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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (8 Mar 2023)

Leo Varadkar: .... - Restoration measures carried out on six raised bog sites covering an area of over 300 hectares. - 4,550 green skills training places provided, with 60,000 modules made available to learners through the SOLAS Green Skills programme. - A new Deposit and Return Scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans launched to promote the circular economy. All delayed measures listed in the Q4...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (13 Dec 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, are members of the group, along with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Higher Education Authority, SOLAS, and representation from the business and trade union communities. The EGFSN Secretariat based in my Department provides research and analysis support to the Group’s sectoral and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...engagement with stakeholders across the public sector, enterprise and the education and training system, the work of the EGFSN- together with the labour market intelligence of the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in SOLAS- helps inform the work of the National Skills Council, which is comprised of the chief skills policy stakeholders from across the public and private sectors. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (7 Apr 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...the past number of months. In addressing the job losses, the IDA has confirmed to my Department that: - The Agency has engaged with the company and outlined the process for engaging with Solas, which has conducted training for staff in which they had a 70% uptake. In July 2022 the company will roll out outplacement services providing support for employees for interviews and CV...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (10 Feb 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ..., Government Departments and State Agencies to addressing Skills Shortages. Its membership includes the Departments of Tourism, Social Protection, and Further and Higher Education; the Higher Education Authority, SOLAS, Skillnet Ireland, and Quality and Qualifications Ireland; Education and Training Boards Ireland and the Technological Higher Education Association; as well as the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Education Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...with stakeholders across the public sector, enterprise and the education and training system, the work of the EGFSN- together with the labour market intelligence of the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in SOLAS- helps inform the work of the National Skills Council, which is comprised of the chief skills policy stakeholders from across the public and private sectors. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...evidence-based review. These reviews are guided by available research undertaken by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), and the Skills and the Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) in SOLAS and a public consultation where a range of stakeholders, sector representatives and individual employers make submissions seeking to make changes to the system. Account is taken of education...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...100,000 per annum; providing a new Work Placement Experience Programme, to reach 10,000 participants by the end of 2022; accelerating the rollout of 50,000 education and training places; and providing for a SOLAS Recovery Skills Response Programme to provide a range of additional education and training interventions including the SOLAS Green Skills Action programme. The pandemic may...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...'s economy. Policy responsibility for the apprenticeship system lies primarily with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Apprenticeship Council and SOLAS, Ireland's Further Education and Training Authority. The need for, development and introduction of new apprenticeships is driven by industry, in cooperation with the education and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (6 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, are members of the group, along with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Higher Education Authority, SOLAS, and representation from the business and trade union communities. The EGFSN Secretariat is based in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and provides research and analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (6 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...provision with the skills needs arising from digital transformation. Investments in this area include the digital upskilling EXPLORE programme, delivered by the Regional Skills Fora for workers in manufacturing, SOLAS’s Skills to Advance for lower skilled workers, and the subsidised programmes offered through Springboard+ and Skillnet Ireland, with a focus on the future of work in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Losses (3 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: We are focusing on trying to find alternative employment for the people who work there. That is being led by the Department of Social Protection, Intreo and SOLAS offering skills. Under my remit, IDA Ireland is aware that these sites may become available next year and is exploring options for alternative investors and is engaging with both companies. As I have said, I am happy to have a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Youth Unemployment (3 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...will also be addressed through measures such as the rollout of an additional 50,000 education and training places, a new Work Placement Experience Programme targeted at reaching 10,000 participants, SOLAS’s Recovery Skills Response Programme, and implementation of the new Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025, which will grow new apprentice registrations to 10,000 per annum by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...to twice yearly reviews which are evidence based and are guided by research undertaken by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) and the Skills and the Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) in SOLAS, a public consultation process, input from the relevant policy Departments and the Economic Migration Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by the Department.  Account is also taken of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Further and Higher Education (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...undergo twice yearly evidence based reviews which is guided by available research undertaken by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), the Skills and the Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) in SOLAS and includes a public consultation process . Account is taken of education outputs, sectoral upskilling and training initiatives and known contextual factors such as Brexit and, in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Data (18 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...and training provider responses to and delivery of these identified needs. The Council draws on the work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in SOLAS, and the Regional Skills Fora. A network of 9 Regional Skills Fora fosters close co-operation at regional level between education and training providers and regional enterprise. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (4 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...twice yearly reviews which are evidence based and are guided by research undertaken by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) and the Skills and the Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) in SOLAS, a public consultation process, input from the relevant policy Departments and the Economic Migration Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by the Department.  Account is also taken of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...policies are supported.  The occupations lists are subject to twice yearly evidence-based review and take account of research undertaken by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SOLAS) and the Expert Group of Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), a public consultation process, input from the relevant policy Departments and the Economic Migration Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Health and Safety Inspections (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ..., Health and Welfare at Work (Construction Regulations) 2013 (S.I. No. 291 of 2013) require any person who operates a Tower Crane (with the exception of those in training) to be in possession of a SOLAS Construction Skills Certification (CSCS) Card for Tower Cranes. These Regulations also require any person (sometimes referred to as a banksman) involved in slinging/signalling operations,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...twice yearly reviews which are evidence based and are guided by research undertaken by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) and the Skills and the Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) in SOLAS, a public consultation process, input from the relevant policy Departments and the Economic Migration Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by the Department.  Account is also taken of...