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Seanad: Early Childhood Education (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for her compliments earlier. I will return them because I know the kind of businesswomen she is. Moreover, when she gets up to speak on a matter it is because she is deeply concerned. I take on board the Senator's comments and when someone believes in something so strongly, it is crucial to continue to fight for it.

Seanad: Early Childhood Education (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: Although my own children have gone far beyond this stage, I know where the Senator is coming from. I will bring back the message to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, and will discuss it with her. Members must excuse my spectacles but they were the only pair I could find. I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Children and Youth...

Seanad: Early Childhood Education (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: Having heard the Senator's remarks, I know she is serious about this issue and will follow it up. I note the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, is under extreme pressure of time. If possible, can the matter to which he will respond be taken next?

Seanad: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I come from an area not too far from Virginia and I remember when it was a six-teacher school. I hope the community will not have to wait as long as the 25 years they did in Laragh down the road. The Senator is correct to raise the matter which is very important. Not alone has there been an influx of people to Virginia, being on the edge of the...

Seanad: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: I will bring the message back. The Minister, Deputy Quinn, is doing an excellent job on the removal of prefabs throughout the country, which is a major step forward. I heard what the Senator stated with regard to local authority housing. Along with the agricultural community this will mean more children.

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator and congratulate her for raising a matter on behalf on an individual. They are the people who need most help. If my reply does not deal with the issue I will further it to improve the situation. I stress that school transport is a very significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills and covering more than 82 million...

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: Over the years I have found Bus Éireann to be very helpful and co-operative in this area. I suggest the Senator brings it up with Bus Éireann.

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: Perhaps if the Senator went back to the inspector, I will broker a deal if I can. It is worth following as I have found Bus Éireann to be helpful in difficult circumstances.

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: If the Senator wants to keep in contact with me on this matter, I will do my bit. We have from now until 1 September. Sometimes a break comes when one keeps at it. The point is not to give in.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: The Deputy is wrong there.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Deputy most sincerely for raising this significant issue. It concerns a sector which has considerable potential for growth, but much must happen and it must start with the producers themselves.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jul 2012)

Shane McEntee: I appreciate the Deputy's comments. If he is free on Thursday, I invite him to Citywest where there will be an open day on the horticulture industry, in particular the plants sector. Doors are opening in China and in England with regard to exports, but we have to come together with regard to the logistics of transport and standing up to the multiples. If we do not do that, we are wasting...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: Such as Jean McConville.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: Jean McConville.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Senator. However, I do not know whether the reply will suit her. My advice to her is that if it does not, she must continue to pursue the matter.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: The Senator must continue to pursue the matter. The efforts of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, have been extremely well received, especially the manner in which he is addressing the prefabs issue and schools in general. It is a breath of fresh air in County Meath and I have no doubt it is the same in Galway. I hope he will have more announcements to make...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: People can put the facts in front of us. That is all I can say about the other schools. Much can be hearsay. If the facts are there let them be given.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Farm Safety (19 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: The Senator noted he had tabled this motion long before the tragedy of the past week. I have just returned from the funeral in question. I believed it was my duty to attend, and not merely as a farmer and person involved in agriculture. Most accidents of this kind that occurred during the past 12 months have been horrific and cruel; this was a silent one. We have talked about extending the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Farm Safety (19 Sep 2012)

Shane McEntee: The Senator has the mantle now and he has our support. This is an issue we forgot about in regard to farm safety. It is our fault.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Amalgamations (3 Oct 2012)

Shane McEntee: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills. I thank the Senator for once again raising this particular matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects, as well as providing the Senator with the up-to-date position on the application for major capital funding for the proposed...