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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: Apprenticeship is a demand driven educational and training programme, which aims to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. Consequently, the number of apprentices being registered is determined by employers within each sector. My Department is committed to supporting the increased registration of apprentices across all sectors. New...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Expenditure (13 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is an agency of the Department which supports excellent and impactful research aligned to enterprise needs. As part of its portfolio of programmes, it funds a number of Research Centres which link scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry to address crucial research questions. The first seven of SFI’s Research Centres...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (8 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: My Department is aware of correspondence received from an individual employed by Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) in relation to the area of further education and training. My Department is considering the issues raised but has advised the individual that on an initial review it does not appear that issues referred to in this correspondence contain details of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (8 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I can inform the Deputy that Skillnet Ireland awards funding to enterprise groups (known as Skillnet learning networks) as part of the Skillnet Training Networks Programme. Skillnet Ireland does not directly provide funding to individual companies. Similarly, companies do not apply for grants from Skillnet learning network, but can apply to participate in relevant and subsidised training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Organisations (8 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I wish to inform the Deputy that on an annual basis, as part of its normal internal control procedure’s, Skillnet Ireland recovers any outstanding refunds due to it from the Learning Networks that it funds. Typically recoveries relate to underspends on behalf of the Learning Networks for the given financial period, as opposed to compliance-related recoveries. I am informed that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Digital Strategy (8 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. The Irish Government recognises the importance of digital literacy in facilitating the full inclusion of all members of our society. TheAction Plan for Jobs 2018 contains a commitment to develop a high level National Digital Strategy, to provide a coherent vision across sectorial policies to position Ireland to maximise economic and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out on following table. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Number of New Apprenticeship Programmes Forecast (Cumulative) 2 15 25 35 40 Number of New Apprenticeship Programmes Realised (Cumulative) 2 9 17* - - *as of end of October 2018

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Guarantee (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) is one of the main EU financial resources to support the implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee.  It is integrated into European Social Fund (ESF) programming as a dedicated priority axis within the ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020 (PEIL).  The specific YEI allocation for Ireland of €68m...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 64, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Apprenticeships that became operational in 2018 Trades NFQ Level AUCTIONEERING Auctioneering & Property Services 6 BIOPHARMACHAM Laboratory Analyst 7 Laboratory Technician 6 FOOD MANUFACTURING Butcher 5 HOSPITALITY Chef de Partie 7...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (7 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: My Department is aware of correspondence received from an individual employed by Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) in relation to the area of further education and training. My Department is considering the issues raised but has advised the individual that on an initial review it does not appear that issues referred to in this correspondence contain details of a...

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

John Halligan: ETBs procure a wide range of goods and services in order to meet the needs of the administrative offices, schools and further education and training centres under their remit. In this regard ETBs operate in accordance with national and European procurement regulations and guidelines. I have contacted Tipperary Education Training Board with regard to the Deputy’s question and I can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

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 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: I cannot comment on the entitlements that will arise for the cohort of instructors referred to by the Deputy; the relevant ETB, as their employer, should be in a position to provide such information. However the general criteria for being liable for pension related deductions may be of interest in this context as they are that: One is a public servant and – (a) Is a member of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (6 Nov 2018)

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 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: 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. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 4,500 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually at a total cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: The delivery and enhancement of adult literacy and numeracy provision is being driven through the implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET) Literacy and Numeracy Strategy which is contained in the FET Strategy 2014-19. My Department, along with SOLAS, the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and partner agencies are collaborating on the ongoing development and enhancement of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification (6 Nov 2018)

John Halligan: Safe Pass is a one day health and safety awareness programme, which aims to provide those that work in construction environments with a level of basic knowledge and awareness of evolving health and safety standards and practices. The Safe Pass programme is administered by SOLAS and operated by a network of mainly private SOLAS approved training providers. The primary objective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (6 Nov 2018)

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 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (6 Nov 2018)

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 2017/18 school year over 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with special...