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School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: For 2009, the Department is satisfied that the temporary accommodation provided last year is sufficient to meet the needs this year. However, the Department is working closely with the patron and monitoring the situation. Further temporary accommodation will be made available should it prove to be necessary.

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: Furthermore, on 12 February this year, the Minister announced 25 projects which were to enter into architectural design. This announcement included a major capital project for the extension of Scoil Bride, Knockmay, to create a 32-classroom school catering for 800 pupils. Apart from provision at primary level, significant investment has been made in provision at post-primary level. The...

School Accommodation. (12 Mar 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 Deputy O'Connor for raising this matter as it gives me an opportunity of outlining to the House the Department's position regarding the building project for Scoil Ard Mhuire, Belgard, Tallaght. As part of the multi-annual school building programme, the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The family referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise with their local Bus Éireann office regarding the level of charges due for the 2009/10 school year. The annual charge for an eligible post-primary pupil is €300 for the 2009/10 school year. Charges will continue to be waived in the case of eligible post-primary children where the family is in possession of a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The costs in school transport, a service delivered by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department, have been increasing arising from a range of issues such as: In ensuring a comfortable and safe transport service for over 135,000 children daily travelling to and from school (breakdown by county not readily available), measures to ensure the highest standards including the phasing out of the 3 for...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: A reply to the Deputy's previous correspondence has been finalised and will be issued shortly. The Transport Liaison Officer for the county in question has advised that the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, resides 0.7 kilometres from the post primary centre in her catchment area. Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is...

Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: Several of the ideas contained in this evening's Private Members' motion from the Opposition are interesting and worth further exploration. Over the past two evenings we have heard from the Tánaiste, Ministers and Deputies about the Government's very real commitment to address the current rising unemployment problem and to take the necessary remedial actions to secure the country's economic...

Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Deputy should be patient.

Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The co-operation between the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Department of Finance has never been closer and the Deputy will see the benefit of that in the coming weeks. I am acutely aware of the importance of investing in the continued development of the skills and competencies of our workforce. This investment will provide Ireland with competitive advantage in the area of...

Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The further education sector has an important role to play in the current economic crisis and we are continuing to evolve policy in that regard.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. In December, 2008, on completion of the Area Development Plan, a five year 'road map' for school buildings in Limerick City and environs was published. The review of catchment boundaries in County Limerick, will be considered in the context of this Plan and in the light of the outcome of the Value for Money Review of the School...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The provision of transport services to the school referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, is an operational matter for Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department. My Department has asked Bus Éireann to communicate directly with the Deputy.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The family referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise, in the first instance, with their local Bus Éireann office regarding the payment arrangements for the next school year. 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. The annual charge for an eligible post-primary pupil is...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: This matter concerns a day-to-day issue for FÁS, who I understand will contact the person concerned in the near future.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492, 548 and 555 together. The costs in school transport, a service delivered by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department, have been increasing arising from a range of issues such as: In ensuring a comfortable and safe transport service for over 135,000 children daily travelling to and from school (breakdown by county not readily available), measures to ensure...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The detailed information requested by the Deputy for County Clare is not readily available. In the region of 135,000 pupils nationally avail of school transport services including over 8,000 pupils with special educational needs and approximately 9,000 pupils who are issued with tickets by Bus Éireann for travel on public service buses and rail services including DART services. The...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: As I indicated in my reply on 26 February 2009, FÁS in addition to their own delivery of courses, already contract with other bodies for provision of relevant courses. VECs and Institutes of Technology can bid for the provision of appropriate courses. As the Deputy is aware, FÁS operates under the aegis of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and her Department....

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: The two post primary schools to which the Deputy refers are among a number of schools that were judged by an independent identification process in 2005 not to have a sufficient level of disadvantage among their pupils to warrant their inclusion in DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion. The next identification process is scheduled to...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: For the information of the Deputy a list of the Post Primary schools that qualified for DEIS is hereby given. Roll No. Name Address County 70420R Carlow Vocational School Kilkenny Road, Carlow Carlow 70430U Vocational School Muine Beag Muine Bheag, Carlow Carlow 70360C St. Mogue's College Bawnboy, Co Cavan Cavan 70380I Cavan Vocational School Cootehill Rd., Cavan Cavan 70830N Ennis...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and an integrated School Support Programme (SSP). DEIS brings together and builds upon a number of existing interventions in schools with concentrated levels of disadvantage. There are currently 876 schools in DEIS, 673...