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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (8 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department is currently considering the application for school transport for the child in question and will communicate directly with the family in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: An application for EU co-funding under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in support of 171 workers made redundant at the Andersen Ireland jewellery manufacturing plant in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick and for up to a similar number of targeted young persons under 25 years not in employment, education or training, was made by my Department on 16 May 2014. Approval of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: An application for EU co-funding under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in support of 171 workers made redundant at the Andersen Ireland jewellery manufacturing plant in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick and for up to a similar number of targeted young persons under 25 years of age not in employment, education or training, was made by my Department to the European Commission on 16 May...

Topical Issue Debate: Construction Contracts (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The reason CAS was chosen as the body to carry out these random audits is that it has the expertise, including significant forensic accounting expertise, to determine whether labour law is being complied with on these various sites. So far, CAS has completed 16 random audits on school and college construction sites, with one audit ongoing. As a result of those audits, information in regard...

Topical Issue Debate: Education and Training Boards (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I stand over all the points I made yesterday. If the new structures for the delivery of further education and training are to work effectively, they must reflect the needs of learners within a particular region as well as the needs of industry and enterprise within that region. That is why we have given significant autonomy to each ETB to determine the type of training and further education...

Topical Issue Debate: Construction Contracts (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: He is still the Minister for Education and Skills.

Topical Issue Debate: Construction Contracts (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it gives me an opportunity to outline to the House the measures the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, has put in place to ensure companies working on contracts awarded under the Department's schools building programme are compliant with tax and employment laws. In common with the rest of the public sector, all...

Topical Issue Debate: Education and Training Boards (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and for giving me an opportunity to outline to the House the position regarding the delivery of training in Cavan and Monaghan from 2015 onwards. Through a series of Government decisions, it was decided to replace the 33 vocational education committees with 16 new entities, to be known as education and training boards or ETBs, and to establish SOLAS...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Back to School Costs (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: We will endeavour to provide that list. Early in the process, when establishing what schools operated schemes, we surveyed the full school system but did not receive a full response. However, we will make whatever information we have available to the Senator in the near future.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Back to School Costs (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for raising this issue as it affords me an opportunity to outline to the House the position on the cost of school books. The Government shares the concern expressed by him and many parents about the high costs associated with children's attendance in school. In this regard, the Minister for Education and Skills has undertaken a number of initiatives to help to reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. The child referred to by the Deputy is not attending her nearest school and is therefore not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Places (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: This is an operational matter for Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board. Under the legislation providing for the establishment of Education and training Boards (ETBs), they are independent, autonomous entities with resources to deliver educational opportunities within their regions to the highest standard. ETB's are expected to manage their resources to provide the best...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The configuration of classes and the deployment of classroom teachers are done at local school level. My Department publishes annual statistics on class size data for each school....

Topical Issue Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (2 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: We are investing over €800 million, which is a very significant amount of money, in further education and training each year. We have put in place a framework to secure the best possible results for the more than 200,000 learners who engage with the system every year. These are all unique individuals with unique personal challenges. They have a diverse set of backgrounds, needs and...

Topical Issue Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (2 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I echo Deputy Nash’s sentiments about the announcement by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, today that he does not intend to remain in his position. It has been a privilege and honour to work beside the Minister over the past three years. He has been exceptionally supportive of the work I do and we have achieved a great deal together in a short time. It was very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The general approach to the provision of school transport is that application is made on behalf of a child at the commencement of their primary and post primary education cycle. At that point, a decision is made in relation to eligibility. Again, the general approach is that transport is provided to the child's nearest school subject to compliance with the distance criteria. In the case of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (1 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: This is an operational matter for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB). I understand from CDETB that they are re-organising their literacy service in this area but that there will be no reduction in the level of provision available to learners. The extent of the literacy service to be provided and the organisation of classes in any centre is a matter for the ETB.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (1 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Schemes is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. While it is the prerogative of parents to send their children to the school of their choice, eligibility for school transport is to the nearest school or education centre. Children who are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Schemes 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 transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Schemes is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. The Deputy will be aware that from the commencement of the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for post primary pupils is being determined by reference to the distance they reside...