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Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (26 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this issue on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, the Minister for Education and Skills. As Deputy Ferris will be aware, the Minister announced in June of last year that up to the year 2016 a total of 20 new primary and 20 new post-primary schools are to be established across a number of locations, to cater for our increased pupil numbers. Included in that...

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (26 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Like the Deputy, I strongly welcomed the decision by the Minister to award patron status within the post-primary school system to Educate Together. As in County Wicklow, there is a significant number of Educate Together primary schools in County Galway. As those children move through the primary school system, I fully expect parental demand for a post-primary option to increase. As I said,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (26 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann has advised that due to the re-location of part of the school in question, school transport services to this school were re-organised, including the service of the pupil referred to by the Deputy.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ground Rents Abolition (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a complex legal issue. The owners of the ground rents have significant constitutional protections afforded to them. The Senator mentioned the Shirley judgment, which was issued by the Supreme Court in February. The judgment is being examined by the Department of Justice and Equality and the Attorney General's office to determine whether it has an effect on current ground rent...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Primary Care Centres (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I welcome the opportunity to outline the current position on Kells primary health care centre. As the Senator is aware, the programme for Government sets out the Government's commitment to ensuring a better and more efficient health system and a single tier health service that will deliver equal access to health care based on need, not income....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Primary Care Centres (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I have delivered a number of speeches in this House in the past year and a half and argue that this was one of the least vague. The HSE is working closely with GPs in the area. We must assess the GPs' resources as well as their level of interest in delivering a primary care centre. I have been assured the HSE is being as creative and innovative as possible in securing the best possible...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I will undertake to do so.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ground Rents Abolition (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am standing in for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, who is unavailable. I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The Minister has asked me to inform the House that he is not in a position to comment on the particular situation in the Lismore Park area of Waterford but welcomes this opportunity to outline the current situation with regard to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. I thank the Senator for raising the issue relating to Clifden community school and welcome the opportunity to clarify the current position on the new school building project for Clifden. Clifden community school is the only second level school in the Clifden post-primary feeder area. There are 14...

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...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. I thank the Senator for raising the issue relating to Clifden community school and welcome the opportunity to clarify the current position on the new school building project for Clifden. Clifden community school is the only second level school in the Clifden post-primary feeder area. There are 14...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I will undertake to do so.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ground Rents Abolition (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am standing in for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, who is unavailable. I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The Minister has asked me to inform the House that he is not in a position to comment on the particular situation in the Lismore Park area of Waterford but welcomes this opportunity to outline the current situation with regard to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ground Rents Abolition (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a complex legal issue. The owners of the ground rents have significant constitutional protections afforded to them. The Senator mentioned the Shirley judgment, which was issued by the Supreme Court in February. The judgment is being examined by the Department of Justice and Equality and the Attorney General's office to determine whether it has an effect on current ground rent...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Primary Care Centres (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I welcome the opportunity to outline the current position on Kells primary health care centre. As the Senator is aware, the programme for Government sets out the Government's commitment to ensuring a better and more efficient health system and a single tier health service that will deliver equal access to health care based on need, not income....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Primary Care Centres (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I have delivered a number of speeches in this House in the past year and a half and argue that this was one of the least vague. The HSE is working closely with GPs in the area. We must assess the GPs' resources as well as their level of interest in delivering a primary care centre. I have been assured the HSE is being as creative and innovative as possible in securing the best possible...

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,...

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

Ciarán Cannon: My Department does not provide funding directly to the Lifestart Project. My Department funds adult and community education through annual grants to Vocational Education Committees (VECs) under the Adult Literacy and Community Education Scheme (ALCES). VECs deliver courses locally and disburse funds to other local bodies to deliver courses. Decisions on the nature, extent, organisation...