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Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will refer the Senator's more specific question to the Minister.

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will.

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I replied to the best of my ability.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the primary school transport scheme pupils are eligible for transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department. The families referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should apply, in the first instance, to their local Bus Éireann office. Their eligibility for school transport and...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among a number of 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 Opportunity in Schools), the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion. The next identification process is scheduled to be held at the end...

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Youthreach provides two years integrated education, training and work experience to young people aged 15-20 years who have left school early without any qualifications or vocational training. There are around 6,500 places available nationally under the Youthreach umbrella. 3,700 of these are funded by my Department and delivered in just over 100 centres by Vocational Education Committees...

Written Answers — Education Initiatives: Education Initiatives (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) commenced in October 2002. It provides flexible part-time options across Further Education and is aimed at adults with less than upper second level education, including unemployed adults. It aims to give adults who wish to return to education an opportunity to combine their return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities. Programmes...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among a number of 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 Opportunity in Schools), the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion . The next identification process is scheduled to be held at the end...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among 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 the...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department is currently in the process of advising the schools concerned of the impending withdrawal of these posts. The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him directly, when the schools concerned have been notified.

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. This question essentially deals with the cost of mobile phones on the island of Ireland and across the EU. The telecommunications industry in Ireland is a fully liberalised private sector industry, overseen by an independent regulator ComReg. ComReg acts in accordance with a European...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will do that.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the current position regarding Scoil Chonaill, Bunbeg, County Donegal and...

Seanad: FÁS Training Programmes. (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Since the beginning of last year a significant contraction has occurred in activity in the construction sector. Consequently, as a result of this contraction, we have witnessed a substantial reduction in the numbers of people employed in the construction sector in the past 12 months. This has had a severe impact on the individuals undertaking an apprenticeship. The scale of the downturn in...

Seanad: FÁS Training Programmes. (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: This matter is being examined on an ongoing basis and as developments arise. I outlined what we have done to date but the situation obviously is being kept under constant review.

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among a number of 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 Opportunity in Schools), the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion. The next identification process is scheduled to be held at the end...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Feb 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, that is, the centre serving the catchment area in which s/he lives. Pupils who are eligible for transport to the education centre in the catchment area in which they reside may avail of 'catchment...

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will take this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I thank the Senators for raising this issue. It provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this matter and to outline the background to the current situation and the action taken by the Health Service Executive. I also want to reassure the older people...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am responding on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Martin Cullen. I have listened to the Senator with great interest and must apologise in advance because I have a very brief reply to his many questions. All exhibitions are subject to the regulations on the licensing of indoor events, which process is under the aegis of the Department of the...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Now that we have heard what Senator Mullen has to say in the context of the debate I can convey those queries to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism for him.