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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Oct 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: Apprenticeship Data (11 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: An Annual Student Contribution is levied on all students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs). Previously, this Annual Student Contribution was paid by FÁS/SOLAS with apprentices themselves paying the part of the contribution relating to examination fees. As part of Budget 2014, SOLAS ceased making payments to IoTs and apprentices pay the full pro rata Annual Student...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (10 Oct 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 Eligibility (10 Oct 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: Literacy Levels (9 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 94 to 96, inclusive, together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (9 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 143 to 145, inclusive, together. The National Skills Strategy 2025 includes information on the achievement of targets set out in the previous strategy, Towards Tomorrow’s Skills, which was published in 2007. Some of these targets used the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) as a reference point. Since 2007, the number of learners...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (9 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80, 81 and 147 together. My Department has been working on the development of a plan for the implementation of the European Commission's Upskilling Pathways Recommendation: New Opportunities for Adults. My Department has been working with partners on the implementation of the Upskilling Pathways recommendation, which aims to help adults with less than...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Oct 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 (9 Oct 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 (9 Oct 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 Provision (9 Oct 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: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 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 Provision (9 Oct 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 more than 117,000 children, including over 12,000 children with...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 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: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (9 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: There are currently no plans to introduce plain language legislation. However, plain English guidelines have been produced by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), who receive substantial funding from my Department, via SOLAS. NALA work with a range of bodies both in the public and private sectors to ensure that there is a focus on the use of plain English in their publications, web...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (9 Oct 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: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: As set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland, SOLAS is currently reviewing pathways to participation in apprenticeship. The review will identify any barriers that may exist to participation in an apprenticeship programme. The purpose of the review is to ensure that our national apprenticeship system is more reflective of the range and diversity of our...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Review (4 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: Under the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategy (2014-2019), SOLAS committed to commissioning a series of independent evaluations of key elements of FET provision to ensure that they are effective in delivering the objectives of the programme for learners. The Youthreach evaluation is one of this series of evaluations. This evaluation will examine the outputs and outcomes of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (3 Oct 2018)
John Halligan: This is an operational matter for SOLAS, who manage this apprenticeship programme. I have asked SOLAS to contact the Deputy directly in relation to the matter.