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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 310 together. Bus Éireann, which operates school transport services on behalf of my Department, maintains a separate account for the School Transport Scheme. This account is audited each year by independent auditors and accounts in respect of the last number of years are available on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers (16 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) provides second chance education and training courses of up to two years duration for people who are 21 years of age or over, and who are at least six months unemployed. People participating in VTOS who are in receipt of Job Seekers Benefit or Job Seekers Allowance receive a payment in lieu of this from the Education and Training Board (ETB)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre 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: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (16 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Access to Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses for non Irish nationals in the following categories is available under the same conditions as apply to Irish nationals: EU nationals; persons who have refugee status in Ireland – be that convention or programme refugee status; persons in the State as the spouse of an EU national, where the EU national has moved from one country to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Education and Training Boards (ETBs) formerly Vocational Education Committees are already involved in providing hospitality courses as part of their further education programmes. The Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme and the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) offer a number of hospitality courses on a full or part-time basis at levels 3 to 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The Category B charge referred to by the Deputy is the charge applicable to children who are eligible for school transport under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme. This charge, which was introduced in 2011, was increased in 2012 as part of the budgetary process from €50 to €100 per school year. The charge assists in ensuring that seats provided on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Due to the increased volume of administration work in relation to school transport provision generally, regrettably, it was not possible to deal with all representations. Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the pupil in question is currently availing of a school transport service.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: Due to the increased volume of administration work in relation to school transport provision generally, regrettably, it was not possible to deal with all representations. 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 my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (2 Jul 2013)

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 my 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: School Transport Eligibility (2 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of my Department's Post Primary 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 education centre. From the commencement of the 2012/13 school year, catchment areas are no longer a factor in determining eligibility for school transport. Children are now eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: 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 they satisfy the distance criterion and are attending their nearest national school or post primary centre, having regard to ethos and language....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places (27 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: This is an operational matter for FÁS. I am informed that FÁS began running the full Java Programmer Course in the Tralee Training Centre in 2012. The first Course started on 14th May 2012 with a capacity of 20 places and finished in February 2013. A second Java Programmer Course with a capacity of 20 places started in January 2013 and is due to finish in October 2013. In addition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 135 together. 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 my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the FÁS Standards Based Apprenticeship system requires an apprentice to undertake seven alternating phases of training and work experience with a company that is based in the Republic of Ireland and that is approved to train apprentices. There is no mechanism to approve companies outside of this jurisdiction. One of the reasons for this is that FÁS is charged...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Unemployment Statistics (25 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The European Social Fund (ESF) is administered in Ireland through the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013 (HCI OP), an agreement between Ireland and the EU. The Programme comprises a €751 million plan that addresses Ireland's labour market and human capital development needs for the period 2007-2013. The Programme consists of twelve distinct areas of investment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services Funding (25 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: None of the Activities under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013 (HCI OP) excludes youth, (i.e. persons aged below 25 years). All of the Activities are open to young persons. Community employment is not part of the HCI Operational Programme and is not co-financed by the ESF.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

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 my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Children who are not eligible for school transport may apply to Bus Éireann for transport on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the two year issue involved in this case relates to Garda Vetting procedures. FÁS operates the Garda vetting process in line with Irish law, Garda Policy and procedure and FÁS policy and procedures. The overriding principle applied is child safety first. The FÁS Garda Vetting Policy and Guidelines (2009) that are currently in place state the following:...