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Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: In arriving at this configuration, officials of the Department of Education and Skills also took account of other factors such as the total area covered by a VEC, the distance between extremities of the area, the road network within the area and the alignment of other regional structures. In addition, officials also took into consideration the fact that County Donegal is geographically...

Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Consequently, I am satisfied that the educational needs of the people of County Tipperary can be best served by having north Tipperary and south Tipperary in different groupings. Senator Mooney asked why some of the proposed amalgamations crossed provincial boundaries. The revised new structures aim to bring each VEC area up to a critical mass of activity level. Where possible, this...

Seanad: School Equipment (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Mary Coughlan. I thank the Senator for raising it because it gives me an opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects, including investment in furniture and equipment in primary and post-primary schools and, in particular, the...

Seanad: School Equipment (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am not in possession of the particular detail the Senator requires. She has raised a very interesting issue and I will investigate it further on her behalf.

Seanad: Radon Gas (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley. I thank the Senator for raising this issue. The Government's approach to radon, which is similar to that of the majority of EU member states, is to concentrate efforts on increasing public awareness of the risks posed by the gas in the home....

Seanad: Radon Gas (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: This can be considered further by both the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley. I will inform them of the Senator's concern about the matter and his proposal.

Seanad: Criminal Prosecutions (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern. He welcomes the opportunity to outline the measures in place to deal effectively with foreign nationals who have criminal records coming to Ireland. In terms of the law, the Immigration Act 2004 permits the immigration authorities to refuse entry to the State. This includes the...

Seanad: Criminal Prosecutions (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I could not answer that question with absolute authority. Interpol and Europol have dealt with that issue. Again, I can put the question to the line Minister.

Teaching Qualifications (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Mary Coughlan. The Department of Education and Skills and other Departments, in this current difficult economic environment, are open to looking creatively at options that provide benefits to the system and to individuals seeking to enhance their skills or to gain...

Health Service Executive Charges (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. In assessing eligibility, the HSE uses guidelines based on people's means, which includes their income, certain allowable outgoings and the effect of other factors which may impact on people's ability to meet the cost of general practitioner, GP, services for...

Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Mary Coughlan. I thank the Deputy for giving me this opportunity to outline the position in regard to the special needs assistant, SNA, scheme generally and, in particular, the allocation of SNA support to schools working with children with autism in specialised units....

Hospital Services (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The management of chronic pain is a highly complex and specialised area of medicine, requiring a multidisciplinary approach to treatment and care of patients. Traditionally within Ireland and the UK, pain medicine evolved from within the hospital discipline of anaesthesia...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together. Persons aged 25 years or over and who are currently in receipt of One Parent Family Payment for 12 months or more continue to be eligible to participate in the Community Employment Programme. Persons aged 18 years or over who are currently in receipt of Illness Benefit for 6 months or more are also eligible for participation in the...

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Both my colleague, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and I have recently met with the Union of Students in Ireland and discussed a number of issues including their proposal for a Graduate Internship Programme. The Union of Students in Ireland's proposal is very similar in some aspects to the Work Placement Programme, which was introduced by the Government in 2009. The WPP is operated by the Department...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Minister does not have a role in the administration of individual cases. The administration of individual cases is a day-to-day matter for FÁS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act 1987.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (21 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Following an open tender competition in which 370 tenders were received, I announced in June details of the first call of the Labour Market Activation Fund to support 26 different organisations across the private, not-for-profit and public sectors. On 5th August, I announced the allocation of an additional €12 million to the Fund, raising it to €32 million in all. This has enabled my...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: FÁS provides a range of training initiatives for the unemployed including those in receipt of jobseekers allowance. The budget for 2010 for these programmes is €296 million. In addition to this the Labour Market Activation Fund, launched earlier this year and administered by my Department, provides training and education programmes delivered by a range of providers for those who are...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: FÁS have requested more time in order to provide the details requested by the Deputy as it is necessary for the agency to contact each of the relevant Local Employment Service (LES) Manager to establish their relevant boundaries. I will provide this information to the Deputy in writing as soon as possible when it becomes available. In the interim the Deputy will wish to note that clients...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport schemes on behalf of my Department, has been requested to provide transport for the eligible pupils referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Oct 2010)

Seán Haughey: FETAC-registered providers, delivering programmes of 3 months duration or more on a commercial and profit making basis, are required to have policy and procedures for the Protection for Learners, aimed at ensuring that there are adequate arrangements in place in the event of a provider ceasing operations. Such arrangements can include having an agreement in place with at least 2 other...