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Youth Services. (5 Apr 2007)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the opportunity to comment on youth work programmes and services in County Mayo and in the Ballinrobe area, in particular, and I thank Deputy Cowley for raising this issue. One of my areas of responsibility within the Department of Education and Science is the support and development of the youth work sector in Ireland. The overall purpose of the youth work service in Ireland is...

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

Seán Haughey: In the region of 3,600 vehicles are used to transport children to primary and post-primary schools each day under the school transport scheme. About 700 of these vehicles are used by Bus Éireann. To ensure that school buses are utilised as fully as possible Bus Éireann design the network so that the majority of school buses are coordinated to operate more than one bus trip, each morning...

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

Seán Haughey: School Transport Services provided under the School Transport Scheme are administered, on behalf of my Department, by Bus Éireann. If a parent, in County Carlow, wishes to make an enquiry or has a concern in relation to the operation of a school bus service they should, in the first instance, contact the Area Manager, Bus Éireann, Waterford who has responsibility for services in the Carlow...

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

Seán Haughey: The Deputy will be aware that, in recent years, the enhancement of the safety of school transport operations has been a priority and substantial funding has been provided for that purpose. As a consequence, the "3 for 2" seating arrangement has been phased out and all children travelling on buses in the school transport scheme now have a seat of their own. Bus Éireann has acquired...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (3 Apr 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Youth Affairs Section of my Department has received an application for funding on behalf of the project in question. This application was submitted for consideration in the 2007 round of grants under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme. Funding allocations for 2007 are currently being examined by my Department and consideration will be given to this application in light of available...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (3 Apr 2007)

Seán Haughey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 572 together. Although the first question refers to a person from County Kilkenny, both questions relate to the provision of the Community Education Programme by the City of Waterford VEC. My Department provides annual funding for the Further and Adult Education programmes of VECs, including Community Education programmes, to which the question...

Written Answers — Vocational Education: Vocational Education (3 Apr 2007)

Seán Haughey: Applications for PLC provision for 2007-2008 have been received from all 33 Vocational Education Committees. These applications are being reviewed at present. In order to approve additional courses the providers have to prove that there will be a demand in the locality and, in addition to this, all aspects of each course will have to meet the Conditions of Approval as set out in the criteria...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Apr 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...

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

Seán Haughey: My Department has been informed by the local Special Education Needs Organiser that the pupil referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy is not attending the nearest school to the pupil's residence in which resources can be allocated to support the child's educational needs. In these circumstances, the question of my Department allocating grant-aid towards transport costs does not arise.

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

Seán Haughey: The Deputy will be aware that the pupil referred to, in the details supplied, was the subject of Parliamentary Question No. 839 on 20th March 2007. The position remains the same i.e. the School Transport Section of my Department has no record of receiving an application for transport through the appropriate channels for this pupil. Therefore, the question of paying a grant does not arise.

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

Seán Haughey: The Transport Liaison Officer (TLO) for County Kilkenny informed my Department that the pupils referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy reside in the Goresbridge/Borris catchment area. Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for school transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more from the post-primary centre in the catchment...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (3 Apr 2007)

Seán Haughey: Under the Back to Education Initiative (part- time) a programme may be offered for as little as one hour per week or as much as 17 hours per week, depending on the needs and demands of the prospective learners. It is recommended that programme duration for individual learners (class contact hours) not exceed 400 hours per annum i.e. 400 hours over a twelve month period. BTEI (Part-time)...

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

Seán Haughey: Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport service on behalf of my Department, has advised that the school transport service for the school referred to by the Deputy, in the details supplied, was restored on Tuesday 27th March 2007.

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

Seán Haughey: The Transport Liaison Officer for the relevant county recently confirmed to my Department that the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied has been sanctioned for concessionary fare-paying transport. The family should liaise with the local Bus Éireann office regarding the availability of spare seating on the bus.

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

Seán Haughey: The parent of the student referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy should liaise, in the first instance, with the local Bus Éireann office for the purpose of establishing their eligibility for school transport.

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

Seán Haughey: School transport for children referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied is generally provided to the school nearest to the pupil's residence in which resources can or may already have been allocated to support the child's educational needs.

Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (3 Apr 2007)

Seán Haughey: The National Development Plan 2007-2013 introduces an active case management approach that will support those on long term social welfare into education, training and employment. The target is to support 50,000 such people, including lone parents and the long term unemployed, with an overall aim of reducing by 20% the number of those whose total income is derived from long term social welfare...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Apr 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. According to the information available to my Department, the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied is not eligible for free transport on distance...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: My predecessor agreed to sanction the continuance of the existing transport arrangements, referred to by the Deputy, for the current school year. The relevant Transport Liaison Officers and families concerned will be notified of any change in these arrangements in advance of the next school year.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: The position is as outlined in the reply of 27th September 2006. A review of the provision of youth information facilities has recently been completed and the report falls to be considered by the National Youth Work Advisory Committee (NYWAC) and by my Department. The report has been referred to the steering committee in advance of being considered by NYWAC and my Department. I expect that...