Results 141-160 of 11,812 for speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (22 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding his support of connectivity and air access to the whole island, if he will please provide an account of the number of individual services (routes) that have been supported through the co-operative marketing fund per year since 2014, detailing which airport, State owned and otherwise, those services landed into; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Air Services (22 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 419. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding her support of connectivity and air access to the whole island, if she will please provide an account of the number of individual services (routes) that have been supported through the cooperative marketing fund per year since 2014, detailing which airport, State owned and otherwise, those services landed into; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department can provide any additional funding to a conservation grant award to a person (details supplied) as the grant awarded is far too little to defray that cost of the project. [43056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Payments (22 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 623. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an application (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42855/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (22 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for his question. As he appreciates, there is a complex historical issue relating to pensions and adult education tutors. I understand that the maximum amount tutors can work in contact hours with learners is 20 hours per week under their existing contracts. In recognition of the associated work they do, such as programme development, class preparation, assessment and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 839, 840 and 843 together. My officials are continuing to engage with TUI on this issue. I understand that the most recent engagement took place on 17th October. My Department is now in the process of agreeing a methodology that will further investigate the merits of changing the Youthreach calendar year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review correspondence (details supplied); the options available to this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42246/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: My officials are making enquiries on your behalf and a response will issue shortly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: My Department does not hold this level of information requested by the Deputy. Further, my Department does not collect data on the numbers of tutors in the public sector returns for staffing numbers as these are hourly paid positions which are not pensionable. However, from work over recent years to prepare for the creation of a new Adult Educator grade and pay scale, my officials identified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: My Department has significantly increased its investment in further education and training (FET) in recent years, from about €909 million in 2020 to more than €1.055 billion in 2024, excluding capital expenditure. The 2024 allocation to SOLAS comprises €524.19m from the Exchequer (including approx. €19 million of temporary funding) and €531.27 million from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (15 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41111/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: My officials contacted Tipperary Education and Training Board (TETB) in relation to your query. The following table details the numbers of Post-Leaving Certificate students that have registered in Coláiste Phobail in Roscrea fom 2018 to 2024. For 2024, the figure is provisional. - PLC Enrolment by year College 2018 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (9 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: Investment of €20 million for a skills package in 2025 reflects the actions following the recent Competitiveness Summit and Government’s agreement to set out a pathway to sustainably use the National Training Fund to increase investment in employment focused skills and training assisting and enhancing competitiveness and productivity of businesses. As part of Budget 2025, I am...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: Deputy Connolly asked what the next steps are when the business case is submitted. Following the evaluation process, the ETBs which have met the required standard will move to the next stage of development and progress to the pre-tender, project design, planning and procurement strategy phase. For projects that do not meet the required standard, our Department will write to SOLAS to confirm...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: Our Department continues to oversee the implementation of the plan put in place by the National Apprenticeship Office in November 2023 to significantly increase apprenticeship capacity, responding to rising craft apprenticeship demand as a result of our buoyant economy. In budget 2024, €67 million was allocated to apprenticeship, on top of which our Department reprioritised a further...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: The normal waiting times for off-the-job training in the education and training boards range from three to six months. Any apprentices waiting longer than six months for phase 2 training are part of the phase 2 backlog and considered to be waiting overlong for training. In July 2023, 6,166 apprentices were waiting six months or longer. In August 2024, that figure had dropped to 2,484. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: I will ask officials in the Department to furnish the Deputy with the information he requires. I do not have the details on a national level or at micro level regarding Cork. I will ask those to be furnished to the Deputy as well.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (8 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: The DARE scheme is operated by the Irish Universities Association, IUA, on behalf of the higher education institutions which set the policy criteria for the scheme. Applications to the scheme are submitted to the Central Applications Office which co-ordinates the scheme for participating institutions. All matters pertaining to admissions to higher education are a function of the higher...