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Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is 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 be held at the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: My Department has consulted with Bus Éireann which operates the school transport service and has been advised that the existing service caters for the transport needs of the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied. If the parent wishes to submit a report on the background to this matter, my Department will be pleased to have it further investigated.

Written Answers — School Attendance: School Attendance (17 Feb 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 general functions of the Board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The Board's network of Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) is the key means by which the...

Written Answers — School Attendance: School Attendance (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the national body with responsibility for school attendance. The general functions of the Board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The Board's network of Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) is the key means by which the...

Hospital Accommodation. (17 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar forms part of the Dublin-midlands hospital group and provides an extensive range of acute services to the population of Dublin-midlands and in particular the Longford-Westmeath area. Stage 1 of the phase 2B capital development at...

Special Educational Needs. (17 Feb 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 Deputy for raising this issue as it gives me an opportunity to clarify the position. It is of great concern to me that there has been so much misinformation and misrepresentation of the notification to a number of schools by my Department that they were no...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (12 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board as the statutory body with responsibility for school attendance. The general functions of the board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The board's service has developed incrementally and the board now has a total of 109 sanctioned...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (12 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board as the statutory body with responsibility for school attendance. The general functions of the board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education. The board's network of educational welfare officers is the key means by which the board delivers on...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is 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 be held at the end...

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

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her/his local post primary education centre, that is, the centre serving the catchment area in which s/he lives. Pupils who are eligible for transport to the education centre in the catchment area in which they reside may avail of 'catchment...

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will take this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I thank the Senators for raising this issue. It provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this matter and to outline the background to the current situation and the action taken by the Health Service Executive. I also want to reassure the older people...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am responding on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Martin Cullen. I have listened to the Senator with great interest and must apologise in advance because I have a very brief reply to his many questions. All exhibitions are subject to the regulations on the licensing of indoor events, which process is under the aegis of the Department of the...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Now that we have heard what Senator Mullen has to say in the context of the debate I can convey those queries to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism for him.

Seanad: School Accommodation (11 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. The Minister for Education and Science thanks the Senator for raising this matter as it gives him an opportunity to outline to the Seanad the position regarding the application from Kildallon national school for funding under the summer works scheme to carry out work to the school...

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

Seán Haughey: 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. The families referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should apply, in the first instance, to their local Bus Éireann office. Their eligibility for school transport and...

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

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is 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 be held at the end...

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Youthreach provides two years integrated education, training and work experience to young people aged 15-20 years who have left school early without any qualifications or vocational training. There are around 6,500 places available nationally under the Youthreach umbrella. 3,700 of these are funded by my Department and delivered in just over 100 centres by Vocational Education Committees...

Written Answers — Education Initiatives: Education Initiatives (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) commenced in October 2002. It provides flexible part-time options across Further Education and is aimed at adults with less than upper second level education, including unemployed adults. It aims to give adults who wish to return to education an opportunity to combine their return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities. Programmes...

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

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is 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 be held at the end...

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

Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among 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 Opportunities in Schools), the Action Plan for educational inclusion. The next identification process is scheduled to be held at the end of the...