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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (21 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: ...approach. At present, some areas of the country have no home visiting programme available while other areas provide universal access or targeted access to a home visiting programme. The First 5 strategy for babies, young children and their families includes an action to agree an approach to home visiting services across a continuum of need, building on the current public health nurse...

Seanad: Ireland's Application for Membership of CERN: Statements (9 May 2023)

Niall Collins: ...research organisation and provides significant benefits to Ireland. The review of Irish membership of international research organisations came to this conclusion in a study commissioned in 2015. Associate membership of CERN has been recommended in this study, as well as by the CERN Ireland users group and by an Oireachtas joint committee in 2019. That is the membership path the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (14 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: ...and Training Board (TETB) regarding this issue. TETB has indicated that it is envisaged that the Centre will cater for up to1,000 learners in 2023. The Centre also provides accommodation for 50 administration staff, as well as meeting and conferencing facilities for all TEBT meetings. Please see further details of courses provided and projected enrolments in the attached document. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (2 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: ...of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. Improving access to home support is a priority for the Government. Since budget 2021, the Government has provided an additional €207 million in funding for home support to the Department of Health. This year, the overall home support budget will be more than €700 million. This will enable the HSE to progress the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (7 Jul 2022)

Niall Collins: ...to enhancing and expanding our public transport service provision across the country as, among other things, a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. Some €538 million has been provided under budget 2022 for the provision of public transport services nationally. The Government is also strongly committed to helping combat the rising cost of living...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy. Both issues are important. The Department takes them very seriously. The Minister, Deputy Harris, has really led in these areas. In 2021, €5 million was allocated to our higher education institutions to support student mental health and well-being. That builds on the €5 million provided in the previous year to enhance the capacity of the support...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: ...on in the background as the ETBs get ready for this. We have the nearly zero energy building, NZEB, centre in Wexford which is in the Chairman's constituency. We have provided funding of €75 million to provide for more than 35,000 learners to avail of green skills modules. They are the shorter type of courses. There are 2,650 additional places in retrofit and NZEB. This did not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (19 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: ...which is managed by SOLAS, was specifically designed to tackle educational inequalities which continue to be highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic and to support access to community education. €5.8 million was made available under the MAEDF in 2020 with 507 projects supporting community education receiving funding through the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: ...stream education and training as well as through specific programmes such as Springboard, the Human Capital Initiative and Skillnet Ireland. Under Budget 2022, I have allocated over €122 Million to support the development of skills across all sectors of the economy. A large proportion of that funding has gone towards the development and promotion of apprenticeships and ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: Minister Harris and I recently announced that an additional €34 million has been allocated for the continued support and development of the apprenticeship system. This funding which is essential for the new post Covid world of work is a fundamental part of a €122 million skills package under Budget 2022 and will ensure people will be equipped with the skills to help meet demand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: ...in our economy. Therefore the number of places is determined by employers with off the job training delivered to all registered apprentices. Actions in the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 continue to be implemented, to work towards delivering a flexible and responsive system for employers and potential apprentices, which is attractive and easy to engage with and delivers high...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 and 544 together. Craft apprenticeships account for 25 of the 62 existing available apprenticeship programmes. They comprise of a standard seven phase programme of alternating on-the-job and off-the-job phases. The off-the-job training for these programmes is delivered in Training Centres, Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities. Given the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (30 Jun 2021)

Niall Collins: ...effects of the pandemic, a range of measures were introduced as a response to upskilling and reskilling needs of individuals and businesses through the July Jobs Stimulus. These measures are providing 35,000 education and training places at a cost of €100 million to help those who were displaced by the effects of the pandemic. A further 15,000 places were announced as part of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: ...during the period when their delivery methods are adjusted in response to Covid. I am of course very conscious of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on our students. While Ireland is on level 5 of the plan for living with Covid, all further and higher education institutions will deliver the majority of their classes online, with only essential activities being held on site. While I...

Covid-19 (Higher Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I am grateful for the opportunity to provide Deputies with an update on further education and training during this level 5 phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and I look forward to taking any questions colleagues may have. As the Minister, Deputy Harris, said, further education and training providers are responding to the recent deterioration in the Covid-19 situation. They are adapting and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Staff (11 Nov 2020)

Niall Collins: ..., in a sensitive and compassionate manner, who might otherwise be unable to continue their third level studies due to financial circumstances. In 2020, my Department will spend approximately €450 million on access measures for further and higher education. This includes €400 million on student grants and related activities, which is expected to benefit 74,000 further and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (3 Nov 2020)

Niall Collins: ...arising from the Covid-19 public health emergency. The advice of this Group has been important in guiding interventions to support students and institutions in sustaining learning. €8million in funding is being provided in 2020 to enable SOLAS establish a Mitigating Educational Disadvantage Fund in the further education and training sector. The fund is designed to increase the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: ...her question. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated education and training centre closures, the number of craft apprenticeship classes that could be run in 2020 was reduced. Some €12 million is being provided in 2021 to fund 2,000 apprenticeship places to mitigate the effect of lost provision in 2020 and the effect of smaller apprenticeship class sizes...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Jul 2020)

Niall Collins: ...people who come from different communities - for example, a Traveller background - to become engaged in the apprenticeship processes and the offerings we have. Yesterday, as Members will be aware, €168 million was announced to assist the further and higher education sectors to deal with the reopening of colleges and campuses in September. While we have been debating here, I have...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Niall Collins: ...Lingus, to try to step up to the mark a little better regarding refunds. I had communication from the CEO's office in Ryanair recently following a representation I made which stated the airline has 5 million refunds to get through before getting to those for April. A bit of urgency is required there by the airlines. Regarding the region I come from, what is the Minister going to do...