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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Dec 2007)

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. The scheme is not designed to facilitate parents who choose to send their children to a post-primary centre outside of the catchment area in which they reside. However, children who are fully...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (19 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department supports a number of schemes and initiatives which provide non-formal educational opportunities for young people throughout the country through voluntary participation in youth work. This support consists mainly of grant-in-aid assistance for national and major regional youth work organisations under the Youth Service Grant Scheme, targeted youth work responses for young people...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more, and are attending, their nearest suitable school, as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport. The position is that there is no provision in the School Transport Scheme for my Department to sanction either free transport or grant-aid for pupils in...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann operates the school transport service on behalf of my Department. Routes are planned in such a way to ensure that, as far as possible, eligible pupils have a reasonable standard of service, while at the same time, ensuring that school transport vehicles are fully utilised in the most efficient and cost effective manner. My Department has been advised by Bus Éireann and the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Deputy will be aware from my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 477 of 23rd October, 2007, that the Post Primary School Transport Scheme is not designed to facilitate parents who choose to send their children to a post-primary centre outside of the catchment area in which they reside. I also advised the Deputy as to how applications for catchment boundary transport may be made. I...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department received an application for funding in 2007 on behalf of the community youth project in question under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme operated by the Youth Affairs Section. It was not possible to approve funding in this case.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has been asked to provide a report on the service referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied. When this report is received and considered, my Department will advise the families of the position.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils are eligible for free transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from and are attending their nearest gaelscoil. The pupils from the areas referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, are eligible for transport to the school in question. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: Bus Eireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has been asked to provide a report on the service referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied. When this report is received and considered, my Department will advise the family of the position.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (12 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Transition Support Project is an inter-agency response to the need to co-ordinate, integrate and deliver services to Separated Children Seeking Asylum and to enable them to participate in education, formal and informal with a view to preparing them for adult life in Ireland, or in their country of origin. The Transition Support Project is currently in receipt of funding under the Special...

Patient Transport Service. (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: I will take the adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The Health Service Executive, HSE, provides transport to hospital appointments for patients who, because of the nature and extent of their illnesses or disabilities, are unable to use conventional modes of transport. The type of transport provided depends on whether the person...

Hospital Services. (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. In recent years, the demand for orthopaedic services in Kerry has consistently increased due to the growing population as well as significant elderly and visiting tourist populations. In response to this, the HSE has endeavoured to ensure that a comprehensive orthopaedic service is...

Institutes of Technology. (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. In February 2006 the governing body of Waterford Institute of Technology wrote to the Department of Education and Science requesting a review of its status under section 9 of the Universities Act 1997. The provisions of section 9 state that the Government may appoint a body, which will include international experts, to advise the Higher Education...

Schools Building Projects. (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity of outlining to this House the position of the Department of Education and Science regarding the provision of new school premises for St. Colman's boys national school in County Cork. It is proposed to provide a design and build turnkey package to comprise a permanent system-built, two-storey school with ten classrooms, a double autistic unit,...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: It is my policy that, where possible, education should be provided on islands for both primary and post primary pupils. Where it is not feasible to provide a second-level school on an island, island families are eligible for financial assistance under the Remote Area Boarding Grant Scheme to facilitate a child's attendance at school on the mainland. Under the Scheme, grants are paid towards...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department supports a number of schemes and initiatives which provide non-formal educational opportunities for young people throughout the country through voluntary participation in youth work. This support consists mainly of grant-in-aid assistance for national and major regional youth work organisations under the Youth Service Grant Scheme, targeted youth work responses for young people...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: I take it that the Deputy is referring in the first part of the Question to the current fuel duty rebate scheme which is a matter for the Minister for Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. I understand that in March of this year the European Commission published its decision to refuse all requests for the retention of the fuel duty rebate scheme. My Department understands that officials from...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Deputy will be aware from my reply to Parliamentary Question 444 that pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest gaelscoil are eligible for free school transport. The position is that there is no provision in the School Transport Scheme for my Department to sanction either transport or grant-aid for pupils in circumstances outlined by the Deputy in...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Dec 2007)

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. There is no provision in the Scheme for my Department to sanction either transport or grant-aid for pupils in the circumstances outlined by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Dec 2007)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 676 and 724 together. The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) is a second — chance education initiative, which is funded by my Department, for unemployed persons who are at least 21 years of age and in receipt of certain social welfare payments for at least six months. It is operated through the Vocational Education Committees. The aim of the...