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Seanad: School Accommodation (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. The Minister for Education and Science thanks the Senator for raising this matter as it gives him an opportunity to outline to the Seanad the position regarding the application from Kildallon national school for funding under the summer works scheme to carry out work to the school...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (12 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board as the statutory 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 board's service has developed incrementally and the board now has a total of 109 sanctioned...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (12 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board as the statutory 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 board's network of educational welfare officers is the key means by which the board delivers on...

Hospital Accommodation. (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar forms part of the Dublin-midlands hospital group and provides an extensive range of acute services to the population of Dublin-midlands and in particular the Longford-Westmeath area. Stage 1 of the phase 2B capital development at...

Special Educational Needs. (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue as it gives me an opportunity to clarify the position. It is of great concern to me that there has been so much misinformation and misrepresentation of the notification to a number of schools by my Department that they were no...

Schools Building Projects. (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Deputy for raising this issues as it allows me to outline the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to explain the current position in regard to the school to which the Deputy refers. The modernisation of facilities in existing building stock...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (17 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...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department has consulted with Bus Éireann which operates the school transport service and has been advised that the existing service caters for the transport needs of the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied. If the parent wishes to submit a report on the background to this matter, my Department will be pleased to have it further investigated.

Written Answers — School Attendance: School Attendance (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the statutory 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 Board's network of Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) is the key means by which the...

Written Answers — School Attendance: School Attendance (17 Feb 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 Board's network of Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) is the key means by which the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Feb 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....

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: That is completely incorrect.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: It is a stable Government. Fine Gael and Labour have never provided a stable Government for this country.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Remember our credibility internationally from 1982 to 1987.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: We have a stable Government now. The last thing we want is political instability and political instability is all we get from that side of the House.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will take this Adjournment debate matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Senator for raising this issue as it gives me an opportunity to clarify the position. It is of tremendous concern to me and to the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, that there has been a staggering level of misinformation and misrepresentation of the...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Since the letters went out to the schools the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, said he is open to listening to proposals from schools where they can demonstrate it is more educationally beneficial to the pupils involved to be in a special class of their own rather than be integrated with their peers and supported by the mainstream classroom teacher and learning resource teacher. He has also...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (19 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: They should come from schools. To be brutally honest with the Senator, I am not sure the line that was left out was of any help with the debate.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (24 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: In 2005, it was decided that an interim transport arrangement would apply to some students from the Limerick City catchment area attending a post-primary centre in County Limerick pending the outcome of the Area Development Plan for Limerick City and its environs. In December, 2008, on completion of the Area Development Plan, a five year 'road map' for school buildings in Limerick City and...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (24 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The majority of the 692 schools currently participating in the School Completion Programme operate breakfast clubs or other meal provision as well as after school clubs and homework clubs. These measures are considered to be key elements of the supports provided by 124 School Completion Programme projects throughout Ireland. After-School Supports provided under the School Completion...