Results 21-40 of 60 for 5 million speaker:John Halligan

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: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (13 Jul 2017)

John Halligan: A total of €69.6 million was spent on apprenticeship training in 2016. A budget allocation of €98.7 million has been made available for apprenticeships training in 2017, an increase of over 40%. The information requested by the Deputy in respect apprenticeship training in 2016 and to date in 2017 is set out in the following tabular statement. Apprentice Population 2016 - 2017...

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: ...reform programme; the amount being saved by Waterford City and county councils through local government efficiency savings since 2010; if those savings already accrued are included in the estimated €5 million savings to be brought about by the proposed reforms in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46507/12]

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: ...notified in writing stating the reason that they were not successful in the tender process.  HRP Limited were successful in five of the lots and therefore were awarded one contract which was in excess of one million euro. A member of the Tipperary Education Training Board was present at the tender opening. Tipperary ETB staff members were involved in the tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (12 Jun 2018)

John Halligan: ...a joint funding model where training is funded by combining contributions from employers with Skillnet grants. Skillnet Ireland has been allocated €21.7m in 2018, an additional €3.5 Million in NTF funding over 2017. This increase was allocated in response to a sharp increase in demand from employers for training via Skillnet Ireland. Skillnet Ireland has...

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...

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 Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (28 Jun 2016)

John Halligan: The Student Grant Scheme supported approximately 81,500 students in the academic year 2015/16 at a cost of circa €380 million. Under the student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding, provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution and meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those which relate to nationality, residency,...

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 (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 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...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

John Halligan: ...up to and including the words “State Agency Co-ordination Working Group” and substitute the following:“— the progress with the delivery of the series of specific actions outlined by the Government on 5 and 26 January 2016, to address and alleviate flooding concerns, namely:— the establishment of a Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)

John Halligan: ...I will concentrate on child benefit and the high cost of child care. Child benefit has shrunk from €160 per child in 2008 to its current level of approximately €130. The Government has added €5, returning €70 million to parents, but this does not make up for the €400 million that has been cut since 2009. The €5 will make no discernible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (17 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: ...out in the attached table. CRAFT Actual Registration 2016 Forecast Registrations 2017 Forecast Registrations 2018 Forecast Registrations 2019 Forecast Registrations 2020 BRICK & STONELAYING 52 65 95 140 180 CARPENTRY & JOINERY 399 570 700 810 1045 FLOOR & WALL TILING 0 0 0 0 0 PAINTING & DECORATING 27 45 65 90 110 PIPEFITTING 33 45 55 65 75...

Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)

John Halligan: ...financial supports for postgraduate students with particular focus on those from low income households; - the commitments and allocations of resources in Budget 2017, including:- an additional allocation of €458 million, a five per cent increase in 2017, resulting in an overall budget of €9.53 billion, the third highest in the history of the Department of Education and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: .... The staffing allocation for Whitecross national school is currently a principal with 16 mainstream teachers. Enrolments in September 2011 stood at 410 pupils. The enrolments in September 2015 stood at 432 which shows an incremental growth of 5%. The design team was appointed in March 2011 with a brief to provide the extension and refurbishment work on a phased basis with a partial...

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...