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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: The Modern Methods of Construction: Defining MMC Businessreport was published in May 2022 by the Construction Industry Skillnet and Construction Industry Federation. This industry-led report represents the views of the construction sector. Skillnet Ireland and the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) established the Construction Professionals Skillnet in 2020, the aim of the network is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy is aware, the Green Cert relates to an approved agricultural-based course on completion of which a student is deemed to be a qualified farmer for the purposes of all Revenue and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) schemes. Green Certificate courses are available throughout 10 Education and Training Boards, covering agriculture, forestry, horticulture, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: 1077. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the provision of additional beds at a hospital (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the clear need for a positive decision in the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38044/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: 1148. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can assist a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38050/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I assure the Deputy that the NTA is engaging regularly with the Department of Transport on public transport fares. I further advise that the introduction of the TFI 90-minute fare, as envisaged by the BusConnects programme, has hugely benefited public transport users across Dublin. I have been advised that when the boundaries were first established for the 90-minute fare structure, the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy. Her requests are noted and will be transmitted to the Minister for Health and the HSE. I assure her that the Government remains committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to receive adequate access to GP services and particularly to out-of-hours services. We know we could do with more GPs. We all face that fact in our constituencies. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for raising this topic, which is important to her constituency and her constituents. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport. I understand that the question relates to the inclusion of Skerries and Balbriggan in the TFI 90-minute fare initiative. The Department of Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding for public transport....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. General practice is at the heart of primary care, and a robust general practice and GP out-of-hours service is essential to the delivery of primary care health service. The Government recognises there are capacity challenges facing general practice. However, the Minister for Health's ambition for general practice is to ensure everyone...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank all those who engaged in the debate on this Bill and for the facilitating of today's debate and for the further work that is going to go into this legislation, including Committee Stage amendments and trying to get the Bill through the Houses before the summer recess. As the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, mentioned in his opening speech, the chief purpose of the Bill is to amend...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: There is nothing to stop the Deputy coming to the debate on the next Stage.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: There is no conspiracy to hold over anything. Mass conspiracy does not exist.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: Let us hear the Deputy's views on it rather than on the process.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: The Deputy did not say that. He is saying it now.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I will be telling the Deputy about all of these when I reply to the debate. If the Deputy meets me on Monday, we can go through them.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: Sunday is a working day.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: In response to Deputy Stanton, he raised the local training initiatives previously and the points that he raised are quite valid. That is something that we flagged to the National Apprenticeship Office and its new director in terms of the work she is doing. I am confident that the issues the Deputy is flagging is an area she is looking at. On the manpower planning and regional skills,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy. A key objective of the action plan for apprenticeships for 2021 to 2025 is to ensure that the apprenticeship system will increase its contribution to meeting Ireland's skills and human capital requirements by delivering on a target of 10,000 apprenticeship registrations per annum by 2025. At the end of June, there had been 3,057 apprentice registrations, made up of 2,667...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy. There are currently 65 apprenticeship programmes on offer, 25 of which are craft programmes. Some 40 programmes have been introduced since 2016 and eight new programmes were launched over the period of 2020 to 2021, despite the pandemic. Those programmes relate to arboriculture, equipment systems engineering, healthcare assistance, principal engineering, professional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy will be aware, Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) provides a broad range of further education and training options in Monaghan Institute and at other locations around County Monaghan. These options include various Adult and Community Education Programmes; PLC courses, Skills to Compete and Skills to Advance courses, Youthreach, as well as Apprenticeships and...