, as a lead partner. In addition, SFI met the centre and UCC leadership to provide feedback in July and this information pertaining...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Science Foundation Ireland Grants (3 Oct 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Deputy Sherlock for raising this issue. I am aware that he is a former Minister of State with responsibility for research and innovation and that he has an interest in this area. I visited the very fine centre to which he refers. Science Foundation Ireland research centre funding for the INFANT centre will cease in May. I welcome the indication from University College Cork that...