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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 May 2009)

Seán Haughey: The School Transport Section of my Department, has requested Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme, to examine the background to the case referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied and to liaise directly with the Deputy and the family concerned.

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (6 May 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the statutory body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework promoting regular school attendance and tackling the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving. The general functions of the Board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised...

Seanad: State Examinations. (30 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I am pleased that Senator Fitzgerald has given me an opportunity to clarify the position on the matter she raised. The leaving certificate is a terminal and externally examined examination. Individual subjects are examined under a number of modes of assessment...

Seanad: Charities Regulation. (30 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan. The regulation and auditing of charities is the responsibility of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Section 50 of the Charities Act 2009 stipulates the accounts of a charitable organisation should be audited within nine months of the end of the appropriate financial year...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: As the Deputy is aware, the Fuel Duty Rebate Scheme (Provisions of Section 99 (1) Finance Act 1999) allowed for a rebate in respect of the excise duty paid on fuel used by private contractors on delivering school transport services. This scheme, which was processed by the Revenue Commissioners, ceased on 31st October 2008 in accordance with the EU Energy Tax Directive. I indicated in my...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (29 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: The 1,500 additional Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places announced in the 7 April 2009 budget will be allocated to PLC providers for the 2009/2010 academic year which begins in September 2009.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (29 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standarised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). DEIS brings together and builds upon a number of existing interventions in schools with concentrated levels of disadvantage. The process of identifying schools for...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: School transport has been requested for the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied under the terms of my Department Post-Primary School Transport Scheme and also under the terms of the Transport Scheme for Children with Special Needs. The Transport Liaison Officer for Co. Galway has advised my Department that this pupil is not eligible for transport under the terms of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department has provided funding to the project referred to by the Deputy towards programme costs, through the Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk since 2000 and through an annual allocation of 968 teaching hours under the Co-Operation with Other Institutions Scheme since 2001. This project is among a number of projects which are currently...

Written Answers — Post Leaving Certificate Courses: Post Leaving Certificate Courses (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: As a result of the decisions in the April 7 budget an additional 1,500 Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places will be made available nationwide from September 2009. This will bring the total number of approved PLC places to 31,688 in the next academic year and will also involve the approval of additional teaching posts. A priority for this Government is to support those who have lost their...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I wish to advise the Deputy that charges will continue to be waived in the case of eligible post-primary children where the family is in possession of a valid medical card. In addition, and in order to minimise the impact of the new charges, a maximum family payment of €650 will apply and, parents will be offered the option to spread the amount due over two payments payable in July and...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to outline the current position regarding Clifden community school, Clifden, County...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: It is a matter of funding. The allocation for funding for this year is €614 million. The progression of school building projects is dependent on the prioritisation of competing demands on the funding available in the Department's capital budget. The Department is conscious of the needs of the school but is constrained in the allocation of funding for this year. The situation will be...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I am pleased to clarify the position on the matter. The child development centres referred to by the Senator are health facilities managed by the Brothers of Charity Services, which provides a range of services in these centres for pre-school children aged between...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am delighted to be here.

Digital Television. (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 puts in place a flexible framework for the licensing of digital terrestrial television, DTT, into the future. The Act provides for the establishment of a free to air DTT service to replace the existing analogue terrestrial services offered by RTE, TG4 and TV3. The Act also provides for the development of commercial DTT services, which are anticipated to...

Schools Building Projects. (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it gives me an opportunity to outline to the House the Department's position regarding the allocation of funding for Croghan national school, County Roscommon. This school was approved for funding under the 2006 small...

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: Was the Ceann Comhairle expecting that the Minister for Social and Family Affairs would reply to the debate at this point?

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: Are any other Deputies offering?

Labour Court Decision. (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. The House is aware that the Labour Court carries out a most important and valuable function in the State in independently investigating and determining industrial relations disputes and matters pertaining to a range of employment legislation. When the court was...