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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: FETAC is currently conducting an examination of the processes underpinning the requesting of certificates by FÁS from FETAC. It is doing so with the full co-operation of FÁS. The examination commenced in November and is expected to be completed shortly.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending their nearest suitable national school, as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport. The pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, is not attending his nearest national school and is therefore not eligible for school...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (18 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department is compiling the information requested by the Deputy and will respond directly to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The information note accompanying the press release on 7th December setting out the main features of the 2011 estimates included the following in relation to the closed school rule (CSR): Changes in the 2011/2012 school year, arising from the value for money review, will mean that the distance criteria will be applied to all pupils attending primary schools and the exemption under the closed...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The Deputy will be aware from my previous reply that only pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school, as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport. There is no provision within the School Transport Scheme for my Department to sanction either free transport or grant-aid for pupils in the circumstances outlined by...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Needs, a pupil is 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. In general, transport arrangements...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (13 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport scheme pupils are eligible for free transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school or school of amalgamation. In the case of amalgamations, pupils residing in a closed school area may be deemed eligible for free school transport to the school of amalgamation only. Bus Éireann, which...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department has proposed and the Government has approved the Skills Development and Internship Programme which is a new enterprise-led labour market activation initiative aimed at those who are at least three months unemployed. This programme aims to enable the unemployed maintain their links with the labour market while also facilitating their upskilling and reskilling, thereby improving...

Written Answers — Further Education: Further Education (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 to 163, inclusive, together. My Department has requested information in relation to the certificate mentioned by the Deputy and will respond directly to the Deputy when this information is to hand. In relation to the Back To Education Allowance, this allowance is a Department of Social Protection second-chance education opportunities scheme designed to...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann operates the school transport services on behalf of my Department, while the operation of Bus Éireann public passenger services does not come under the remit of my Department. The organisation of school transport services is a major logistical operation which involves the planning of bus routes in such a way as to ensure that, as far as possible, eligible pupils have a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The school transport scheme, which is operated by Bus Éireann on my Department's behalf, facilitates the transportation of over 123,000 children to primary and post-primary schools each day including approximately 8,000 children with special educational needs. School transport is a very significant national operation involving about 42 million journeys and over 82 million kilometres on 6,000...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: In Budget 2010, in order to maximise the impact of budgets for training the unemployed, the Government decided to cease the payment of FÁS training allowance to new entrants to FÁS training courses who are not entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit/Allowance. Since February 2010, participants must confirm their entitlement to Jobseekers Benefit/Allowance with the Department of Social Protection...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The Department of Education and Skills assesses school accommodation needs in each area based on local demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet demand for places. As I outlined in my previous reply of 16 December, from the beginning of the 2011/2012 school year, as an initial step following...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: Changes in relation to school transport, arising from the Value for Money Review of School Transport, were announced in the 2011 budget. These changes include, with effect from the 2011/2012 school year, the application of the distance criteria to all pupils attending primary schools and the ceasing of the exemption under the closed school rule which as a consequence will mean that pupils...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The new system the Deputy is referring to is the ceasing of the Closed School Rule (CSR) for school transport eligibility purposes for new pupils entering at primary level. I advised the Deputy in my previous reply in December that from the beginning of the 2011/2012 school year, as an initial step, the distance criteria will be applied to all pupils attending primary schools and that the...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: This is an operational matter for FÁS, the national training authority responsible for the operation of the apprenticeship system in Ireland. However, I understand that the apprentice in question is fully aware of his status and that FAS continues to work with him to facilitate his progression to certification.

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: The Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk, which was also known as the Children at Risk Fund commenced in 1998. The objective of the Fund was to support the development of preventative and supportive programmes, which were targeted at children and young people who were at risk of educational disadvantage and social exclusion. A key focus of the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 to 207, inclusive, together. Under the terms of the Primary School Transport scheme pupils are eligible for transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school, as determined by my Department. Eligible primary pupils have up to now been transported free of charge. Pupils who avail of concessionary...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certification Courses: Post-Leaving Certification Courses (16 Dec 2010)

Seán Haughey: The Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme provides an integrated general education, vocational training and work experience programme for young people who have completed their Leaving Certificate and adults returning to education. Its purpose is to enhance their prospects of gaining employment or progressing to further or higher education. I am aware that any reduction in funding or...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Dec 2010)

Seán Haughey: The 2011 estimate for school transport services is €180 million compared to an allocation for 2010 of €186 million. Under the four year national recovery plan €4.5 million in savings will need to be secured in 2011, rising to €17 million in 2014, through a combination of increases in charges and the implementation of measures identified in the value for money review of the school...