Results 661-680 of 7,366 for speaker:Niall Collins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a development (details supplied); the amount of funding that has been committed to date; if the site cost has been funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25945/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the caravan purchase loan scheme will be operational again in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26297/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 491. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will advise on a family relocation matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25689/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: My officials contacted Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) who advised that it recently published its call for proposals under the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF) / Community Education Grants on its website at www.cmetb.ie/funding-announcement/13/05/2022/. The MAEDF is designed to increase the capacity of community and youth education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) provides funding to higher and further education institutions for the delivery of key services and supports for students with disabilities. It aims to support the personal, educational and professional development of the participating students. While historically administered by the Higher Education Authority, responsibility for the Fund in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 669. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 17 February 2022, the current staffing levels of paediatric epilepsy services at University Hospital Limerick; the current vacancies which exist in the service; the measures that are being taken to recruit staff for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26402/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: A range of industrial relations issues pertaining to adult education tutors have been under discussion for several years under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills preceding the establishment of my Department. Notwithstanding this progress, the claim to align tutors to a pay scale of an existing grade ineducation and training boards (ETBs) currently remains unresolved. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy may be aware, apprenticeship is undertaken under a contract of employment and for the 25 craft apprenticeship programmes, the rates of pay applying under the employment contract are either agreed within the relevant sector, or are set out in legally binding Sectoral Employment Orders recommended by the Labour Court. For turner fitter engineer apprentices specifically, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: My Department has received the draft report of the expert panel commissioned by SOLAS to review the funding model for Further Education and Training (FET). The report was also sent to the Board of SOLAS and Education and Training Boards Ireland. At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the work of the panel members in reviewing the existing arrangements and making a comprehensive set of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: A range of industrial relations issues pertaining to adult education tutors have been under discussion for several years under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills preceding the establishment of my Department. Notwithstanding this progress, the claim to align tutors to a pay scale of an existing grade in education and training boards (ETBs) currently remains unresolved....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: Apprentices are primarily employees and all of the 65 available apprenticeships are undertaken under a contract of employment. For the majority of apprenticeships, the rate of pay is agreed between the apprentice and the employer with the employer paying the apprentice during both on-the-job and off-the-job training elements of the apprenticeship. For the 25 craft apprenticeship programmes,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: Active inclusion has always been a central tenet of the work of ETBs and FET providers, with an extensive reach into and across local communities. SOLAS’ publication FET in Numbers 2020: Learners with Disabilitiesrecords 11,376 learners (7.5% of all learners) enrolled in FET programmes who reported having at least one type of disability. Fostering inclusion is one of the three core...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process in obtaining an exemption from Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: A key goal for my Department is to enhance the visibility of further education and training (FET) and apprenticeship options for school leavers and the changes to allow school leavers explore options across the third level system, whether in higher education, further education or apprenticeship options, from the CAO website is an important development. Within the FET sector, a central portal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled by GRETB. I have requested that GRETB forward the information directly to the Deputy when complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled by SOLAS, the Further Education Authority. I have requested that SOLAS forward the information directly to the Deputy when complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 May 2022)

Niall Collins: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to undocumented persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will assist a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (11 May 2022)

Niall Collins: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/22]