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- Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: My Department is continually examining ways to increase the availability of, and to enhance the success of, education and training provision for the unemployed. My Department is funding in 2011 the provision of over 154,000 Training places through FÃS, Skillnets and the Labour Market Activation Fund and 172,000 places which the unemployed may access in the Further Education sector as well...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The detailed analysis relating to changes in the 'Closed School Rule' has been initiated by Bus Ãireann and will draw on the final data in relation to school transport requirements in September 2011. Given this fact, I do not expect to have the final details for some weeks yet. These changes are not due to be implemented until September 2012 and as detailed consideration and assessment...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I take it the Deputy is referring to my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme. Under the terms of this Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for school transport. It is open to ineligible pupils to apply for concessionary transport, subject to a number of conditions,...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The 'Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme' was introduced by FÃS in 2010 to provide work placement opportunities for redundant apprentices to complete their on-the-job training at Phase 3, 5 and 7. The scheme has been broadened in 2011 to include placements with employers in both the private and the public sectors. I understand from FÃS that the total number of apprentices who are...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy relates to changes in the School Transport Scheme which were announced by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. The decisions announced included the uniform application of the distance requirement, the cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule (CSR), an...
- Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: My Department provides significant funding support to Skillnets Ltd in respect of its Skillnets Training Networks Programme (TNP). This Programme supports the development and provision of enterprise-led training with networks of private sector companies in a variety of sectors and regions, including a significant cohort of companies from the service sector. One of the most common training...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The detailed analysis relating to changes in the 'Closed School Rule' has been initiated by Bus Ãireann and will draw on the final data in relation to school transport requirements in September 2011. Given this fact, I do not expect to have the final details for some weeks yet. These changes are not due to be implemented until September 2012 and as detailed consideration and assessment...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The school transport scheme, which is operated by Bus Ãireann on my Department's behalf, facilitates the transportation of over 123,000 children to primary and post-primary schools each day including approximately 8,000 children with special educational needs. School transport is a very significant national operation involving about 42 million journeys and over 82 million kilometres on...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to my Department's School Transport Schemes were announced in the 2011 Budget and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme. One of the changes announced for the 2011/12 school year is an increase from â¬300 to â¬350 in the annual school transport charge for eligible post primary pupils. There is no increase in the family maximum charge of â¬650 per...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: My Department does not provide National Lottery-funded grants under the headings referred to by the Deputy. My Department does provide grants-in-aid, part-funded by the National Lottery, to a number of adult education organisations, such as AONTAS and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), which undertake adult education, cultural and scientific activities. The funding is for their...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Schemes on behalf of my Department, has provided the following information regarding the number of pupils who availed of school transport services in County Cork:- 2007/08 - 15,788 2008/09 - 15,869 2009/10 - 14,660 2010/11 â 14,662 The breakdown of these pupil numbers on an individual school basis is not available.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is available on my Department's website. Bus Ãireann has identified a number of services where applications have fallen below the minimum number of eligible pupils required to retain a school transport service; these services will be withdrawn based on current information. However, Bus Ãireann will continue to monitor the position and some...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the School Transport Schemes were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme. The decisions announced include the uniform application of the distance requirement, the cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule (CSR), an increase in the minimum number of eligible children required to establish or retain a service and the...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I wish to advise the Deputy that the exceptional school transport arrangements, which heretofore have been made available to Traveller children only, were reviewed in line with the Report and Recommendations contained in the Traveller Education Strategy published in 2006. This Strategy was finalised following a comprehensive consultative process and was overseen by a group which included...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 135 together. Changes to the School Transport Schemes, including the 'Closed School Rule (CSR)', were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme. The change referred to by the Deputy in relation to ceasing the CSR is not scheduled to be introduced until the beginning of the 2012/13 school year....
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (21 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The European Commission has issued proposals to extend the temporary crisis-related derogation that allows the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to be used for workers made redundant as a result of the current financial and economic crisis in addition to those losing their job under the normal qualifying scenario, namely changes in global trade patterns. This derogation is...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (21 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The Jobs Initiative contains details of over 20,000 additional training, education and work experience places for the unemployed. The majority of the places (15,900) will be delivered through the Department of Education and Skills through the following programmes. 6,000 places on FÃS Specific Skills Training Courses (FAS) 3,000 places on the Back to Education Initiative (FE) 1,000 places on...
- Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: County Leitrim Vocational Education Committee (VEC) has approval for an allocation of 92 Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places and this allocation is being maintained for the 2011/2012 academic year.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: As far as the training activities of FÃS are concerned, I am currently reviewing options regarding the provision of further education and training and the structures to support it.
- Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (21 Jul 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I am currently reviewing options regarding the provision of further education and training and the structures to support it. In relation to the amalgamation of Vocational Education Committees (VECs), officials in my Department are working on the preparation of new legislation to bring the changes about and as a general principle I am anxious to ensure that the amalgamation process is done in...