Results 161-180 of 11,761 for speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence received in relation to abatement of public service occupational pensions from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Circular 2024/2022 received by rehired mental health nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has significantly increased its investment in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector in the last number of years, from circa €909 million in 2020 to €1,055 million in 2024 (excluding capital allocation). SOLAS is responsible for the strategic co-ordination and funding of the FET sector in Ireland, and it allocates funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy is aware, a new grade of Adult Educator, with a standardised pay scale aligned to the Youthreach Resource Personnel Scale, was formally established earlier this year. Existing tutors, some 2,800, have the option of assimilating to the new incremental pay scale, with effect from 1st April 2023, or remaining on their current terms and conditions. The Education and Training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for his question. Based on latest data available, the cost of reducing the staff/student ratio in the higher education sector by one point is estimated at €77.5m. The cost of reducing the ratio by two and three points is estimated at €166m and €267m respectively. Calculations are based on the 2022/23 higher education sector enrolment figures for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy is aware, Further Education and Training (FET) encompasses a wide range of courses and programmes, ranging from Level 1 to Level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications, i.e., from basic literacy programmes to apprenticeships. Different levels of engagement are required for the learner depending on their needs and the course requirements, e.g., full-time, part-time,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has significantly increased its investment in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector in the last number of years, from circa €909 million in 2020 to €1,055 million in 2024 (excluding capital allocation). As the state agency responsible for the FET sector in Ireland, SOLAS allocates the bulk of this funding to the 16 Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (1 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has significantly increased its investment in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector in the last number of years, from circa €909 million in 2020 to €1,055 million in 2024 (excluding capital allocation). As the state agency responsible for the FET sector in Ireland, SOLAS allocates the bulk of this funding to the 16 Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an ASD unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38395/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability benefit (details supplied), now under review, will be restored immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38291/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the start of the ACRES (geese and swan) which is due to start from 1 October 2024, by two to three weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38273/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 314 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, plans to spend the National Training Fund (NTF) must be considered within the context of budgetary policy and within the fiscal strategy agreed by Government. The details for Budget 2025 are currently being finalised. Any increase in NTF expenditure, all other things being equal and without a corresponding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy may be aware, a key priority of the FET Strategy 2020-2024 is to ensure consistency of support for all learners, underpinned by a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach. This approach aims to reduce obstacles by considering the needs of all learners, regardless of background and ability. Applying UDL Principles means offering multiple ways of engagement, representation,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Pollution (19 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (19 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 876 of 9 September 2024, if his Department received the report referenced in the PQ (details supplied); accepting that he has no official responsibility to Dáil Éireann on this matter, if he has referred this report to the relevant independent agencies and bodies for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37116/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (19 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 876 of 9 September 2024, if his Department received the report referenced in the PQ (details supplied); accepting that he has no official responsibility to Dáil Éireann on this matter if he has referred this report to the relevant independent agencies and bodies for their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (19 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for work permission will issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37144/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the view of industry representative groups and civil society groups in Limerick and the mid-west that the population and housing requirement projections in the draft National Planning Framework are insufficient and, if not increased, the region will be disadvantaged; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Sep 2024)

Niall Collins: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a GNIB card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36089/24]