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Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (26 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department launched the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) initiative which brought together a range of programmes and supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in some 876 schools throughout the country. Through DEIS an additional €40million was provided bringing the allocation for disadvantage in schools to in excess of €200million. In light of this...

Written Answers — EU Globalisation Fund: EU Globalisation Fund (26 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Article 6.5 of Regulation (EC) 1927/2006 governing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) states that specific actions receiving a contribution under the EGF shall not also receive assistance from other Community financial instruments. Under EGF rules, the balance of funding shall come from national sources.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Skilled trades persons who are registered with FAS as apprentices and who wish to validate their competence may apply for the National Craft Certificate or the Advanced Certificate (Craft) awarded by FETAC under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) procedures. The RPL procedures cover three categories of applicant: - FAS registered time-served craftspersons applying for a National Craft...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (27 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The decision to remove the Rural Coordination Service is just one of a range of measures, included in the National Recovery Plan 2011 to 2014, to secure some €24m in savings in the 2011/2012 school year. The service will therefore be discontinued with effect from 31 August 2011. This measure will not affect the provision of HSCL services which remain in 200 post primary and 345 urban...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: It is my understanding that there is no effect on CAO applications for those students who have undertaken FÁS courses that are awaiting FETAC certification.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The Minister for Finance will be here presently and, therefore, I will share time with him. I thank the Senators for their contributions and I will try to address each of them as best I can once I have made a few general comments. We have had an interesting and informative debate and we are facing into an interesting time. This has been an unusual Finance Bill, both in terms of its...

Seanad: School Placement (28 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Coughlan. I thank the Senator for raising the matter because it affords me the opportunity to outline the process being utilised to ensure that there will be adequate accommodation in schools at post-primary level in all parts of the country. The most recent projections used by the...

Seanad: School Placement (28 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: I will take note of that fact.

Seanad: School Accommodation (28 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this adjournment matter on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills. I am glad to hear that progress was made in regard to St. Oliver Plunkett national school arising from the announcement made by the Tánaiste on 24 January. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the Seanad the steps the Department of...

Seanad: School Accommodation (28 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Officials from the Department visited the school in October 2010 and examined the prefabs with a view to purchasing them. They reported the prefabs were in good condition and well maintained. At the end of the day, this change in policy has saved the taxpayer a considerable amount of money nationwide.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department launched the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) initiative which brought together a range of programmes and supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in some 876 schools throughout the country. Through DEIS an additional €40million was provided bringing the allocation for disadvantage in schools to in excess of €200million. In light of this...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (1 Feb 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department is responsible for the provision of school transport within this jurisdiction. Under the terms of the Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her/his local post primary education centre. Traditionally a small number of pupils travelling from Northern Ireland have been facilitated with...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Seán Haughey: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on his election.

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Seán Haughey: I was disappointed by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government's contribution at the outset of the debate. It was unnecessarily combative and defensive, it hit all the wrong notes and it was not particularly constructive either. As an outsider looking in at the proceedings of the House over the past five years, I have watched the Minister blame everybody for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Data (6 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comply with European Union Communication OJEC C 332/0 and launch a dedicated website detailing the beneficiaries of section 481 tax relief relating to the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pay a grant to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the farmer and natural reserve schemes 2015; if he takes the State pension into account for the means test for these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6650/16]

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: The outgoing Government introduced five consecutive budgets which needed massive supplementary budgets to keep the Department of Health afloat. The over-run in the Department this year could be between €330 million and €500 million. That is the background to this debate. The outgoing Government also failed in a number of areas, including that it failed to implement...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: Deputy Chambers is going to take three minutes. There is a problem with hospital waiting lists as well. Between January and September 2015, a total of 854 operations were cancelled at Beaumont Hospital. Outpatient waiting lists at Beaumont Hospital have dramatically increased by over 570% since July 2014. Since the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, took over the health portfolio there has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the benefits available for widows; if widows who are working and paying pay related social insurance can receive additional benefits such as illness benefit; her plans to improve the position of widows generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will pay widows under 66 years of age the same rate of payment given to those on the State pension together with the associated benifits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7779/16]