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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.  In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (17 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Skillnet Ireland is funded by my Department through the National Training Fund (NTF) to act as an enterprise-led support body dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of enterprise training and workforce development as key elements in sustaining national competitiveness.  Its primary role is to increase participation in enterprise training by companies to upskill the workforce and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.  In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (16 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.  In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (16 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Skillnet Ireland is funded by my Department through the National Training Fund (NTF) to act as an enterprise-led support body dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of enterprise training and workforce development as key elements in sustaining national competitiveness.  Its primary role is to increase participation in enterprise training by companies to upskill the workforce and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Availability (16 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: The Further Education and Training (FET) sector provides a broad range of provision at levels 1 to 6 of the National Framework of Qualifications, to meet the needs of over 300,000 learners. The Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme is the largest of the full time FET programmes with over 30,000 PLC places available annually.  PLC provision is planned at a national level by SOLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (15 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Since 2017 the National Training Fund (NTF) has been deployed to support close-to-labour-market skills programmes in areas of identified skills needs through support for enterprise-focused higher education programmes.   The use of the NTF to fund priority skills-focused programmes in higher education is fully consistent with the detailed recommendations of the Independent Review...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (15 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.  The purpose of the 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 the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (15 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéim Iompair Scoile (15 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Oibríocht thábhachtach is ea Iompar Scoile atá á bainistiú ag Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne. Is é is cuspóir do Scéim Iompair Scoile de chuid mo Roinne, le haird chuí ar na hacmhainní atá ar fáil, ná tacú le hiompar leanaí a chónaíonn i bhfad ón scoil is gaire dóibh chuig an scoil agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Skillnet Ireland has funded the Restaurant and Hospitality Skillnet of which the contracting and promoting organisation is the Restaurants Association of Ireland. Skillnet Ireland do not fund the Restaurant Association of Ireland directly. The Skillnet was established in 2017 in response to acute skills shortages within the sector, as highlighted within the EGFSN Report “Assessment of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: The Deputy may be aware that the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, announced yesterday that a marketing support fund of approximately €10 million over three years is to be made available to support the regional airports outside Dublin, including Shannon Airport. In December 2017, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation provided €250,000 in funding under the regional...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Tourism Ireland strongly promotes Shannon Airport as an access point. It has highlighted the issues raised by the Deputy. A large amount has been given to Tourism Ireland to ensure airports outside Dublin are part of the overall strategy, plan and agenda. I spoke to the Minister about funding for regional airports yesterday. When we get the details of the budget, we will see that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: Market funding of €10 million is being provided to support regional airports outside Dublin.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: I believe Shannon Airport is mentioned on a number of occasions in the national plan for the period up to 2040.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: The Government has made a commitment that it will support regional airports, particularly Shannon Airport. Waterford Airport, which is smaller than Shannon Airport, is receiving €5 million in support under the 2040 plan essentially because of the need for regional development.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: The Deputy can rest assured that the Government will continue to support Shannon Airport.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Enterprise Plans (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: I am aware of the Copenhagen Economics report which was commissioned by Limerick Chamber to which the Deputy referred. I must, first, point out that aviation policy, as the Deputy knows, falls within the mandate of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. She will also be aware that A National Aviation Policy for Ireland is a key policy document for both national and regional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills.  There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.  In the 2018/2019 school year over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...