Results 101-120 of 7,350 for speaker:Niall Collins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Work Supports (18 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: The Youthreach Programme aims to provide early school leavers with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to participate fully in society and progress to further education, training and employment. There are 104 Youthreach Centres operated by the Education and Training Boards nationwide. Over 4,600 learners attended these Centres in 2013 and the attached table details these Centres...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: LWETB offers PLC courses at Mullingar Community College and Templemichael College in Longford. While the ETB is approved for 319 PLC places, enrolment on PLC programmes has fallen from 239 students in 2022/23 to 198 students in 2034/24.The PLC options for 2024/25 being offered by LWETB, subject to learner demand, include a new Level 6 course in Health Services Supervisory Management Skills;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (18 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: Libraries are a key stakeholder in the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Strategy, the government’s 10-year adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy for Ireland. The ALL National Programme Office engages regularly with the Libraries Development Unit, in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) on the strategy implementation and the LGMA (Libraries Ireland) is on the ALL...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: There are online and blended learning opportunities available across Further Education and Training. The Covid pandemic accelerated the digital transformation across the 16 Education and Training Boards, who all have virtual learning environments to digitally support learning, whether in classroom, blended or remote/fully online settings. The ETBs provide a wide range of blended and online...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: My Department allocates funding to SOLAS from the Exchequer and the National Training Fund to deliver Further Education and Training (FET) programmes and services throughout the country. As set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024, the 2024 allocation is over €1.121 billion and will continue to build on the Government’s commitment to provide our citizens with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a new school building (details supplied); if she will appreciate the particular need in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56549/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a proposed variation to a building project will be approved (details supplied) [1478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can advise regarding a payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1661/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2008/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 948. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection issued with PPSN's in 2023; the number of these now in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1279/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 1252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can accept all the ACRES applications he received and not be limited to a certain quantity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1249/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 1254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a proposal (details supplied) and have his Department contact the promoter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1280/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Jan 2024)

Niall Collins: 1651. To ask the Minister for Health if he can advise regarding correspondence and the pandemic recognition payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (13 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he can advise on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55691/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she can advise if an issue can be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55630/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she can advise if an issue can be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (13 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: The Deputy will be pleased to learn that SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, is providing once-off support to address the short-term funding pressures being experienced by Specialist Training Providers (STPs) including the Rehab Group's National Learning Networks (NLNs). As Deputy will be aware, the Rehab Group's NLNs operating throughout the country offer vocational...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (12 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if and when changes will be made to the qualifying criteria for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (12 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: 255. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a practice and approach by a bank (details supplied) in dealing with a mortgage offset facility; if he approves of this practice and approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55219/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (12 Dec 2023)

Niall Collins: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a practice and approach of a bank in dealing with a mortgage offset facility (details supplied); if he approves of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55254/23]