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

Seán Haughey: My Department is currently in the process of advising the schools concerned of the impending withdrawal of these posts. The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him directly, when the schools concerned have been notified.

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. This question essentially deals with the cost of mobile phones on the island of Ireland and across the EU. The telecommunications industry in Ireland is a fully liberalised private sector industry, overseen by an independent regulator ComReg. ComReg acts in accordance with a European...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will do that.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. 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 also to outline the current position regarding Scoil Chonaill, Bunbeg, County Donegal and...

Seanad: FÁS Training Programmes. (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Since the beginning of last year a significant contraction has occurred in activity in the construction sector. Consequently, as a result of this contraction, we have witnessed a substantial reduction in the numbers of people employed in the construction sector in the past 12 months. This has had a severe impact on the individuals undertaking an apprenticeship. The scale of the downturn in...

Seanad: FÁS Training Programmes. (10 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: This matter is being examined on an ongoing basis and as developments arise. I outlined what we have done to date but the situation obviously is being kept under constant review.

Seanad: Road Network (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Minister for Transport thanks the Senator for raising the matter of the improvement of Pottery Road, Dún Laoghaire. In response, the Minister would like me first to make a number of general points about the resourcing of regional and local roads. Responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area is a matter for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the position with regard to the proposed school building project for St. Mary's College, Knockbeg, County Carlow. St. Mary's College is an all-boys' post-primary school...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Things are not that bad. This will allow the Department of Education and Science to continue to invest significant amounts in school buildings throughout the country, to provide additional school places and to refurbish existing schools such as St. Mary's College. I thank the Senator again for raising this matter and assure him that the Minister for Education and Science is aware of...

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, Minister for Education and Science. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the Department's position on extra personal vacation days. EPV days are days in lieu granted to primary teachers for time spent attending an approved professional development course during...

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: The Minister intends to keep this decision under review. From my experience in the Department, the decision was also taken in the context of the need to cut back on expenditure across the board.

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will refer the Senator's more specific question to the Minister.

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I will.

Seanad: School Staffing (5 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I replied to the best of my ability.

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I thank Senator O'Donovan on behalf the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for the opportunity to clarify the position in regard to the Courtmacsherry and Timoleague sewerage scheme. The scheme is included for funding in the Department's water services investment programme 2007-09. It is one of more than 20 water and sewerage projects, with an investment value of...

Seanad: Crime Prevention (4 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: I take the Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern. I thank Senator Fitzgerald for raising this important issue. Any abuse of children must be condemned in the strongest possible terms and using children to commit crimes is abuse. I will outline the strategy of the Garda Síochána in dealing with gun crime and...

Seanad: Physical Education Facilities (4 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 Senators 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 the current position in respect of Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, County Galway...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (3 Feb 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. The process of identifying schools for...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Feb 2009)

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. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport schemes on behalf of my Department, has advised that the specific school transport service referred...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (3 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: Following the introduction of DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion, a commitment was given, as a concessionary measure to Non DEIS schools in receipt of resources under pre-existing schemes, that they would retain a level of support in line with their size and disadvantage levels for the duration of the DEIS Initiative. Given the...