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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware that Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann endeavours, within available resources, to ensure that each eligible child has a reasonable level of school transport service in the context of the Scheme nationally. The family in question are availing of a school transport service within the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann has advised my Department that there are no school transport services, under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme, operating into the facility in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The school referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied will be an English-medium post primary school with an Irish Aonad. It is due to open for enrolments for the 2014/15 school year. Applications for transport for the 2014/15 school year will be considered in line with the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Remit (19 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for SOLAS. I am informed that Safe Pass is a renewable licensing requirement for all persons working in the construction sector as opposed to a certificate of training. Safe Pass is not currently contained within these programmes nor is it envisaged that it will be included in these programmes in the future. Construction, warehousing and other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Training Programmes Provision (19 Nov 2013)

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (19 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that the family in question were late in submitting their payment details. Unfortunately, by the time the details were received the service was operating to capacity in that all of the seats had been allocated.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (14 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The case referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, is the subject of an appeal to the School Transport Appeals Board. This Board is independent of my Department and I understand their next meeting is scheduled for 21 November 2013. The Board will inform the family directly of their determination on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that the family in question did not submit their payment details before the deadline date for payments. Unfortunately, by the time payment details were received the service was operating to capacity in that all of the seats had been allocated.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: In order to provide a modern and flexible Irish Apprenticeship System, reflective of the relevant skills requirements of industry and potential apprentices, my Department is currently in the process of carrying out a comprehensive review of the Apprenticeship System. The independent Apprenticeship Review Group has recently met with relevant stakeholders who provided submissions to the Review...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services Staff Training (12 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that SOLAS already has an established, validated programme at Level 5 on the NFQ titled Healthcare Support, which was previously titled Healthcare Assistant Traineeship. This programme is consistent with other Healthcare Assistant programmes, as they are all validated against QQI-FETAC award requirements and learning outcomes. The delivery of this programme along with other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Support Services (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The aim of MOMENTUM is to provide a range of quality, relevant education & training interventions in 2013 for up to 6,500 individuals who are long-term unemployed. Training is being provided within the context of four themes. Three of the themes support occupational clusters where demand and vacancies exist within certain Labour Market sectors. A fourth theme focuses on the specific...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on students attending Institutes of Technology. The amount due by apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in Institutes of Technology during the academic year. Aircraft mechanic apprentices spend longer than most trades in an Institute of Technology due to the nature of their studies and their payment will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Parliamentary questions linked to the substance of the High Court case taken by Student Transport Scheme Ltd against my Department, including the arrangements between my Department and Bus Éireann, have been raised on a number of occasions in the House recently. For this reason, I feel it is appropriate to give a background to the conduct of the particular case. In doing this I will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann endeavours, within available resources, to ensure that each eligible child has a reasonable level of school transport service in the context of the Scheme nationally. Where practicable, and subject to considerations of cost and logistics, routes are planned to avoid an eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. As provided for in Budget 2014, a young jobseeker aged 23 to 25, who participates in certain education and training programmes, including VTOS and the Local Training Initiative Scheme, will be eligible for a weekly payment of €160 less any means that he has been assessed as having by the Department of Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that the company in question was invited to tender for the delivery of the 'Access to Offshore' training course which is specialist training that is delivered in Falcarragh, Co. Donegal. I understand that the tutors that were qualified to deliver this training on behalf of the company in question have since taken up other employment offshore. The proposed replacement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a day to day operational matter for SOLAS. I understand that SOLAS is currently reviewing the policy in respect of the charge for repeat tests to ensure a consistent implementation of same across all programmes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Jobs Initiative (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: In May 2011 a levy on funded pension schemes and personal pension plans was introduced to fund the Jobs Initiative. While my Department has no direct role in providing additional jobs under the initiative, it included commitments to provide 15,900 education and training programmes across the range of programmes set out below during the course of the initiative. Details of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The information the Deputy has sought is not immediately available and will be collated and forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Parliamentary questions linked to the substance of the High Court case taken by Student Transport Scheme Ltd against my Department, including the arrangements between my Department and Bus Éireann, have been raised on a number of occasions in the House recently. For this reason, I feel it is appropriate to give a background to the conduct of the particular case. In doing this I will...