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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (12 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...market issues that impact on Ireland’s enterprise and employment growth. The EGFSN carries out research, analysis and horizon scanning in relation to emerging skills requirements at thematic and sectoral levels. The SOLAS Skills and Labour Market Research Unit provides the Group with data, analysis and research and manages the National Skills Database. My Department, in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (4 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...scanning in relation to emerging skills requirements at thematic and sectoral levels. Its follow up work involves engagement with the Department of Education and Skills, Higher Education Authority, SOLAS and other relevant bodies to produce an agreed action plan to address the skills needs identified. The Group has a broad sectoral membership, including representatives from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, has informed me that Solas is responsible for the issuing of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) certificates to crane driver candidates that attain the required assessment standard. I am informed that there is no reason tax vetting procedures would form part of this process.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...sector, significant improvements have been made in the planning and funding of provision since the publication of the FET Strategy in 2014. Education and Training Boards engage in a service planning process annually against a range of detailed parameters set by SOLAS. This process has been refined and improved each year and includes the use of strengthened labour market data provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (6 May 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...provided by my Department to support the Childhood Education and Training Support (CETS) programme which targets funding to support parents seeking to return to the workforce who are participating in Solas or Education and Training Boards education and training programmes. This programme also supports Community Employment scheme participants along with supporting social welfare recipients...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (17 Apr 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Education and Training support (CETS) programme, which is one of a number of childcare support programmes implemented by my Department, provides funding to support parents who are participating in Solas and the Education Training Boards training and education courses with the cost of childcare. Payments under the CETS programme, which are made by Pobal on behalf of my Department, issue as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (15 Apr 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...by my Department to support the Childhood Education and Training Support (CETS) programme which targets funding to support parents seeking to return to the workforce who are participating in Solas or Education and Training Boards education and training programmes. This programme also supports Community Employment scheme participants along with supporting social welfare recipients...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: .... Funding is also provided by my Department to support the Childhood Education and Training Support programme which targets funding to support parents seeking to return to the workforce who are participating in Solas or Education and Training Boards education and training programmes. About 2,500 childcare places are provided each year under this initiative. Parents qualifying under...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (4 Mar 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...pre-school and after-school children, including the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme. The CETS programme provides funding to support parents, who are participating in Solas and the Education Training Boards training and education courses, with the cost of childcare. The eligibility criteria for parents availing of this support is determined by Solas and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...services participating in the CCS programme in their area. The eligibility criteria for parent participation in the Childhood Education and Training Support (CETS) programme is determined by Solas and the Education Training Boards, which come under the remit of the Department of Education and Skills. The function of my Department is to monitor the take-up of childcare places available...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (12 Feb 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: .... Funding is also provided by my Department to support the Childhood Education and Training Support programme which targets funding to support parents seeking to return to the workforce who are participating in Solas or Education and Training Boards education and training programmes. About 2,500 childcare places are provided each year under this initiative. Parents qualifying under...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (17 Dec 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Childcare Subvention and Childcare Education and Training Support programmes. These provide subsidised childcare for lower income and disadvantaged families and parents participating in programmes provided by Solas and Education and Training Boards. About 33,000 children benefit each year. A further €9.5m in funding will be used in 2014 to implement an after school programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...is also provided by my Department to support the Childhood Education and Training Support programme which targets funding to support parents seeking to return to the workforce who are participating in Solas or Education and Training Boards education and training programmes. About 2,500 childcare places are provided each year under this initiative. The School Age Childcare Initiative,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (28 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and Education programme, and for support for disadvantage and low come families through the Community Childcare Subvention programme. The funding also supports the Childcare Education and Training Support programme which assists Solas trainees and Education and Training Board (ETB) students with the cost of childcare. I have been successful in maintaining these programmes, despite the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and Training Support programme provides €145 towards the weekly cost of full time childcare places to participating childcare services in both the community and commercial sectors for qualifying Solas and Education and Training Boards (ETB) trainees and students. Students on part-time courses are funded on a pro rata basis. In 2013, a new strand of this programme was introduced to...