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Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: The Educational Disadvantage Committee (EDC) was established under Section 32 of the Education Act, 1998. The role of the EDC was to advise the Minister for Education and Science on policies and strategies to be adopted to identify and correct educational disadvantage. The Committee's final report Moving Beyond Educational Disadvantage was published in December 2005. During the committee's...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: The expenditure incurred on the National Adult Learning Council was as follows: â'¬21,012 in 2002 â'¬59,491 in 2003 The Council has not met since 2003 and no further expenditure has been incurred. It is estimated that to have proceeded with the Council as originally envisaged would have involved significant additional annual expenditure.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is the among the schools that were judged by an independent identification process in 2005 not to have a sufficient level of disadvantage among their pupils to warrant their inclusion in DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools), the Action Plan for educational inclusion. The next identification process is scheduled to be held at the end of...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, which is being rolled out on a phased basis over the period 2006-2010 provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). DEIS brings together and builds upon a number of existing interventions in schools with a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: My Department's School Transport Section will arrange to have the transport issues investigated if the Deputy provides the names and addresses of the pupils concerned.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school are eligible for school transport. The position in this case is that the children referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, are not attending their nearest national school and therefore are not eligible for school transport.

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: The National Adult Learning Council last met in 2003. The Council has now been formally disbanded as part of the Government's programme for the rationalisation of agencies and bodies and the Chairman and members have been so advised.

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: The Educational Disadvantage Committee (EDC) was established under Section 32 of the Education Act, 1998. The role of the EDC was to advise the Minister for Education and Science on policies and strategies to be adopted to identify and correct educational disadvantage. The Committee's final report 'Moving Beyond Educational Disadvantage' was published in December 2005. The Government has...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: All of the schools that the Deputy has referred to are included in the DEIS programme and will continue to be following Budget 2009. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, is being rolled out on a phased basis over the period 2005-10, and focuses on addressing the educational needs of children and young people from disadvantaged...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to outline the current position in regard to the specific difficulties and solutions for acquiring a site for Monreagh national school, Carrigans, County Donegal. At the outset, the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe,...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Senator for giving that additional information to the House. I will ensure it is considered by the schools building section.

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: The Government has repeatedly proven its ability to manage the Irish economy, irrespective of the circumstances of the day. Since we came to power in 1997 we have guided the State through one of the most remarkable transformations that has ever occurred in any modern economy. We have created record levels of employment — an additional 640,000 jobs in the past decade. We have...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I recently announced that the school transport charges for the 2009/10 school year will be as follows: Pupil Category Current Term Charge Annual Charge Daily Rate Increase Sept. 2009 Annual Charge Daily Rate % Increase â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Eligible Post Primary Junior Cycle 56 168 1.01 300 1.80 78 Senior Cycle 78 234 1.40 300 1.80 28 Concessionary Post...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: My Department has been advised by Bus Éireann and the Transport Liaison Officer for Co. Cork that the children in question are availing of a public transport service and that the combined travel and waiting times for these children are within the guidelines of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme. As a general rule, special school transport services are not established in areas...

Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 to 260, inclusive, together. The School Completion Programme is a key component of DEIS ( Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools) the action plan for educational inclusion, which discriminates positively in favour of children and young people who are at risk of early school leaving. The Programme supports 468 primary and 224 post-primary...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. The breakdown of costs for the private contractors seat belt programme is as follows: €872,940 for the visual inspections of seat belts fitted to vehicles; €250,763 for the retrofitting of vehicles; and €319,121 for the development of specifications In the region of 100 buses owned by private contractors were included in the...

Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I am pleased to be given the opportunity to clarify for the House the position with regard to the withdrawal of certain grants from Protestant fee-paying schools. The 2009 budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. Decisions were made in order to control expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long term. In this respect, education, while...

Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I am reluctant to address the Senator's question. The Minister answered oral parliamentary questions on the matter in the Dáil this week. He said there is a constitutional issue and he is setting up a meeting with the Protestant Archbishop of Dublin.

Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I will forward the additional questions to the Minister. I am sure there will be further debate on the matter.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to this House the current position with regard to the proposed building project for St. Angela's school, St. Patrick's Hill, Cork city. First, all applications for capital funding are assessed in the modernisation and policy unit of the Department. The assessment process determines the extent and...