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- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The main change to the current scheme means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for all pupils newly entering a post primary school will be determined by reference to the distance they reside...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The use of catchment areas to determine eligibility for school transport will cease from the commencement of the 2012/13 school year for all children newly entering post-primary school. From this date these children will be eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, determine eligibility by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The main change to the current scheme means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for all pupils newly entering a post primary school will be determined by reference to the distance they reside...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme were announced in Budget 2011 and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme. The main change to the current scheme means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for all pupils newly entering a post primary school will be determined by reference to the distance they reside...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Bus Ãireann which operates the School Transport Schemes, on behalf of my Department, has advised that in the school year 2011/12 over 3,000 primary and 900 post primary children were issued with tickets for school transport in the greater Dublin area. These figures include children with special educational needs. The breakdown of these figures by individual postal areas is not readily available.
- Seanad: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank Senator Cullinane for raising this matter. School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Ãireann on my Department's behalf and covers over 82 million km annually. In the region of 113,000 children, including more than 8,000 children with special needs, are transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the...
- Seanad: Youth Services (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. The Department of Education and Skills provides support to two life centres - one in Pearse Street in Dublin and the other in Winter's Hill in Cork. During the past academic year, my Department allocated 2,768 teaching hours to the centres under the co-operation hours scheme operated by the local VECs. This is equivalent to four full-time...
- Seanad: Youth Services (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Perhaps the reply is badly phrased. The Senator is correct that it refers to 1,000 of the hours being allocated to Cork when in fact 2,768 hours are allocated for the two centres. The centre caters for children aged between 12 and 16 years and that is correct information. I will take the Senator's concerns on board. He will know that the Minister, Deputy Quinn and the operators of the...
- Seanad: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senators for raising this matter today. School transport is a very significant operation managed by Bus Ãireann on the Department's behalf and covering over 82 million km annually. Approximately 113,000 children, including more than 8,000 children with special needs, are transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout...
- Seanad: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I must be frank and honest. It will not be possible to have such a system in place when the schools open on 1 September, but we will take the suggestions on board as we examine rolling out the transport system from September 2013 onwards.
- School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank both Deputies for raising this matter. As they are both aware, school transport is a very significant operation managed by Bus Ãireann on the Department's behalf and covering over 82 million km annually. Approximately 113,000 children, including more than 8,000 children with special needs, are transported in approximately 4,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary...
- School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I want to emphasise that in order to allow parents ample time to consider all their school options a 20 month gap was allowed between the announcement of this measure and the time when parents needed to apply for school transport for the coming school year. Those changes were posted on the Department's website in October 2011 and the updated scheme was made available on 1 February this year....
- Written Answers — Apprenticeship Programmes: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: To assist redundant apprentices to complete their apprenticeships, FÃS has put the following interim measures in place:-The temporary Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme (RAPS) provides supports for redundant apprentices to be placed with an employer to complete the minimum duration necessary to complete the on-the-job phases at Phase 3/5/7. Employers can apply to FÃS to participate in...
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Training Initiatives: Cross-Border Training Initiatives (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: FÃS continues to co-operate with the training authorities in Northern Ireland to pursue possible potential savings through the implementation of joint training courses for the unemployed in border areas. An example of one such programme would be the Wider Horizons Programme. The programme aims to enhance employment opportunities by providing vocational training, work experience and personal...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Bus Ãireann which operates the School Transport Scheme, on behalf of my Department, has advised that there were nine school transport services operating into the school in question during the 2011/12 school year. There are no plans to withdraw services for the 2012/13 school year; the number of services will depend on the number of eligible children who apply for school transport.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 to 155, inclusive, together. Bus Ãireann operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department. Under the terms of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Ãireann, having regard to...