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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 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. It is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 115,000 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. Under the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor SOLAS has received a formal proposal from KWETB in relation to the set-up of such a training centre.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: Apprenticeship is a demand driven alternance 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 construction related apprentices being registered is determined by employers within the construction sector. My Department is committed to supporting the registration...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: Last week, I published the ESRI evaluation of the PLC programme along with the SOLAS response, which sets out 45 recommendations to address the findings of the evaluation and improve the quality of the learner experience, learner outcomes and overall programme efficiency. A SOLAS led PLC Programme Improvement Advisory Committee, comprised of PLC partners will now be established by SOLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (16 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: I welcome the ESRI report on the evaluation of the PLC programme which is a strong endorsement of PLC provision. The report provides a solid evidence base to inform future policy development and to ensure provision is planned to meets the needs of learners and employers, taking into account all of the changes that have taken place, particularly in the labour market, since the programme was...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Over 114,000 children, including almost 12,000 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million km at a cost of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: The difficulty arises with the dates that are laid down for payment and for applications, which run from April to July. I understand that it is after that period that children who wish to repeat their leaving certificate will want to avail of school transport. The problem that we face is a practical one. By that date, all of the buses are almost always full. By then we have allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: There are 10 main steps involved in developing a national apprenticeship, from research and formulating the outline proposal (step 1) to rolling out the programme with employers and apprentices (step 10).  These steps are not necessarily linear and a number can be taken in parallel.  Further detail on these steps is set out in the guidance material published in conjunction with the...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: During the course of the debate, we heard a lot of statistics on the rise in drink-driving cases and the level of impairment that can be caused by drink-driving even after consuming low amounts of alcohol. Statistically, it has absolutely been proven. Medical science has proven it and all the indications are that it is absolutely correct. We have also heard concerns that the Bill is too...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: SOLAS is the co-ordinating provider for craft apprenticeship programmes.  I have brought this correspondence to the attention of SOLAS and have asked them to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: The wage paid by an employer to an apprentice is not funded by the exchequer or the National Training Fund (NTF). Apprentices in the craft trades are paid a training allowance by their local Education and Training Board while they attend their off-the-job training phases.  This represents approximately 40 weeks of their four year apprenticeship. This training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 children, including some 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. Bus Éireann has confirmed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2017)

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: Apprenticeship Data (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. The 2018 budget allocation for apprenticeship training is €122 million which represents an increase of almost 24% on the 2017 allocation of €98.7 million. This will support an end of year population of over 16,000 craft based apprentices at an average of €6,700 per apprentice and an end of year population of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (12 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 children, including some 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. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (7 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 children, including over 11,000 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. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (6 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently over 114,000 children, including over 11,000 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. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Availability (6 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: The Further Education and Training (FET) sector provides a broad range of provision at levels 1 to 6 of the National Framework of Qualifications, to meet the needs of over 300,000 learners. The Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme is the largest of the full time FET programmes with over 30,000 PLC places available annually.  PLC provision is planned at a national level by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (6 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: In the Further Education and Training Strategy SOLAS is committed to the implementation of a performance based funding model (strategic inputs and outcomes based funding model) which will emphasise the focus on the strategic rationale for Further Education & Training (FET) provision and the continuous improvement process. SOLAS and the Education & Training...