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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport scheme pupils are eligible for school transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from and are attending their nearest national school having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann has advised that the pupils referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied are not attending their nearest school and are therefore not eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the Jobs Initiative the Department of Education and Skills was to provide 15,900 education and training places across a spectrum of programmes. Details of which are set out below: - 6,000 places in the FÁS Specific Skills Training programme - 5,900 places in the Higher Education Springboard programme - 3,000 places in the Back to Education Initiative programme - 1,000 places in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department's actions will support the Government's "Action Plan for Jobs", which sets out how the Government will target different sectors with new policy supports for creating employment opportunities. Under this ambitious plan the Government expects to create up to 100,000 jobs over the next 4 years. My Department will play a key role in the successful implementation of this plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: It has been the policy of my Department for some time that only qualified and registered teachers should be employed by schools. Schools must ensure that teachers proposed for appointment to publicly paid teacher posts are registered with the Teaching Council and have qualifications appropriate to the sector and suitable to the post for which they are proposed. The qualifications of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Following the Government Decision to create SOLAS, an Implementation Group was set up to prepare an Action Plan to implement the changes required to establish SOLAS. The Heads of a Bill for the establishment of SOLAS have been approved by Government. The Bill will, inter alia, provide for the establishment of SOLAS and for the dissolution of FAS. The Bill is being currently being drafted in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann has advised that as there are over 30 school transport services, carrying almost 900 children operating to the schools referred to by the Deputy, the complete list of pick up and set down points is not readily available. If the Deputy has a particular route in mind Bus Éireann will be requested to forward the information directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The overall spend on school transport, which provides for all aspects of school transport provision including the payment of grants, amounted to over €171 million in 2011. The 2012 allocation is almost €170million. Payments to private contractors amounted to over €105million or some 61% of the total cost of school transport provision in 2011. Some 85% of the vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 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 the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. A minimum number of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann which operates the School Transport Scheme, on behalf of my Department, has advised that a ticket for school transport services issued to the pupil in question in August.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme, eligible children who hold valid Medical Cards (GMS Scheme) are exempt from paying school transport charges. Children who are not eligible for school transport may apply to Bus Éireann for transport on a concessionary basis only subject to a number of conditions which are detailed in the scheme. These children are not exempt...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that a ticket has been issued to the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department has requested Bus Éireann to submit a report. When this report is received my Department will be in contact with the family.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The breakdown of pay scales which contain amounts in excess of €80,000 is as follows: Contributory Scale Grade 1 - 189,115 Grade 3 - 134,523, 140,636, 147,262, 153,885 Grade 4 - 84,132, 87,595, 91,033, 94,496, 97,417, 100,446 (Long Service Increment 1), 103,472 (Long Service Increment 2) Grade 6 - 65,130, 67,700, 70,381, 72,904, 75,406, 77,899, 79,361, 79,540, 82,027 (Long Service...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the School Transport Scheme for Post Primary children were announced in the 2011 Budget and derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. This means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for pupils will be determined by reference to the distance they reside from their nearest post-primary education centre having regard to ethos...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (19 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department funds adult and community education through annual grants to Vocational Education Committees (VECs) which deliver these courses locally. The disbursement of funds is a matter for each VEC which, subject to its budget, decides the nature and extent of the adult and community education courses to be provided in its area. The organisation and location of courses are also matters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers (20 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department funds a range of Further Education programmes for adults returning to education. These include the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) and the Back To Education Initiative (BTEI). These programmes are provided locally by Vocational Education Committees (VECs). The VTOS programme provides full-time second-chance education and training...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport Availability (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The school transport programme is a significant operation. Bus Éireann, which manages the programme on behalf of the Department, covers more than 82 million km per annum as it brings children to and from school. In the last school year, approximately 114,000 children, including more than 8,000 with special educational needs, were transported...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport Availability (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann has tried as best it can this year to accommodate children on concessionary seats on buses that serve children who are eligible for Heywood College and a number of other schools across the country. Parents should be aware that these seats are made available on a concessionary basis. If they choose to use them, there is no guarantee that the concessionary option will remain...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that if a FÁS registered apprentice's employment has been terminated due to insufficient work being available he/she should: Inform FÁS Services to Business immediately of his/her redundant status. Register with the local DSP Employment Services Office for assistance in securing new employment to enable him/her to continue their apprenticeship training. Information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Changes to the School Transport Scheme for Post Primary children were announced in the 2011 Budget and derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. From the commencement of the 2012/13 school year, the use of the Catchment Boundary Area (CB) System ceased as a means of determining eligibility for school transport. This means that from the 2012/13 school year,...