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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the value of the weekly allowance paid to each craft apprentice is presently being compiled by Solas. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Springboard+ complements the core State-funded education and training system and provides free and subsidised upskilling and reskilling higher education opportunities in areas of identified skills need. Springboard+ courses are at Level 6 (Certificate) to Level 9 (Masters) on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and are delivered by public and private higher education providers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to apprentices who had their off the job training moved online is presently being compiled by Solas. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of staff in SOLAS tasked with communicating with apprentices is presently being compiled. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Officials in my Department have engaged with colleagues in Education Shared Business Services (ESBS). ESBS has advised that all apprentice payments are made in accordance with the Payment Processing Calendars.  This list of fortnightly payment dates can be accessed directly by apprentices via the SOLAS Generation Apprenticeship website, specifically at:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Officials in my Department have engaged with colleagues in Education Shared Business Services (ESBS), which operates under the remit of the Department of Education. ESBS has advised that the Department of Education was required to implement a payroll system which was fully compliant with Revenue requirements early in 2020.  The Department used a newly developed shared payroll solution...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to this issue has been requested from SOLAS. Officials in my Department are engaging with SOLAS to confirm the position and the details will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to this issue has been requested from SOLAS. Officials in my Department are engaging with SOLAS to confirm the position and the details will be communicated to the Deputy  as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Apprenticeship off-the-job training is provided by SOLAS collaborating providers across Further and Higher Education. The Education and Training Boards (ETBs) deliver off-the-job training for Phase 2 continuously throughout the year. With regard to Phases 4 and 6, SOLAS is currently working with colleagues in the HEA regarding provision in 2023

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: 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. The development of new apprenticeships is employer-led, with consortia comprising employer groups and educational providers coming together to identify a skills need and appropriate apprenticeship response in their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Should you wish to contact Minister of State Niall Collins, T.D. Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; the contact details are as follows. Email:  niall.collins@oireachtas.gov.ie Leinster House: 01-7002160 Constituency office:  061-300149 Mobile No.: 087-2749659

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (31 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science does not own any properties in Co Meath. Neither am I aware of any properties owned either by Agencies under the remit of the Department or by publicly funded higher education institutions in Co Meath.  Louth and Meath ETB (LMETB) falls under the remit of the Department of Education from a governance...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (26 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Further to previous PQ 23930/22 and in response to issues raised by the applicant my officials have been informed by SUSI that the student in question applied for grant assistance on 28th April 2020 with regard to the 2020/2021 academic year. An award letter was sent on that day 28th April 2020 advising she had been awarded Postgraduate Tuition Fees to a maximum of €6,270 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the Further Education and Training Act (2013), SOLAS has statutory responsibility for planning, funding, and co-ordinating Further Education and Training (FET) in Ireland. To become an apprentice your constituent will need to be hired by a SOLAS approved employer. To assist, your constituent can check out the Apprenticeship Jobs page apprenticeship.ie/career-seekers/jobs to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. My Departments officials have been in contact with SOLAS who have advised that they do not collate data on the questions posed. SOLAS is responsible for offering training places to apprentices. While efforts are made to offer training within reasonable distances of an apprentice’s geographical location, for some off the job...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (25 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department understands that the breakdown of existing, and in development student bed spaces in publicly funded higher education institutions is as follows: HEIs DCU TCD UCC UCD UL NUIG MU *SETU Total Existing Beds 1,400 2,124 1,277 4,092 2,850 1,193 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The assessment of means under the student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources, with certain social welfare and health service executive payments being exempt. Student grant applications for academic year 2022/23 will be assessed based on income earned in 2021. However, under Article 22(5)(b) of the Student Grant Scheme 2022, income from an applicant’s employment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (24 May 2022)

Simon Harris: The main support available to assist postgraduate students with the cost of attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme. The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine. I understand from SUSI the student was informed in November of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (24 May 2022)

Simon Harris: For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. A student may be assessed as an independent student (i.e. assessed without reference to parental income and address) if he/she has attained the age of 23 on the 1st of January of the year of first entry to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (24 May 2022)

Simon Harris: Bundle 2 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership programme, comprising five projects, is currently at tender (competitive dialogue) stage. Construction price inflation and volatility in the construction market is presenting challenges, however, the procuring authority comprising of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science, the National...