Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2021
281. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the working groups his Department has with industry; the members of the groups; and the way the members of each group were selected. [61103/21]
View answerUnderpinned by the framework of the National Skills Strategy 2016-2025, a core principle of skills policy development in Ireland is partnership with enterprise and other key stakeholders. This is achieved through a range of partnership platforms, which foster engagement, dialogue, and collaboration between relevant Government Departments and agencies, the education and training system, the enterprise agencies, and private sector representatives.
The National Skills Council is the high level partnership platform established under the National Skills Strategy. It is an advisory body made up of high-level representatives from public and private organisations, and aims to be a space for interactive dialogue in relation to skills priorities. The Council is currently chaired by Bob Savage, Vice President, Regional Chief Information Officer for EMEA and Cork Site Leader Dell Technologies. Full details of membership appended in tabular format.
National Skills Council Membership
|
Body |
Name |
|
Chairperson |
Mr. Bob Savage |
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Secretary General, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
Mr. Jim Breslin |
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Assistant Secretary, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
Mr. William Beausang |
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HEA |
Dr. Alan Wall |
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QQI |
Dr. Padraig Walsh |
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SOLAS |
Mr. Andrew Brownlee |
|
IDA |
Mr. Martin Shanahan |
|
EI |
Mr. Leo Clancy |
|
SFI |
Prof. Mark Ferguson |
|
ETBI |
Mr. Paddy Lavelle |
|
Skillnet Ireland |
Mr. Paul Healy |
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Secretary General, Department Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
Dr. Orlaigh Quinn |
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Secretary General, Department of Employment and Social Protection |
Mr. John McKeon |
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Assistant Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
Ms. Patricia Coleman |
|
IUA |
Prof. David FitzPatrick |
|
THEA |
Dr. Brendan McCormack |
|
SAP Labs Ireland |
Mr. Liam Ryan |
|
Combilift |
Mr. Martin McVicar |
|
P Mulrine & Sons Sales, Owner, Director |
Mr. Peter Mulrine |
|
No.1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa, Pery Square, Limerick |
Ms. Patricia Roberts |
Regional Skills Forum Members
National Training Fund Advisory Group
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Body |
Name |
|
Chairperson |
Liam Ryan (SAP Ireland) |
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ISME |
Adam Weatherley |
|
IBEC |
Claire McGee |
|
Chambers Ireland |
Alan Hickey/Shane Conneely |
|
Construction Industry Federation |
Dermot Carey |
|
Irish Exporters Association |
Simon McKeever |
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Irish Hotels Federation |
Michael Vaughan/Tim Fenn |
|
American Chamber Of Commerce Ireland |
Mary Connole-Joyce |
|
SOLAS |
Shauna Dunlop |
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Skillnet Ireland |
Paul Healy |
|
The Wheel |
Deirdre Garvey |
|
HEA |
Vivienne Patterson |
|
Dept of Business, Enterprise and Innovation |
Marcus Breathnach |
|
Dept of Social Protection |
Roshin Sen |
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Dept of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) |
William Beausang |
|
DFHERIS |
Mary McGarry |
|
DFHERIS |
Stephanie O’Brien |
National Apprenticeship Council Membership
|
Name |
Position |
Organisation |
|
Pat O'Doherty |
Council Chairman |
ESB Chief Executive |
|
Eamon Devoy |
Council Members |
Irish Council of Trade Unions (ICTU) |
|
Sandra Guilfoyle |
Council Members |
Jones Engineering |
|
Patricia King |
Council Members |
Irish Council of Trade Unions (ICTU) |
|
Natasha Kinsella |
Council Members |
Regional Skills (Dublin) |
|
Dr Bryan Maguire |
Council Members |
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) |
|
Claire McGee |
Council Members |
Irish Business and Employer Confederation (IBEC) |
|
Tommy Moloney |
Council Members |
G&T Crampton |
|
Dr Jim Murray |
Council Members |
Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) |
|
Martin O'Brien |
Council Members |
Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) |
|
Sarah Miley |
Council Members |
DFHERIS |
|
Noreen O'Hare |
Council Members |
Microsoft Ireland |
|
Dr Vivienne Patterson |
Council Members |
Higher Education Authority (HEA) |
|
Dr Mary-Liz Trant |
Council Members |
SOLAS |
The Regional Skills Fora bring people together at local and regional level, to identify, interrogate and validate skills needs, and to ensure that employers / enterprise are linked to the right places, to get responses they need. Membership of the nine Regional Skills Fora is regionally focussed, bringing together key stakeholders in both the public and private sector. Each of the Fora is composed in such a way as best meets the needs of the specific region. Full details of membership appended in tabular format.
The National Training Fund Advisory Group is a permanent resourced structure to optimise enterprise engagement on NTF priorities. It is chaired by Mr Liam Ryan, SAP SSC (Ireland) Ltd and its individual members were nominated by the relevant employer representative bodies and agencies. Full details of membership appended in tabular format.
The Apprenticeship Council has completed its role in the expansion of apprenticeships from the initial 26 craft apprenticeships to a current total of 62 apprenticeship programmes with 18 additional apprenticeship in development at the current time. The former membership of the Council is appended in tabular format. Under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 the existing role of the Council will be subsumed into the National Apprenticeship Alliance (NAA) which will advise the new National Apprenticeship Office on the delivery of the Action Plan over the coming period. The makeup of the NAA is under consideration at the current time. It will include a balanced membership from enterprise, the education and training sector, learner representation and social partners.
