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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: In relation to National Goal One of the National Positive Ageing Strategy, my Department oversees the development and promotion of access to a wide range of further education and training (FET) opportunities for people as they age.   Since 2016 my Department, through SOLAS the Further Education and Training Authority, has funded a national awareness...

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

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution (ASC) is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs).  The amount of ASC charged to apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in IoTs during the academic year. In cases where training is delivered in an Education and Training Board there is no contribution made by the apprentice.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Dec 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Soláthar Iompar Scoile (12 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: Is oibríocht shuntasach é Iompar Scoile atá á bainistiú ag Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne. Is é is cuspóir do Scéim Iompair Scoile mo Roinne, ag féachaint d'acmhainní atá ar fáil, tacú le hiompar leanaí a chónaíonn i bhfad ón scoil is gaire dóibh, chuig an scoil agus ón scoil. Le...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (12 Dec 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Dec 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...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: I welcome the opportunity to introduce very briefly the elements of the Supplementary Estimate relating to research and innovation. Under the Department's proposed allocation, just over €11 million would be apportioned to meet commitments in respect of various research and development programmes of national importance. This will help us to accelerate delivery against our targets and...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: It is important that we are upfront with the committee. In the same way as with the European Space Agency, what we put in we get back. Associate membership would probably cost approximately €1.3 million but this would only allow us the same percentage return. This is my belief and I may be wrong on this. Importantly, the return from our €18.3 million annual investment in the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: I can give the Chairman a commitment that we will explore it. There is no question about that. We continuously actively engage with CERN. We have met CERN. We have been there and we have met representatives of CERN in Ireland. I hope to go to CERN in January.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: The future cycles of the PRTLI are referenced in the national development plan and a scoping of a future cycle has been undertaken by the Department of Education and Skills. Action has been taken by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and by the Department of Education and Skills to fund the main elements of the PRTLI, such as research, building equipment and structured PhD...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: I do not have a timeframe for a future programme. We are aiming to do what we are doing with the €2 million to pay off the commitment. It would be wrong of me to tell the Deputy we have a timeframe because we do not have one.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: The IDA gives indications on a two-year basis as to what it may require, although that is not always accurate.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary)
(11 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: Many of the IDA staff operate from our embassies such that they have close association with Irish businesspeople and Irish communities in those countries. The Asia-Pacific strategy is led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which does an excellent job. I have also visited China and Japan, where the influence of Ireland is notable. There are also 420 collaborations through...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (10 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: To date 29 new apprentices programmes have been developed in sectors of the economy such as auctioneering, ICT, hospitality, logistics and biopharma. As of 31 October there has been a cumulative total of 19,485 new registrations on apprenticeship programmes since the commencement of the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeships in Ireland (2016 – 2020). This has seen...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (10 Dec 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: School Transport Fees (10 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. In the 2018/19 school year there were 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (10 Dec 2019)

John Halligan: I understand that this question relates specifically to the employment of Guidance Counsellors in Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB). Guidance is provided in the Further Education and Training sector through the Adult Education Guidance Service (AEGS) and through the guidance allocations to Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) Colleges. SOLAS provides funding to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (10 Dec 2019)

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

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