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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: As the Deputy is aware apprenticeship is a demand driven alternance educational and training programme and the allocation of provision is determined by the skill demands of employers. SOLAS, through its Skills and Labour Market and Research Unit (SLMRU) and its Apprenticeship Services Unit, regularly conducts forecasts of apprenticeship requirements.  The SLMRU has developed a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 169, inclusive, together. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the...

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I thank the Deputies for their contributions, which were worthwhile. I also thank them for offering their best wishes to the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Fitzgerald, and me on our appointments. It is vital to maintain our historical openness and trade in the face of changing circumstances in the international environment over the past year. If the increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Fees (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Bus Éireann is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 449 together. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to target apprenticeship registrations in the period 2017 to 2020 is set out in the attached table. It should be noted that SOLAS do not currently have forecast registrations beyond 2020. The Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2016-2020 sets out annual target...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 and 447 together. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the apprenticeship programmes that receive a training allowance is set out in the following table. The payment of allowances will continue to be paid to apprentices who undertake one of the existing craft trades.  A list of those trades is attached.  There are no plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 450 together. It is estimated that the cost of training an apprentice in one of the existing craft apprenticeships is approximately €6,700 per annum while the estimated cost of training an apprentice in one of the new apprenticeships is approximately €6,300 per annum.  The figure of €6,500 per annum quoted in question 303 of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 454 together. During the 1970’s apprentices were subject to a time served system. Apprentices could attend off-the-job training in the Regional Training Colleges and undertake the Department of Education’s Junior and Senior Trade assessments. However, these competency assessments were not mandatory and the National Training Authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Training Support Grant (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: This is an operational matter for Kerry Education and Training Board (ETB) who are responsible for determining the training allowance by reference to the person's social welfare entitlement and the programme being undertaken.  I have asked Kerry ETB to contact the Deputy directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: SOLAS inform me that the average cost of training a participant on the Momentum programme is approximately €3,200 per annum.  The planned intake for the second round of Momentum was 6,000.  Based on that figure the cost of increasing the number of places on the Momentum programme by 20% would be €3.84m.  Given the overall improvement in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 493, 494, 528 and 529 together. The National Training Fund Act, 2000 provides for a levy on employers to be used to give skills or to raise skills amongst those in, or seeking, employment. The levy is 0.7% of reckonable earnings in respect of employees in Class A and Class H employments, which represents approximately 75% of all insured employees. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: There is currently €208m in the investment account of the National Training Fund, which is invested in monthly Exchequer Notes issued by the National Treasury Management Agency. The National Training Fund Act 2000 provides that the National Training Fund should consist of a current account, which is managed and controlled by the Minister for Education and Skills, and an investment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: The SOLAS 2016 Annual Report has recently been received by my Department.   Arrangements are being made to have it laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in accordance with Section 32(1) of the Further Education and Training Act, 2013.  The report will be published as soon as this process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. In general,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: Currently almost 116,000 children, including some 12,000 children with special educational needs, are being transported in over 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually. Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes...