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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: This is an operational matter for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB). The extent of the literacy service to be provided and the organisation of classes in any centre is a matter for the ETB.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the body referred to by the Deputy is in receipt of support under the community education programme from Kerry Education and Training Board (ETB). My Department, through SOLAS, funds adult and community education which is delivered locally by Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The extent of the service provided is a matter for each ETB.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (25 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware that from the commencement of the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for post primary pupils is being determined by reference to the distance they reside from their nearest post-primary education centre having regard to ethos and language. Pupils who were eligible for school transport prior to the introduction of the above change will retain their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (25 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. In general, children with special educational needs are eligible for school transport if they are attending the nearest recognised mainstream school or unit that is or can be resourced, to meet their special educational needs under Department of Education and Skills' criteria. Eligibility is determined following consultation with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the tendering procedure used for the provision of school transport services is a competitive procurement process conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under Directive 2004/17/EC. Due to the nature, volume and complexities of the School Transport Scheme, there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Community Training Centres (24 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Community Training Centres (CTCs) are funded through SOLAS and the Education and Training Boards. They are managed and operated by independent local Boards of Management. The staff are employed by these groups and my Department does not have a direct role in staffing and employment issues relating to these bodies. Guidance has been sought by SOLAS on the payment of enhanced redundancy to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: This is an operational matter for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB). However, it should be noted that the post referred to by the Deputy is subject to the moratorium on recruitment and promotion applicable to the civil and public service and my understanding is that the ETB is not in a position to fill the post.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (24 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In relation to school transport provision, ethos relates to religious ethos and is in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (24 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs, children are eligible for school transport where they are attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class/special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet their special educational needs. The School Transport Section of my Department has no record of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration (18 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand from SOLAS that following the closure of a Local Training Initiative in 2012, Statutory Redundancy was paid to the persons involved. Local Training Initiatives are funded through SOLAS and managed and operated by local groups. The staff are employed by these groups and my Department does not have a direct role in relation to staff and employment issues relating to these bodies....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (18 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 to 61, inclusive, together. My Department is in contact with Bus Éireann in relation to the detail of the Deputy's question. The information requested will be provided directly to the Deputy when received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Where there is more than one school in a Post Primary Education Centre, eligibility is determined by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The State's consistent position is that the school transport arrangements comply with EU State Aid requirements and it is not accepted that "illegal state aid" arises. The FGS report, which was published on the Department's website on 16th April 2014, does not alter this position. Accordingly, the hypothetical matters raised in the Deputy's question do not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department is in contact with Bus Éireann in relation to the detail of the Deputy’s question. The information requested will be provided directly to the Deputy when received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 267 together. The VTOS programme is for unemployed adults aged 21 and over therefore there are no learners under 21 enrolled on the programme. My Department does not collect data on the age cohorts in VTOS in the format requested by the Deputy. However, statistics at the end of December 2012, which is the latest available data on learners in VTOS,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 to 263, inclusive, together. Statistics at the end of December 2012, which is the latest available data on learners in Youthreach, show that 1,631 learners were aged 18 to 25 and 1,682 were aged under 18. The rates of allowance payable to Youthreach learners are as follows: €40 per week for learners aged 16 and 17; €188 per week for existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 270 together. I do not have a breakdown of the number of learners who commenced Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses in 2013 but as PLC courses are generally of one year duration it is estimated that the majority of those who enrolled in PLC in the 2013/2014 academic year were commencing a PLC course. There were 34,096 learners enrolled on PLC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Schemes is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. While it is the prerogative of parents to send their children to the school of their choice, eligibility for school transport is to the nearest school or education centre. Children who are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on apprentices and students attending Institutes of Technology. This contribution has been levied by Institutes of Technology in respect of apprentices since 2004, with FÁS/SOLAS paying 70% of the contribution and apprentices themselves paying the remainder. Following a Budget 2014 decision, SOLAS ceased making this payment to the Institutes of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (12 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, together. Changes to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme mean that from the 2012/13 school year, eligibility for all children newly entering a post primary school is determined by reference to the distance they reside from their nearest Post-Primary Education Centre having regard, as heretofore, to ethos and language. In general,...