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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Sep 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 to 537, inclusive, together. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In general, children are eligible for school transport if they are attending their nearest school and satisfy the requisite...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 km from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that the child in question is not attending her nearest school and is therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme a minimum number of ten eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus Éireann, are required before consideration may be given to the retention of a school transport service, provided this can be done within reasonable cost limits. Bus Éireann has advised that the number of applicants for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme a minimum number of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus Éireann, are required before consideration may be given to the retention of a school transport service, provided this can be done within reasonable cost limits. However, families should liaise with their local Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 km from and are attending their nearest school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has confirmed that the child in question is not attending his nearest school and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest Post Primary School/Education Centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that, based on current applications, there are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. During the 2014/15 school year Bus Éireann discovered that a number of children were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: The Programme for Government commits to review the concessionary charges and rules element of the School Transport Scheme prior to Budget 2017. Pending this review, there will be no planned programme of downsizing school buses in the coming school year. There will be route changes and variations in line with normal operational decisions that occur from year to year, and any impacts in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: In general, children are eligible for school transport if they are attending their nearest school and satisfy the requisite distance criteria. Children who are not eligible for school transport may apply for transport on a concessionary basis only. Transport on a concessionary basis is subject to a number of conditions which are detailed in the School Transport Scheme such as the existence...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Data (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: The latest projections for GDP for 2017 are as per the Summer Economic Statement published on 21 June 2016 and were also published in the Stability Programme Update on 26 April 2016. Updated macroeconomic forecasts will be published with Budget 2017 in October. The cost of having total Research and Development Exchequer funding as a percentage of GDP at the levels of 0.4 per cent, 0.5 per...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Grants (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: The Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) has been an important instrument in developing Ireland’s research and innovation ecosystem since the first “cycle” of investment in 1998. It has been particularly important in leveraging philanthropic and other private investment in order to put in place the research laboratories, institutes, equipment and,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 865 and 866 together. To underpin the whole of Government approach to Innovation 2020, an Implementation Group chaired by my Department and comprising representatives from key Government Departments, research funding agencies and the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government has been established and is tasked with driving delivery of the actions in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Grants (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 867 and 868 together. Innovation 2020 contains a commitment to supporting the full continuum of research from frontier (basic) research to the creation and development of research-informed innovative products, processes and services. Funding for research is awarded according to the criteria set out in the various funding programmes operated by research...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Negotiations (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: Horizon 2020 is implemented by the European Commission with the assistance of programme committees, formally known as “Configurations of the Committee for the Specific Programme Implementing Horizon 2020”. The committees are aligned to the various strands of activity in Horizon 2020 and are the primary mechanism by which member states can influence research themes and calls for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: The full implications of the UK vote to leave the EU have yet to be determined. Withdrawal negotiations will not begin until Article 50 has been triggered by the UK and will probably take at least two years to complete. So there will be no change in the situation regarding UK participation in Horizon 2020 during that period. This has been confirmed by the EU Commissioner for Research,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 871 and 872 together. Horizon 2020 is structured into two- and three-year work programmes. The first work programme spanned the years 2014-2015; the current work programme spans the 2016-2017 and the final one will span 2018-2020. Each work programme is published at the start of the relevant period and sets out the detailed list and timing of calls for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (21 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: The breakdown of the number of successful applicants from Ireland in Horizon 2020 (i.e. proposals which have been approved for funding but for which the contract has yet to be finalised and signed) and the associated EU funding secured for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 is set out in the following table: 2014 2015 2016* Number of Successful Applicants 291 306 41 EU Financial...

Other Questions: Job Creation (20 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: The aim of the Government is to ensure that every region can achieve its economic potential and that the benefits of the recovery are felt in every region, county and community in the country. Significant progress has been made in the Dublin region. Since the national action plan for jobs was launched in 2012, more than 70,000 additional people are back at work in Dublin. This compares...

Other Questions: Job Creation (20 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: I am not too familiar with the latest updates regarding the Cadbury plant but I will get it for the Deputy within a week and revert to him. The implementation committee is a collaboration between enterprise and public service groups and is led by Caroline Keeling, chief executive of Keelings, with Ronan Harris from Google is vice chairman. The Deputy is very well-known in the area. There...

Other Questions: Skills Shortages (20 Jul 2016)

John Halligan: I will deal first with Deputy Niall Collins's question. He is correct. A number of weeks ago I launched an initiative programme for chefs who have gone through a three- or four-year apprenticeship in Tallaght. The indications are that over the next four, five or six years the hospitality sector will require perhaps 8,000 to 10,000 chefs. There is no doubt that this is an important issue....