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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (20 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: The National Learning Network (NLN) is the largest of 17 providers of Specialist Vocational Training under the Specialist Training Provider programme.  The NLN provides approximately 80% of places under this programme in 30 different centres. The balance of the total provision is delivered by 16 other providers. The provision of the service by the NLN had been a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Employment Initiative (20 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: The PEIL operational programme allocations for the years 2014-2017 together with estimated expenditure figures for the years concerned are set out in the following table: Year ESF Allocation - €m YEI Allocation - €m Exchequer Allocation - €m Overall OP Allocation - €m Estimated Expenditure - €m 2014 73 38 73 184 193 2015 74 30 74 179 217 2016 76 0 76...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: 436. To ask the Minister for Health the reason University Hospital Waterford is excluded from the list of available locations in which it is possible to have procedures completed under the national bowel screening programme; if this service can be made available at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: 437. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the level of funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (20 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: 677. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to issue new commercial licences to pick cockles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware, registrations on craft apprenticeships have grown strongly in recent years following a very significant collapse in the number of apprenticeship registrations between 2008-2011. SOLAS, in partnership with Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB), operated a pilot initiative in the last year to test the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (8 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: Following the allocation of an additional €2m funding as part of the mid-term Review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, the ESF co-financed Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) for the period 2014-2020 contains a total budget of €1.157 billion.  This budget comprises ESF and Exchequer contributions of €544.516m each and an EU Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (8 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together. There are currently five nationally accredited apprenticeship programmes in mechanics in operation in Ireland, one of which is a Motor Mechanics apprenticeship.  Details of the apprentice population in each of these programmes at the end of February 2018 is set out in the attached tabular statement. This Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (8 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: Local Training Initiatives are contracted and funded by Education and Training Boards (ETBs) . I have made arrangements for Cavan/Monaghan ETB to contact the Deputy directly in relation to this matter.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

John Halligan: That is outrageous.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Data (28 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: I presume the Deputy is referring to Ireland’s R&D intensity target which is for Gross Expenditure on R&D (public and private) to reach 2.5% of GNP by 2020. Notwithstanding that we have increased both public and private R&D spending in recent years, Ireland’s R&D intensity rate (R&D budget as a percentage of GNP) was estimated at 1.43% of GNP in 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Data (28 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: I presume the Deputy is referring to Ireland’s R&D intensity target which is for Gross Expenditure on R&D (public and private) to reach 2.5% of GNP by 2020. Notwithstanding that we have increased both public and private R&D spending in recent years, Ireland’s R&D intensity rate (R&D budget as a percentage of GNP) was estimated at 1.43% of GNP in 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Feb 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Retail Sector (21 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: To refer back to the voucher scheme, it does offer financial assistance of approximately €2,500. It might be slightly more than that. I am not too sure. However, along with the financial assistance, it also offers advice and help to put businesses online. There are experts available to give advice to businesses. All I can say to the Deputy in respect of the voucher scheme is that...

Topical Issue Debate: Retail Sector (21 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Deputy O'Connell for raising this very important matter. I too was disappointed to hear of the difficulties experienced by the iconic Waltons music shop. It is very famous for its musical instruments, but particularly famous for sheet music. Musicians would come from all over the country to buy there. I recognise that retail is hugely important in the fabric of towns and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: I thank Senator Lombard for a very interesting question. I read up on coopers and found it astoundingly interesting. I thank him for his very kind words. Apprenticeships are demand-driven educational and training programmes which aim to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. The Government is committed to supporting the increased...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: Without going over old ground, there is a great interest among the ETBs and the Government in crafts and we do assessments on them all of the time. All the apprenticeships associated with crafts are on the increase. It would be interesting for me to make further contact with the Senator to see how we can develop this proposal. It would be a good thing for the Government to do, and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Research Council (21 Feb 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy for the years 2012 to 2017 is outlined in the table. The information for 2018 is not readily available at this stage. Irish Research Council funding of enterprise programmes and co-funding collected from enterprise partners, 2012-2017. 2012 Amounts Allocated 2012 Amount Collected 2013 Amounts Allocated 2013 Amount Collected 2014 Amounts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Feb 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...