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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Short Time Working Training Programme was introduced in May 2009. FÁS administered the programme, which provided training to people on systematic short time for the days they were not working. The programme aimed to provide two days training a week for up to 277 workers. The Department of Social Protection continued to pay participants social welfare entitlements whilst they received...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: As of 20 September 2010, there are 376 persons under 25 years of age on Community Employment schemes.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Work Placement Programme provides unemployed individuals with the opportunity to secure work experience for up to nine months. The programme includes the provision to ring-fence 250 places for under 25s. Participation on the programme is voluntary and unpaid while participants on the programme may be entitled to maintain their social welfare entitlements subject to the rules of the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: EURES assisted 23,306 persons in 2008, broken down as 21,600 jobseekers and 1,706 employers or their representatives. The 2009 figures were 21,012, of which 19,736 were jobseekers and 1,276 were employers. This assistance includes advice and counselling to mobile European workers (Irish and other EU/EEA nationals) and work placement in Ireland and Europe. Assistance was given to Irish...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 294 together. The following table lists the number of complaints received by the FÁS Client Services Co-ordinator and the number of complaints referred on to the Client Services Commissioner. Year Number of Complaints No of Complaints referred to Client Service Commissioner 2007 129 3 2008 161 2 2009 190 6

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: Officials in my Department have been in contact with Waterford City VEC in relation to person referred to by the Deputy and I understand that the matter has been resolved.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, made a late application for school transport for the current year. The service in question is operating to capacity but Bus Éireann has further advised that this pupil can be facilitated on another service and in this regard the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann which operates the School Transport Schemes on behalf of my Department has advised that the service in the area in question is operating to capacity. However, arrangements are being made to ensure that all eligible pupils will be provided with a reasonable level of service. In this regard the families referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise with their...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: The matter raised by the Deputy relating to a named individual is an operational matter for FÁS. I have requested FÁS to reply directly to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (30 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: The proposal from County Louth Vocational Education Committee (VEC) referred to by the Deputy was received in April 2010. My Department responded on 13 May 2010 and advised the VEC that it is not in a position to allocate additional Youthreach places at this time. The VEC was also advised that their application will be kept on file and will be considered should additional places become...

Written Answers — Post Leaving Certificate Courses: Post Leaving Certificate Courses (30 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: Applications for places on individual Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses are made directly by learners to the relevant schools and colleges. My Department does not receive details of such applications. A county by county breakdown of enrolment on the PLC programme, as supplied by PLC providers through the annual October Returns, for the 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 academic years is...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (30 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her/his local post primary education centre. The scheme is not designed to facilitate children who attend a post-primary centre outside of the catchment area in which they reside. However, children who are fully eligible for transport to the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (30 Sep 2010)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme, a pupil with special needs will be eligible for transport if s/he is attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class/ special school or a unit, that is or can be resourced, to meet the child's special educational needs under Department of Education and Skills criteria. The purpose of the School Transport Scheme...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Following a meeting on 28 September between FÁS, Horse Racing Ireland, Racing Academy and Centre of Education and Kildare VEC, the training referred to by the Deputy is scheduled to commence on 6 October. A longer term review of the training programme will be carried out by all stake holders with a view to its completion by the end of 2010.

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: The application made by the Department seeking co-financing under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in support of redundant workers formerly employed at the S R Technics aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport details, as required, the relevant supporting measures in the areas of occupational guidance, training, apprenticeship, educational opportunities and enterprise...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 108 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the enclosed tables. Table 1 sets out the type of courses offered from 2007 to date - both at the training centre in Gweedore and on a contracted basis through the training centre. FÁS statistics on the total number of trainees are collated on the basis of those participants who...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, only eligible children qualify for free transport. In order to be eligible, children must live at least 3.2 kilometres from, and be attending, their nearest national school. Bus Éireann operates the school transport services on behalf of my Department. This is a major logistical operation which involves the planning of over 6,000 bus...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her/his local post primary education centre. The scheme is not designed to facilitate children who attend a post-primary centre outside of the catchment area in which they reside. However, children who are fully eligible for transport to the...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Subsequent to the introduction of the Department's Post Primary Transport Scheme in 1967, pupils from adjacent counties in Northern Ireland who travelled across the Border to locations in County Donegal were provided with school transport on a concessionary basis, provided they were otherwise eligible in terms of age and completion of primary education. These pupils make their own way to a...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: In relation to funding and resources for Traveller education overall, the 2006 Report and Recommendation for a Traveller Education Strategy recommended that Senior Traveller Training Centre (STTC) provision be reviewed. My Department then conducted a Value for Money Review of the Youthreach and STTC programmes. The Review was published in 2008 and recommended the phasing out of segregated...