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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (8 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department has been advised by the Transport Liaison Officer for County Mayo that the family referred to by the Deputy in the details pay an annual total of €402 for two children. The two pupils can then avail of the dedicated school transport service which operates on a standard timetable, morning and afternoon to and from the school in question. It would not be economically viable...

Seanad: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (8 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív. I thank the Seanadóir for raising this matter. In 2008, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs sanctioned a programme of works to the value of €283,181 for Donegal County Council. The county council informed the Department that...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 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 Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the current position regarding Seamount College, Kinvara, County Galway....

Seanad: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the opportunity to set out the current position on the restructuring of cancer services, and in particular the transfer of cancer services from South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital to Cork University Hospital. Senators may recall that the issue of the transfer of cancer services from SIVUH was discussed in the Seanad last October. In that debate, Deputy John Moloney...

Seanad: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will bring the Senator's comments to the attention of the Minister for Health and Children.

Hospital Services. (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I welcome the opportunity to set out the current position to the House regarding the restructuring of cancer services, with particular reference to Sligo General Hospital. Although Ireland's cancer survival rates have been increasing faster than most other countries,...

Labour Court Decision. (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. The House is aware that the Labour Court carries out a most important and valuable function in the State in independently investigating and determining industrial relations disputes and matters pertaining to a range of employment legislation. When the court was...

Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I take this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank Deputy Costello for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to outline the current position on the future plans for Gaelscoil Bharra, Cabra....

Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: The further progression of the acquisition of this site and the accompanying building project will be considered in the context of the capital budget that is available to the Department for school buildings in general. I thank the Deputy again for giving me an opportunity to outline to the House the current position in respect of the future plans for Gaelscoil Bharra in Cabra. I will...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I take it that the Deputy is seeking copies of each catchment area map in the country. By way of general background information, catchment boundaries have their origins in the establishment of free post primary education in the late 1960's. For planning purposes, the country was divided into about 300 geographic districts, each with several primary schools feeding into a post primary...

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: Was the Ceann Comhairle expecting that the Minister for Social and Family Affairs would reply to the debate at this point?

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: Are any other Deputies offering?

Digital Television. (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 puts in place a flexible framework for the licensing of digital terrestrial television, DTT, into the future. The Act provides for the establishment of a free to air DTT service to replace the existing analogue terrestrial services offered by RTE, TG4 and TV3. The Act also provides for the development of commercial DTT services, which are anticipated to...

Schools Building Projects. (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it gives me an opportunity to outline to the House the Department's position regarding the allocation of funding for Croghan national school, County Roscommon. This school was approved for funding under the 2006 small...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department has provided funding to the project referred to by the Deputy towards programme costs, through the Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk since 2000 and through an annual allocation of 968 teaching hours under the Co-Operation with Other Institutions Scheme since 2001. This project is among a number of projects which are currently...

Written Answers — Post Leaving Certificate Courses: Post Leaving Certificate Courses (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: As a result of the decisions in the April 7 budget an additional 1,500 Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places will be made available nationwide from September 2009. This will bring the total number of approved PLC places to 31,688 in the next academic year and will also involve the approval of additional teaching posts. A priority for this Government is to support those who have lost their...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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. In addition, and in order to minimise the impact of the new charges, a maximum family payment of €650 will apply and, parents will be offered the option to spread the amount due over two payments payable in July and...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am delighted to be here.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 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 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 to outline the current position regarding Clifden community school, Clifden, County...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: It is a matter of funding. The allocation for funding for this year is €614 million. The progression of school building projects is dependent on the prioritisation of competing demands on the funding available in the Department's capital budget. The Department is conscious of the needs of the school but is constrained in the allocation of funding for this year. The situation will be...