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Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: It includes the total spend on health.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Can the Deputy not add?

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Which bits is the Deputy against? He did not go through the details.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Data (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Please see the data following, as requested. This is external data, not analysed or modified by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation or its agency, Science Foundation Ireland. This data was obtained by searching the Web of Science Core Collection, using the search term ADDRESS: Ireland. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2,630 2,868 3,001 3,076 3,194...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: The purpose of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In general, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school. The child referred to by the Deputy is not eligible for school transport as she is not attending her nearest national school. Children who are not eligible for school transport, may apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: The Deputy may be aware that a Common Application System (CAS) was agreed between the post-primary schools in the Limerick area. The CAS is the process by which the transfer of 6th class primary school children to the participating post-primary schools is managed; there are currently 15 post primary schools participating in the system. This administrative system ensures that a coordinated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (13 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that it has no record of an application for school transport from the family referred to by the Deputy. In this regard the family in question should contact their local Bus Éireann office in Dublin at 01 8302222.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Damien English: No, 5,000 places.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Damien English: As best we can. We will do magic, but I would say it will be seven minutes, five minutes and five minutes.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Damien English: The Acting Chairman may have to give us a few extra minutes in case we run over.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Damien English: This jobs budget is designed to support the recovery and hard-pressed families and to continue the future proofing of the economy. It is neither the hair shirt budget that some economists have called for nor is it the silk shirt that some in the Opposition seem to think we can afford. Rather, it is a prudent budget that will create jobs. It will remove barriers to work and make work pay,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (14 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport scheme, a child with special educational needs is eligible for school transport if s/he is attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class / special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet the child's special educational needs under Department of Education and Skills criteria. The child referred to by...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport Tendering (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter today. As they know, Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department and it is a matter for Bus Éireann to make suitable arrangements for the procurement of contractors to provide services on its behalf for school transport purposes, taking cognisance of public procurement requirements. Almost 90% of the...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport Tendering (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: It is not a case of not knowing the point being made because I can see the point. There is no issue in that regard and I understand what the Deputies are trying to say. They have asked about specific tender details but I do not have those documents and am not privy to them. I can try to see if I can get some information to enlighten the Deputies on the policy. The difficulty is that...

Topical Issue Debate: Enterprise Support Schemes (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: I join Deputy Calleary and other members of the committee in offering condolences to the family of Mr. Hugh Cooney. The impact he had when it came to enterprise development and job creation goes without saying. He had a major influence on policy in that respect. I agree with Deputy Calleary and second his good wishes to his family at this time. It is a difficult time for them, but we...

Topical Issue Debate: Enterprise Support Schemes (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: A couple of issues were raised there. First, I want to go back to the credit guarantee scheme. It is a priority of the Minister, Deputy Bruton, to bring that in. On the issue of entrepreneurship in education, the entrepreneurship strategy singled out very clearly six top priorities, of which education is one. It cannot just be addressed in second or third level; it has to start at primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: My Department received an application for school transport for the child referred to by the Deputy on the 16 October 2015. The child in question is eligible for school transport under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs. In this regard Bus Éireann has been requested to report on the possibility of accommodating the child on an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Children are eligible for Post Primary School Transport where they reside not less than 4.8 km from, and are attending, their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. The closing date for receipt of payments for school transport was 31st July 2015. Children for whom late payments are received cannot be guaranteed a seat on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 Oct 2015)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that a ticket for the child in question issued in August. As the ticket has not reached the family, Bus Éireann will issue a replacement ticket.