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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: My Department has received the draft report of the expert panel commissioned by SOLAS to review the funding model for Further Education and Training (FET). The report was also sent to the Board of SOLAS and Education and Training Boards Ireland. At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the work of the panel members in reviewing the existing arrangements and making a comprehensive set of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: A range of industrial relations issues pertaining to adult education tutors have been under discussion for several years under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills preceding the establishment of my Department. Notwithstanding this progress, the claim to align tutors to a pay scale of an existing grade in education and training boards (ETBs) currently remains unresolved....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: Apprentices are primarily employees and all of the 65 available apprenticeships are undertaken under a contract of employment. For the majority of apprenticeships, the rate of pay is agreed between the apprentice and the employer with the employer paying the apprentice during both on-the-job and off-the-job training elements of the apprenticeship. For the 25 craft apprenticeship programmes,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: Active inclusion has always been a central tenet of the work of ETBs and FET providers, with an extensive reach into and across local communities. SOLAS’ publication FET in Numbers 2020: Learners with Disabilitiesrecords 11,376 learners (7.5% of all learners) enrolled in FET programmes who reported having at least one type of disability. Fostering inclusion is one of the three core...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process in obtaining an exemption from Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: A key goal for my Department is to enhance the visibility of further education and training (FET) and apprenticeship options for school leavers and the changes to allow school leavers explore options across the third level system, whether in higher education, further education or apprenticeship options, from the CAO website is an important development. Within the FET sector, a central portal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled by GRETB. I have requested that GRETB forward the information directly to the Deputy when complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled by SOLAS, the Further Education Authority. I have requested that SOLAS forward the information directly to the Deputy when complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to undocumented persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will assist a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (11 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (10 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) can avail of grant-aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22695/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (10 May 2022)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 and 618 together. Issues in relation to contracts for adult education tutors have been under discussion via national agreements and industrial relations mechanisms and significant progress has been made in resolving key elements of the claim over a number of separate engagements.  These include the issuing, in 2017, of a Circular in relation to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (10 May 2022)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship training is funded from the National Training Fund (NTF) and the expenditure on apprenticeship since 2011 is set out in the following table. Year € 2011 54,236,000 2012 52,467,000 2013 39,600,000 2014 39,600,000 2015 42,600,000...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited due to delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23041/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (4 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a lease application by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21831/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (4 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21775/22]