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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for school transport if s/he lives 4.8 kilometres or more from the post-primary centre in the catchment area in which s/he resides. In general, Post Primary School Transport services are organised to ensure the maximum travel and waiting time does not exceed 2.5 hours. My Department has been advised by Bus...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Nov 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 (27 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Youth Affairs Section of 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...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Nov 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. The pupils referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied are not attending their nearest national school and are therefore not eligible for free...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Nov 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 pupils referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, do not meet these eligibility criteria. It is open to pupils who are not attending their nearest...

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: Youthreach Centres are operated by VECs and the staff in the centres are employed by each VEC. The current staffing allocation by my Department to VECs for Youthreach Centres is 4,200 hours per group of 25 learners. From this allocation of hours, VECs employ one coordinator per centre, at least one resource person per group of 25 learners and a mix of teaching and non teaching staff to meet...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Adult Educational Guidance Initiative, which began in 1999, is being expanded as resources become available. Since then, 38 pilot projects have been established, with an additional 2 projects due to come on stream before the end of 2007. The service caters for any adult who is considering or participating in VTOS, literacy, BTEI and community education programmes. From 2006, the service...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Adult Literacy and Community Education services are funded by my Department through annual grants to the Vocational Education Committees, which deliver the services locally. Adult literacy organisers and community education facilitators are employed by the VECs. Statistics for 2007 will not be available until early 2008. In 2006, there were 53 full-time adult literacy organisers, 58...

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) is a second chance education initiative, which is funded by my Department, for unemployed persons who are over 21 years of age and in receipt of certain social welfare payments for a minimum of six months. It is operated by the Vocational Education Committees throughout the country. VTOS students are currently organised in either core...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Adult Literacy services are funded by my Department through annual grants to the Vocational Education Committees, which deliver the services locally. Adult literacy tutors are employed by the VECs. Tutors provide tuition in groups and on a one to one basis, normally for two hours per week. Statistics for 2007 will not be available until early in 2008. In 2006, there were 43 paid full-time...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department has requested the Transport Liaison Officer for County Kildare to examine the case of the pupil referred to in the details supplied and to communicate directly with the Deputy regarding the outcome.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Nov 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. I am having enquiries made on the basis of the details provided and will revert to the Deputy as soon as these enquiries are completed.

Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: I would like to address some of the issues that have arisen in the course of this debate. On the demand for assessments, since 2005, most primary school children with special needs do not need assessments carried out in order to assess extra teaching supports required. The need for assessments has, therefore, been reduced. At the same time, we have made sure that all schools can access...

Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The number of speech and language training places has increased significantly in recent years. The first cohort from the new MA programme in the University of Limerick graduated in 2005, while the first students on the new BA degree programmes in UCC and NUIG graduated this year. I wish to address the tragedy of youth suicide, an issue raised by several Deputies. While a clinical diagnosis...

Young People: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: I welcome this debate. It is important Dáil Éireann discusses young people and their problems at this time. I disagree with the contribution of Deputy Shatter. This is not a useless debate. As Minister of State responsible for youth affairs, I have waited a long time for such a debate and welcome the fact we are having a day-long discussion on issues that affect young people. Ireland...

Young People: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The National Youth Council of Ireland welcomed it.

Foreign Orphanages. (20 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: On behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, I share the deep concern and disquiet provoked by the recent BBC documentary "Bulgaria's Abandoned Children". The large number of children resident in state-run institutions in Bulgaria is a difficult legacy of past policies and attitudes. This sad reality must now be addressed and further reforms must be made to protect a particularly...

Schools Building Projects. (20 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputies for giving me the opportunity to outline my Department's position regarding the provision of a new school premises at the location referred to by them. The proposed project involves the construction of a new two-storey eight classroom generic repeat design school, preceded by associated decanting works to facilitate the main project. Planning permission and a fire...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: The expenditure on school transport services for each year since 2000 is as follows:— 2000: €65.08m 2001: €77.05m 2002: €95.98m 2003: €101.73m 2004: €109.84m 2005: €122.15m 2006L €159.68m The allocation for school transport in 2007 is €165 million.

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (20 Nov 2007)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 393, 394, 415 and 421 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...