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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. In December, 2008, on completion of the Area Development Plan, a five year 'road map' for school buildings in Limerick City and environs was published. The review of catchment boundaries in County Limerick, will be considered in the context of this Plan and in the light of the outcome of the Value for Money Review of the School...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The provision of transport services to the school referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, is an operational matter for Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department. My Department has asked Bus Éireann to communicate directly with the Deputy.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The family referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise, in the first instance, with their local Bus Éireann office regarding the payment arrangements for the next school year. Charges will continue to be waived in the case of eligible post-primary children where the family is in possession of a valid medical card. The annual charge for an eligible post-primary pupil is...

Social Welfare Services. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. There has been a very significant increase in the number of people applying for a jobseeker's payment during the past year. From February 2008 to February 2009, the live register increased by about 165,000 people, or over 87%. Staff in social welfare local offices are working...

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Deputy has dismissed my response before I have given it. However, I am entitled to give a reply.

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: Like Deputy Flanagan, I have been a Member of the House for a long time and I am unsure if the Adjournment debate is the best forum for advancing such issues.

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: In any event, I will take the Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the current position for County Laois. The allocation of funding for school buildings in 2009 is in excess of €650 million. This represents a...

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: In the interim, sufficient temporary accommodation was provided, at the request of the schools, on the convent site to meet the needs of Portlaoise for the 2008 to 2009 and the 2009 to 2010 school years.

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: It is proposed to build two further schools on a greenfield site to facilitate the amalgamation of Scoil Naisiunta an Chroi Naofa, St. Paul's Primary School and Scoil Naisiunta Mhuire. The new facilities will be configured as a junior and senior school and will cater for some 1,600 pupils. The parish proposes acquiring the site for these new permanent schools. However, this site is...

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: For 2009, the Department is satisfied that the temporary accommodation provided last year is sufficient to meet the needs this year. However, the Department is working closely with the patron and monitoring the situation. Further temporary accommodation will be made available should it prove to be necessary.

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: Furthermore, on 12 February this year, the Minister announced 25 projects which were to enter into architectural design. This announcement included a major capital project for the extension of Scoil Bride, Knockmay, to create a 32-classroom school catering for 800 pupils. Apart from provision at primary level, significant investment has been made in provision at post-primary level. The...

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 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 Deputy O'Connor for raising this matter as it gives me an opportunity of outlining to the House the Department's position regarding the building project for Scoil Ard Mhuire, Belgard, Tallaght. As part of the multi-annual school building programme, the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The family referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise with their local Bus Éireann office regarding the level of charges due for the 2009/10 school year. The annual charge for an eligible post-primary pupil is €300 for the 2009/10 school year. Charges will continue to be waived in the case of eligible post-primary children where the family is in possession of a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The costs in school transport, a service delivered by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department, have been increasing arising from a range of issues such as: In ensuring a comfortable and safe transport service for over 135,000 children daily travelling to and from school (breakdown by county not readily available), measures to ensure the highest standards including the phasing out of the 3 for...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: A reply to the Deputy's previous correspondence has been finalised and will be issued shortly. The Transport Liaison Officer for the county in question has advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, resides 0.7 kilometres from the post primary centre in her catchment area. Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is...

Schools Building Projects. (24 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will respond on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank Deputy Clune for raising this matter and giving me an opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects. In particular, I will outline the current position in respect of Ballygarvan national school, Ballygarvan, County Cork....

Schools Building Projects. (24 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: For a change.

Special Educational Needs. (24 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment on behalf of my colleague Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. I thank Deputy Upton for raising this issue as it provides me with the opportunity to clarify the position on this matter. The first and most important point I wish to make is that all pupils with a mild general learning disability will continue to have additional teaching...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (24 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1017 and 1018 together. Following the introduction of DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools), a commitment was given, as a concessionary measure, to Non-DEIS schools in receipt of resources under pre-existing schemes, including the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) service, that they would retain a level of support in line with their size...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The post primary school to which the Deputy refers was among a number of schools that was 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...