Results 4,381-4,400 of 4,869 for speaker:Seán Haughey

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

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if he or she resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her or 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 — School Transport: School Transport (26 Sep 2007)

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if he or she resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her or 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 — School Transport: School Transport (26 Sep 2007)

Seán Haughey: The persons referred to by the Deputy are availing of a school transport service within the school transport scheme guidelines. In the circumstances, an extension to the existing service is not proposed.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 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 restaint...

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

Seán Haughey: Issues relating to the safety, roadworthiness and testing of vehicles, including school buses, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport.

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

Seán Haughey: My Department has sanctioned a transport service for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport service on behalf of my Department, has advised that the service commenced on Monday, 17th September, 2007.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2007)

Seán Haughey: To cater for the special educational needs of Youthreach learners, the majority of whom are early leavers from post-primary schools, my Department has resourced Youthreach to address special education needs since 2006. In 2006 general continuous professional development training in relation to special educational needs was provided to all staff. Based on the findings of this programme, my...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Sep 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. Pupils who reside less than 4.8 kilometres from the post-primary centre may apply for concessionary transport. Such transport is provided where spare seats are available on a service...

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

Seán Haughey: A grant payment will issue to the person referred to by the Deputy within the next 2 to 3 weeks.

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

Seán Haughey: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible, subject to conditions, for free transport to their nearest national school or school of amalgamation. Pupils not attending their nearest national school may avail of concessionary fare-paying transport to another school, provided: (a) the written agreement of the board of management of the nearest school is...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (26 Sep 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 (26 Sep 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 — School Transport: School Transport (26 Sep 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 — 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.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (5 Jul 2007)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter on the Adjournment today. I am glad to have the opportunity to outline the position regarding this school. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Jul 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department's school transport section has no record of receiving applications for school transport from the family referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied. The family should liaise, in the first instance, with Bus Éireann's local office at Store Street, Dublin 1 regarding the pupil's eligibility for school transport to the primary school in question.

Schools Building Projects. (5 Jul 2007)

Seán Haughey: At the outset, a Cheann Comhairle, I congratulate you on your election as Cheann Comhairle. I also congratulate Deputy McHugh on his election to the Dáil. I thank Deputy McHugh for raising the matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the position regarding the development of...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (4 Jul 2007)

Seán Haughey: I am in regular contact with AONTAS and have had several meetings with them, which included discussion of the Demand Your Right to Learn campaign. I have arranged to meet with representatives of AONTAS again shortly. The campaign has already elicited positive responses to some of the demands. Other demands will be progressed as resources permit. For example my recent appointed as Minister of...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (4 Jul 2007)

Seán Haughey: Community education refers to adult education and learning, generally outside the formal education sector, with the aims of enhancing learning, empowerment and contributing to civic society. It is firmly community-based, with local groups taking responsibility for, and playing a key role in, organising courses, deciding on programme-content and recruiting tutors. Funds for Community Education...

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

Seán Haughey: Primary school transport routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible child will have more than 2.4 kilometres to travel to a pick-up point. Pupils living off the main route of a service are generally expected to make their own way, or to be brought to convenient pick-up points along the main route. Home pick-ups were never envisaged as being part of the School Transport...