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Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department is committed to encouraging and facilitating the participation of people with disabilities in Further Education by providing supports to enable their access to the various programmes on offer. The Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) provides part-time Further Education programmes for adults to give them an opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: Teaching posts which have been historically provided to 73 post primary schools under previous disadvantage schemes are being withdrawn from September 2009. These schools 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...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department has no role in relation to the installation of tachographs on buses. I understand that this is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) the action plan for educational inclusion, 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 concentrated levels of disadvantage. The process of identifying schools for...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department will continue to ensure that there are a wide range of course options available in Further Education for people who wish to continue their studies after second-level or return to education later in life. The priority target group of Further Education programmes generally is those who are educationally disadvantaged and who lack basic skills. The Vocational Training...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department is examining the background to the case, referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied. The Deputy will be advised of the position when this examination is complete.

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1491 and 1492 together. The project to which the Deputy refers was set up by the Christian Brothers as a response to the needs of marginalised young people, aged 12-16 years, who are out of mainstream education. The needs of the young people that the project aims to address include certification, preparation for work, a positive attitude towards society,...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the national body with responsibility for school attendance. The general functions of the Board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The overall development and ongoing performance of the Board is kept under review by my...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my 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. The scheme is not designed to facilitate parents who choose to send their children to a post-primary centre outside of the catchment area in which they reside. However, children who are fully...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: I announced in the Budget that charges will be increased from the summer of this year as follows: Eligible post primary pupils €300 per pupil. Concessionary post primary pupils €300 per pupil. Concessionary primary pupils €200 per pupil. The maximum charge per family will be €650 per year. Eligible post primary pupils from families with medical cards will continue to be exempt from...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: I announced in the budget that the allocation for school transport in 2009 allows for a compensatory allowance to be paid to private operators on contract to Bus Éireann, under the school transport scheme. Bus Éireann requested these private operators to provide specific documentation relating to previous fuel rebate claims submitted to the Revenue Commissioners by Friday 19th December....

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and an integrated School Support Programme (SSP). DEIS brings together and builds upon a number of existing interventions in schools with concentrated levels of disadvantage. The process of identifying schools for...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: Teacher allocations to all second level schools (non DEIS and DEIS) are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. In accordance with these rules each school management authority is required to organise its subject options within the limit of its approved teacher allocation. It is a matter for the school to employ teachers...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) the action plan for educational inclusion, 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 concentrated levels of disadvantage. The process of identifying schools for...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: Under section 5(5)(a) of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000, the commission is statutorily obliged to publish its report to the general public within the specified period. The current specified period will expire on 31 January 2009 and the extension is required in order to allow the commission to fulfil its statutory mandate to finalise and publish its report during the...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: Yes, that is more or less a reflection of the situation.

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Department of Education and Science is sponsoring this motion. Many of the questions raised are more properly a matter for the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs. However, I will make some comments about the awful case heard recently in Roscommon Circuit Court. On 24 January 2009, Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs,...

Seanad: Job Losses (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The Government and the industrial development agencies are concerned at the situation in south Tipperary and in the other areas of the country outlined by the Senator. While I am conscious of the effect that job losses have on the workers involved and their families, as well as on local communities, I assure anybody affected...

Seanad: Job Losses (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will bring the Senator's concerns to the attention of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Seanad: School Staffing (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to clarify the current position with regard to supervision and substitution for children with special needs who are attending the school mentioned. As a result of the 2009 budget provisions for education, arising from current economic challenges and following subsequent proposals from the management bodies of...