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

Seán Haughey: If the Deputy can provide the name of the pupil's nearest school, my Department will investigate the matter and revert to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (22 Mar 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...

Homeless Persons. (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I am taking the Adjournment debate on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children and thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Irish policy is that appropriate health care is accessible to all. While the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government holds lead responsibility for the provision of accommodation to homeless persons, the provision of health services to this...

School Accommodation. (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy 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 the position of the Department of Education and Science on the application for an extension to Dromclough national school, Listowel, County Kerry. Modernising facilities in our 3,200 primary and 750 post-primary...

School Closures. (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the current position of the Department of Education and Science with regard to the planned closure of Greendale community school, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5. Greendale community school is located in the Howth deanery, a unit of 13 parishes in the archdiocese of Dublin. Located in Kilbarrack,...

Cancer Screening Programme. (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I am taking the Adjournment debate on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I welcome the opportunity to address the issues raised by the Deputy and to set out the current position on the roll-out of the national breast screening programme in the west. I can confirm that BreastCheck screening will commence in the west from next April. My colleague, the Minister for...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. It has been an interesting debate, but I was taken aback by the contribution of Deputy Gogarty.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: It does not augur well for the prospective rainbow coalition.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I am also intrigued by the contribution of Deputy Stagg, who said Deputy Quinn was responsible for the Celtic tiger. He is possibly the only person in the country to hold that view. I have never heard it expressed before.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: Deputy Stagg is deluding himself. As the Minister for Education and Science set out yesterday, major improvements have been made in education under the Government. Some 10,000 extra teachers have been put in place and primary class sizes have been reduced to their lowest level ever. Supports for children from disadvantaged areas and those with special needs have been dramatically improved....

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I support the Government amendment and acknowledge the great progress made on dealing with class size over the past few years.

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

Seán Haughey: The Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme is a second chance education initiative for unemployed persons which is funded by my Department. It is operated through the Vocational Education Committees. The aims of the Scheme are to give unemployed people education and training opportunities which will develop and prepare them to go into paid employment or on to further opportunities leading...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (20 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: The recommendation that people earning less than €35,000 should not have to pay any course fees to participate in the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) is being considered as part of a review of the eligibility criteria for the part-time BTEI programme.

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (20 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: I refer the House to my reply to question Number 8973/07 answered on 7 March 2007.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (20 Mar 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 (20 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: The Adult Education, Community Education and Further Education services are funded by my Department and delivered locally by the 33 VECs. The Irish Vocational Education Association, which is the representative body of VECs, performs a coordinating role in the formulation and implementation of policy in relation to these services. The Association is in constant communication with me and...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)

Seán Haughey: My Department's policy is to seek to encourage and facilitate the participation of people with disabilities on programmes offered in the Further Education Sector by making available the supports required to enable them to access Further Education. While a forum has not been established, my Department hosted a conference on "Developing an Overall Strategic Approach to Disability in Further...

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

Seán Haughey: My Department assists school promoters in a given area to ensure that, between them, they can provide sufficient places to meet the education needs of all the children from that area. School transport is provided to eligible pupils to support that policy approach. With regard to the circumstances referred to by the Deputy, it is open to the parents of children who may have been refused a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Mar 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. The position in this case is that the family referred to by the Deputy resides 1.92 kms from the school mentioned in the details supplied and therefore are not...

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

Seán Haughey: The School Transport Section of my Department has no record of receiving an application for transport through the appropriate channels for the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied. Therefore, the question of paying a grant does not arise.