Results 841-860 of 3,895 for speaker:John Halligan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Applications Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Currently, the total number of chefs trained in 2017 across both the Higher Education and Further Education and Training sector is not available. An audit of hospitality courses in further and higher education was commissioned by SOLAS and the HEA on behalf of the Hospitality Skills Oversight Group, and its report was published in November 2017. The report provides a high level of analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being 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 almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being 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 almost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 122 together. It is estimated that the cost of training an apprentice in one of the existing craft apprenticeships is approximately €6,700 per annum and the cost of training an apprentice in one of the new consortia led apprenticeships is approximately €5,100 per annum. However, as part of the 2019 estimates process my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117, 118 and 121 together. This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. Arising from our first call for apprenticeship proposals in 2015 eleven new apprenticeships have been developed in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, ICT and accounting. Further new apprenticeships...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: At the end of June, 2018 there was a total of 160 female apprentices registered across the 36 apprenticeship schemes currently on offer, which represents an increase of almost 170% on the 2016 figure of 60 and over 500% on the 2015 figure of 26. The 2014 Review of Apprenticeship in Ireland acknowledged that the number of women employed in craft apprenticeships is low as they operate in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: As set out in our Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland, SOLAS, in conjunction with my Department, is currently reviewing pathways to participation in apprenticeship for a range of underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities. The review, due to be published shortly, will identify any barriers that may exist to participation in an apprenticeship...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The table sets out the annual forecasts for National Training Fund levy receipts for 2019 to 2021, based on different levy rates. As part of Budget 2018, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform announced a rise of the levy to 0.8% and indicated that the levy will rise to 0.9% in 2019 and to 1.0% in 2020 subject to the implementation of necessary reforms. These forecasts...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Organization for Nuclear Research (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, recognises that in order for Ireland to become a Global Innovation Leader, our research and innovation system must be open with strong international collaboration links. Membership of leading International Research Organisations is an important mechanism for facilitating this engagement. For this reason, the Government gave a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protected Disclosures (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The EU Directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure was transposed by way of S.I. 188 of 2018, European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018. These Regulations were made by me on the 8th June under, and in accordance with, the European Communities Act 1972 and were...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Contractors (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Senator Gavan for raising this matter and I acknowledge his work in respect of workers rights. I also welcome Mr. Porfireanu and his family to the Gallery. As Senator Gavan will be aware a building project is a complex contractual arrangement between the client, the main contractor, specialist subcontractors, domestic subcontractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant and so...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Contractors (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I will meet the man as soon as I possibly can. As this is a very important issue, I will certainly meet early next week, if that would suit the Senator. I would be delighted to do that. There are a couple of points I need to make on behalf of the Department. I am told the Department was not involved in any contractual arrangement in this particular case and the Employment Appeals Tribunal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I am aware of the report referred to in the Deputy's question regarding projected significant additional demand for construction workers to meet infrastructural priorities set out in the National Development Plan (NDP).   I can assure the Deputy that securing additional skills supply from education and training to meet the requirements of the construction sector is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95, 107 and 188 together. Securing skills supply from the education and training to the construction sector is a major focus of my Department as part of broader Government actions to increase housing supply and roll out the National Development Plan and the National Planning Framework. Construction related apprenticeship registrations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland 2016-2020 sets out a series of detailed actions and annual targets on how the expansion commitments in the area set out in the Action Plan for Education will be met.  Over the lifetime of the plan we will see 50,000 learners register on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes. This represents a more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to target apprenticeship registrations in the period 2018 to 2020 is set out in the table. The Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2016-2020 sets out annual target apprenticeship registrations in the period to 2020. The Plan does not set registration targets by gender. It should be noted that SOLAS do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware, 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.  Consequently, the number of apprentices being registered is determined by employers in the sector. Over the last number of years the number of employers registering apprentices to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs).  Previously this Annual Student Contribution was paid by FÁS/SOLAS with apprentices themselves paying the part of the contribution relating to examination fees. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS ceased making payments to IoTs and apprentices pay the full pro rata Annual Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: Further Education and Training (FET) provision, including apprenticeship training, is planned at a national level by SOLAS.  Applications for funding for FET are made to SOLAS by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) as part of the overall FET planning process. It is a matter for the management of each ETB to decide on the allocation of funding to FET programmes and to schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 116,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being 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 almost...