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Seanad: Site Acquisitions. (10 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his election and Senator Corrigan on her appointment. I wish her a successful term in Seanad Éireann and I thank her for raising this matter, as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the position of the Department of Education and Science regarding education provision in the Leopardstown-Stepaside area. Officials from the school planning...

Seanad: Site Acquisitions. (10 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: I do not, but I will contact the section in the Department and ask it to convey the information to the Senator.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (9 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: Foróige receives annual grant-in-aid funding from my Department under the Youth Service Grant Scheme, Special Projects for Youth Scheme and Youth Information Centres Scheme. The organisation has received total grant-in-aid funding of €26.6million for the years 2002 to 2007 to date. Details of the funding provided are as follows: Youth Service Grant Scheme Year Grants-in-aid paid € ...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department has been advised by Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on its behalf, that all school bus tickets, both primary and post-primary, have the pick-up and set-down point clearly shown on them. Pupils are expected to disembark at their designated drop-off points as printed on their tickets. Parents/guardians also have a responsibility to ensure that their...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to review the school transport scheme, including catchment boundaries. My Department is currently considering how best to progress this task.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: The provision of transport under the School Transport Scheme may be considered in respect of education facilities which are recognised by my Department. As the facility referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied is neither recognised nor funded by my Department, the question of providing transport under the terms of the Scheme does not arise. However, the Deputy will be aware that the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (9 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: Where a school is closed and amalgamated with another, children for whom the closed school would have been their nearest had it remained open, are eligible for free transport to the school of amalgamation. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport service on behalf of my Department, has advised that the family listed at number 1 in the details attached is not eligible for transport as...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (4 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: The School Transport Section, of my Department, has requested the Transport Liaison Officer for County Kildare, to examine the background to the case referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied and to liaise directly with the family concerned.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: Grants towards the cost of childcare are given to VECs, to be used to assist with the provision of childcare support for learners in the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme, Youthreach, Senior Traveller Training Centres and in the Back to Education Initiative. The aim of this support is to attract people whose attendance is currently prevented by childcare responsibilities to enrol on...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: In general, to be eligible for school transport pupils must reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and be attending, their nearest primary school. My Department's School Transport Section has forwarded the list of pupils, supplied by the Deputy, to Bus Éireann in order to determine their eligibility for school transport. My Department would advise the families concerned to liaise with the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, only eligible children qualify for free transport. In order to be eligible, children must live at least 3.2 kilometres from, and be attending their nearest national school. School transport for children with special educational needs is generally provided to the school nearest to the pupil's residence in which resources can or may have...

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (2 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. Funding from my Department for adult literacy has increased dramatically from just €1 million in 1997 to €30 million in 2007. The 2007 allocation represents an increase of €7.4 million, or 21%, on 2006. As a result of this increased expenditure, the number of literacy places has increased from 5,000 in 1997 to over 40,000 in 2006....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: Over the last two years, a package of measures to enhance the safety of school transport operations has been put into effect. This includes the phasing out of three-for-two seating arrangements and the installation of seat belts on all vehicles operating under my Department's school transport scheme. Given the progress that has been made, it is of course disappointing to note that the rate...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to review the school transport scheme, including catchment boundaries. My Department is currently considering how best to progress this task.

Written Answers — Adult Literacy: Adult Literacy (2 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: I am aware of the comments made by CORI last week. Funding from my Department for adult literacy has increased dramatically from just €1 million in 1997 to €30 million in 2007. The 2007 allocation represents an increase of €7.4 million, or 21%, on 2006. As a result of this increased expenditure, the number of literacy places has increased from 5,000 in 1997 to over 40,000 in 2006....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: The School Transport Scheme, which is operated by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department, facilitates eligible children travelling to Primary and Post Primary schools. The person referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, should liaise, in the first instance, with the local Transport Liaison Officer but it appears from the information supplied that she would not qualify for...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Oct 2007)

Seán Haughey: An application for school transport on behalf of the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied was received in the School Transport Section of my Department on 21st September 2007. Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has been requested to submit a report on the availability of a school transport service to meet this pupil's...

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

Seán Haughey: The Road Safety Authority has informed my Department that the law in relation to the use of safety restraint systems in buses reflects the requirements in relation to these vehicles as set down in EU Directives 91/671/EEC and 2003/20/EC relating to the compulsory use of safety belts and child restraint systems in motor vehicles. The Directives do not require the provision of child restraint...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Sep 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to review the school transport scheme, including catchment boundaries. My Department is currently considering how best to progress this task.

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (26 Sep 2007)

Seán Haughey: Senior Traveller Training Centres (STTCs) were established in 1974 to provide basic compensatory education for Travellers between the ages of 15 and 25, although the upper age limit has since been abolished. There is a network of thirty-three centres throughout the country catering for just over 1,000 learners. The Senior Traveller Training programme is a positive affirmative action by the...