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

Niall Collins: ...and Training Board.Kilkenny Library Service: ‘Literacy Together’ in partnership with Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board;Leitrim County Library Service: ‘Digital Skills for ALL’ in partnership with Mayo Sligo & Leitrim Education and Training Board;Monaghan County Libraries: ‘TechKnow@ Your Library – A Digital Literacy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (8 Dec 2022)

Niall Collins: ...Limerick and Clare ETB 3 No Longford and Westmeath ETB N/A N/A Louth and Meath ETB 15 No Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB 7 No Tipperary ETB N/A N/A Waterford and Wexford ETB 2 No Total 77 71

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Niall Collins: In reply to Deputy Calleary, an NZEB centre in Sligo is being worked on and is to be opened soon. On Deputy Conway-Walsh's concerns, we will talk to the national apprenticeship office.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: ...ETB €321,410 €447,801 €769,211 Limerick and Clare ETB €488,200 €505,750 €993,950 Longford and Westmeath ETB €223,472 €173,638 €397,110 Louth and Meath ETB €640,116 €385,777 ...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: ...made were very helpful in finalising the provisions in the Bill. I will respond briefly to some of the issues which were raised. With regard to the incorporation of St. Angela's College in Sligo, an amendment to the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018, was included in the memo to Government on this Bill and amendments are with the Office of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: ...university to be known as Atlantic Technological University in the English language and Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Atlantaigh in the Irish language and for the dissolution of Galway-Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny institutes of technology. The establishment of a fourth technological university in the State is another important milestone for higher education in Ireland, in particular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (19 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: ...Offaly ETB €321,410 €447,801 -€126,391 Limerick and Clare ETB €488,200 €505,750 -€17,550 Longford and Westmeath ETB €223,472 €173,638 €49,834 Louth and Meath ETB €640,116 €385,777 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (2 Nov 2021)

Niall Collins: ...with regular reviews of the craft apprenticeship curricula. By the end of 2021, there will be five retrofit centres of excellence - WWETB and LOETB (already in place) plus Cork, Limerick Clare, Mayo Sligo Leitrim. A number of apprenticeships have developed and transitioned elements of their programmes include provisions for Green Skills. Curricula are updated on an ongoing basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: ...Zero Energy Building (NZEB) and retrofit programmes are currently provided in Waterford Wexford ETB, Laois Offaly ETB and Mount Lucas National Construction Training Centre with work ongoing to establish a further three centres of excellence in Cork, Limerick Clare and Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETBs. At higher education level, in addition to core full time and part time programmes, funding is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Jul 2021)

Niall Collins: ...on 02 May 2019. Green certificate courses are offered throughout the country by An Teagasc who are the main provider of agriculture courses throughout the country. A provision is also offered by Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education Training Board (MSLETB) in Westport College of Further Education. MSLETB has confirmed to my office that in September 2021 they will have 240 places for students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2021)

Niall Collins: ...Laois and Offaly ETB 279 Limerick Clare ETB 755 Longford and Westmeath ETB 119 Louth and Meath ETB 205 Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB 432 Tipperary ETB 149 Waterford and Wexford ETB 839 Grand Total 5377

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 May 2021)

Niall Collins: ...(Table 1 attached). These locations intend to provide the equivalent intake of apprentices in 2021, subject to demand from employers. In addition, six new locations in Wexford, Limerick, Mayo, Sligo, Dublin and Louth plan to have 82 additional places available in 2021 (see table2 attached). This will bring the overall available capacity to 174 new registrations for 2021. It should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 May 2021)

Niall Collins: In County Mayo, Apprenticeship off the job-training is delivered by Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). The attached table provides the number of programmes delivered in the respective providers. - MSLETB GMIT 1 Vehicle Body repairs Electrical 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (31 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) announced the development of Mayo College of Further Education and Training (CFET) on 23rd March 2021. Mayo CFET will take effect from Monday 12th April 2021, and will facilitate 450 fulltime and 500 part-time learners across the two campuses in Castlebar and Westport. Further educational and training opportunities are to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: ..., Wexford Education and Training Board (ETB) while a further four ETBs are planning to have centres of excellence up and running in the first quarter of 2021. These are, Limerick Clare, Cork, Mayo Sligo Leitrim, and Laois Offaly, with further discussion on additional Dublin and Galway facilities. It is anticipated that in 2020, 620 individuals will complete training courses in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: ... Mayo 2,564 Meath 2,628 Monaghan 1,063 Offaly 1,242 Roscommon 832 Sligo 2,184 Tipperary 2,996 Waterford 4,396 Westmeath 2,913 Wexford 2,704 Wicklow...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: Students attending the seven universities, 11 institutes of technology, the Technological University of Dublin, St. Angela's College, Sligo, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, the National College of Art and Design, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, the Royal Irish Academy, the Dublin Dental Hospital, the National College of Ireland, University of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Agenda: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Niall Collins: ...there is prioritisation from the TU development consortiums themselves on the ground in regional centres and gateways such as Athlone, Carlow, Castlebar, Clonmel, Ennis, Killybegs, Letterkenny, Sligo, Thurles and Wexford on a pro-active basis. We want to ensure that all those towns and areas benefit as much as possible on an equitable basis from a TU multi-campus presence. I see the TU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: ... 356 Laois Offaly ETB 300 Limerick Clare ETB 900 Longford Westmeath ETB 120 Louth Meath ETB 423 Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB 400 Tipperary ETB 200 Waterford Wexford ETB 430 Total 7753

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (8 Sep 2020)

Niall Collins: ... 25 Dundalk Louth 34 Dundalk Louth 30 Louth and Meath ETB Navan Meath 65 Ballymote Sligo 41 Drumshanbo Leitrim 22 Erris Mayo 10 Mayo...