Results 3,861-3,880 of 4,869 for speaker:Seán Haughey
- Health Services. (26 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: I will take the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, the Minister for Health and Children. From the outset, I wish to emphasise the Government's commitment to providing a high-quality service to all people with a disability. This commitment is illustrated by the substantial investment we have been making in disability services over the past number of years. In recent...
- Health Services. (26 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The HSE has given an assurance that it will continue to work with the Brothers of Charity in Limerick to review their financial position and ascertain how services can be maintained within approved funding and staffing levels and in line with the practices and costs in other similar organisations.
- Adult Education. (26 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. A key priority for the education system is to continue to respond to the needs of learners across the sector and to respond to the wider needs of society and the economy. Much progress has been made in adapting and responding to these needs. This can be seen in the very substantial programme of curriculum change across both primary and...
- Schools Building Projects. (26 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the position with regard to the proposed building project for scoil náisiúnta Cronain Naofa, Dromakeenan, County Offaly. Scoil náisiúnta Cronáin Naofa is a fully vertical co-educational facility. This means it caters for boys and girls from junior infants to sixth class inclusive....
- Schools Building Projects. (26 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and giving me an opportunity to outline the current position in respect of the proposed building project at Coláiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire in Buttevant, County Cork. All applications for capital funding are assessed in the school planning and building unit of the Department of Education and Science. The assessment process determines the extent and...
- Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (25 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) provides full-time second-chance education and training opportunities for unemployed adults who are over the age of 21 and in receipt of specified social welfare payments for at least six months. VTOS is funded by my Department and operated through the 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs). Its primary target group are the longer-term...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 523 and 578 together. As I announced in the budget, the allocation for school transport in 2009 allows for a compensatory allowance to be paid to private operators on contract to Bus Ãireann, under the school transport scheme. Bus Ãireann is currently writing to all contractors seeking documentation relating to previous fuel rebate claims submitted to the...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (25 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is among the 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...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: I indicated in replies to recent Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy that my Department has requested Bus Ãireann, which operates the school transport scheme, to review the issues in question. My Department has no plans, however, to extend school transport services to children who are not eligible for transport and who use public scheduled bus and train services. If the Deputy has any...
- Written Answers — DEIS Programme: DEIS Programme (20 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: Details of all schools included in the DEIS programme are below for the Deputyââ¬TMs information. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, is being rolled out on a phased basis over the period 2005-10, and focuses on addressing the educational needs of children and young people from disadvantaged communities, from pre-school through...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: My Department has requested Bus Ãireann to furnish a report regarding the issues raised by the Deputy in his recent representations.
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (19 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The school to which the Deputy refers is the among the 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...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for the establishment of special education facilities and for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. School transport for children with special needs is generally provided to the...
- Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (18 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: There is an overall provision for expenditure of â¬420,496,861 on further and adult education in 2009. This includes projected expenditure on the pay of teaching staff, participant allowances and other non-pay costs. The following supplementary table contains the details requested by the Deputy. Further and Adult Education Spending 2000-2009 Years Adult Education Spending Total...
- Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (18 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: There is an overall provision of â¬43,658,000 for Special Initiatives in Adult Education, from which funding is provided for Adult Literacy and Community Education (including Special Initiatives for Disadvantaged Adults Scheme (SPIDAS). The allocation of funding from this provision has not yet been determined. The funding provided for Adult Literacy and Community Education (including...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The school transport scheme, which is operated by Bus Ãireann on my Department's behalf since the late 1960s, is primarily a rural based scheme that facilitates the transportation of over 134,000 children, including about 9,000 children with special needs, to primary and post-primary schools each day. It is a major logistical operation involving about 42 million journeys over 82 million...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The Transport Liaison Office for County Kildare has confirmed that an application for school transport for the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, was received in May 2008. The family in question should liaise with the Transport Liaison Office regarding their application.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The school transport scheme, which is operated by Bus Ãireann on my Department's behalf, is primarily a rural based scheme, in which children who are eligible for transport, under the terms of the scheme, are provided with a transport service subject to sufficient numbers offering for transport from distinct localities. Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme,...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: The National Council for Special Education has responsibility, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for the establishment of special education facilities and for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. My Department has advised the parent of the pupil referred to by the Deputy, in the details...
- Garda Stations. (13 Nov 2008)
Seán Haughey: Unfortunately, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is unavailable, so I will take this Adjournment matter on his behalf. I have listened with great interest to what the Deputy had to say. I know the area quite well, and it was my understanding that Dublin City Council's north fringe area action plan was planning at its best. These housing estates, including those in...