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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jun 2020)

John Halligan: ...of children who reside remote from their nearest school.  In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are 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 €219m in 2019.  Last...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Jun 2020)

John Halligan: ...of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are 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 €219m in 2019. Following the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Jun 2020)

John Halligan: ...of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are 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 €219m in 2019. Following the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 May 2020)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150, 151, 160, 221, 320 and 365 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 May 2020)

John Halligan: ...of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are 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 €219m in 2019. Following the initial...

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: ..., 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 programmes. The €2 million supplementary allocation will be used to pay off some of the remaining Exchequer commitments. The outstanding cumulative Exchequer commitment for cycle 5 of the PRTLI is €3.042...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (14 Nov 2019)

John Halligan: ...of the mid-term Review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, the ESF co-financed Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) for the period 2014-2020 contains a total budget of €1.157 billion.  This budget comprises ESF and Exchequer contributions of €544.516m each and an EU Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) budget contribution of €68.145m. The...

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: 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Oct 2019)

John Halligan: The Skills to Advance initiative was launched in 2018. It targets vulnerable employees who need upskilling and reskilling at Level 5 and Level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). The roll out of this new initiative by the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in 2019 complements the Skills for Work programme which offers courses to low skilled workers...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (18 Sep 2019)

John Halligan: ...know of no eligible child who did not get the rural grant or school transport. We are reviewing the scheme regarding concessionary tickets but that means providing extra money. In the case of a 25-seater bus with 20 eligible children and five children with concessionary seats, if an eligible or special needs child makes themselves available from a village, town or city, we are legally...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

John Halligan: ...free of charge, comprises of two elements: - Firstly, a training programme delivered nationwide over a period of 6 weeks providing the essential skills needed to make a compliant customs declaration. Up to €2 Million has been allocated by my Department for the scheme in its first phase. - Secondly, eligible businesses can apply for a Customs Financial Support payment to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Sep 2019)

John Halligan: Capitation amounting to €1.4 million was paid in 2019 in respect students attending PLC courses.In addition to this, SOLAS, the further education authority provided enhanced capitation of €2.5 million. To increase the total paid by 5% would cost €195,000. The Department provides funding to  SOLAS to provide for further education programmes such as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Project Ireland 2040 Implementation (11 Jul 2019)

John Halligan: The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is a €500 million fund established under Project Ireland 2040 and forms a key part in the delivery of the Pillar 1 goal of Future Jobs Ireland to embrace innovation and technological change. In December 2018, 27 collaborative projects were approved for funding under the first call of the DTIF. The DTIF will see investment in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: .... I am taking the matter on his behalf. We are investing heavily in supporting our children with special educational needs, with €1.8 billion being spent annually, almost €1 in every €5 of the education budget. This includes an allocation of over €300 million towards providing additional resources specifically to support students with autism in schools. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (2 Apr 2019)

John Halligan: ...€47m (net) of additional investment in the Higher and Further and Training Education Sectors.  On foot of decisions taken in Budget 2019, the levy increased to 0.9 per cent in 2019 providing €69 million (net) of additional investment in higher and further education and training bringing the total expenditure allocation from the NTF to €486 million in 2019. A...

Seanad: National Training Fund: Statements (28 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: ...prioritised to support additional higher education-further education and training, HE-FET, expenditures and the development of labour market skills. The Government has decided to ring-fence €300 million of the existing surplus over 2020 to 2024, which is €60 million per annum, to provide targeted funding to meet the skills needs of the economy and to respond to Brexit and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Higher Education Institutions Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

John Halligan: ...Education Institutes (HEIs).My Department took over responsibility for the PRTLI in May 2010, from the Department of Education and Skills. The Higher Education Authority (HEA) continues to administer Cycle 5 of the Programme on behalf of my Department. The allocations and amounts expended on the PRTLI in the years 2010 – 2018 are set out in Table A, with some increases in funding...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Higher Education Institutions (17 Jan 2019)

John Halligan: The current Cycle 5 of the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was announced in 2010 and has involved exchequer expenditure of approx. €277m with a further €59m of private investment. Cycle 5 projects have now been completed and my Department is addressing the remaining payments associated with these awards. In addition to supporting the provision of...