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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: I am pleased to advise that a new service commenced for pupils residing in the areas outlined by the Deputy on 26 August 2014 in accordance with the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Distance eligibility is determined by Bus Éireann by measuring the shortest traversable route from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1298 and 1304 together. The provision of adult literacy services is a key priority of this government in the area of Further Education and Training and has led to significant policy development in recent times. The Programme for Government sets out commitments for adult literacy provision under its labour market and lifelong learning policies. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The Further Education and Training Strategy sets out the priorities for the sector including adult literacy and basic skills. The legislation establishing SOLAS set out the reporting requirements including an annual report to the Minister on the previous year's activities which is also laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The SOLAS Board, comprising stakeholders from the FET sector...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: SOLAS, the Further Education and Training (FET) Authority, through the annual Service Plan process will allocate funding to Education and Training Boards based on the level of demand identified for programmes, including adult literacy. The level of funding provided will also depend on the overall budgetary position. The annual funding provision for the Adult Literacy Programme has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: An annual budget of €2 million has been provided for the ITABE programme for each of the last five years. The number of participants for these years is as follows: 2009 - 2,1012010 - 2,0602011 - 2,0542012 - 2,1342013 – 2,027 The ITABE programme is operated locally by Education and Training Boards and provides six hours of tuition per week instead of the two hours generally...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Data on BTEI participation is collected based on the overall numbers enrolled in the programme. This data is not broken down by the number of participants at different levels. My Department does not have the data in the format requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The number of participants who availed of tuition and the funding allocated to the Workplace Basic Education Fund Programme for the last five years is as follows: YearNo of ParticipantsFunding allocated 2009, 943; €975,532 2010; 1,664; €1,686,520 2011; 2,305; €2,800,000 2012; 3,247; €2,800,000 2013; 3,183; €2,800,000

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The funding allocated and the number of participants in the Family Literacy Project for the last five years is as follows: YearNo of Participants Funding allocated 2009/2010 - 1,408; €196,000 2010/2011 - 2,132; €230,968 2011/2012 - 2,167; €229,000 2012/2103 - 2,804; €271,900 2013/2014- Not yet available; €265,000

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The last pilot programme conducted on school transport commenced in 2008 and related to a Warning Flashing Light System on school buses. No other pilot programme specific to school transport provision has been undertaken since 2008 and there are currently no plans to undertake new pilot programmes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: There is a growing population of young people in this country and despite the difficult financial circumstances being faced as a country, education was prioritised so that the number of teachers in the system has also grown in order to protect pupil teacher ratios. While there has been a moratorium on recruitment across other sectors in the public service, this has not applied to teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. The eligibility criteria are applied to all children attending a national school including those children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The Deputy will be aware that Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann endeavours, within available resources, to ensure that each eligible child has a reasonable level of school transport service in the context of the Scheme nationally. Routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible child will have more than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In relation to school transport provision, ethos relates to religious ethos and is in the context of provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The Deputy will be aware that under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. The school transport scheme as it has operated at second...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In certain areas, families who choose to send their children to schools other than their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The Deputy will be aware that under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. The school transport scheme as it has operated at second...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: There is no specific grant available to purchase a bicycle under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: As the Deputy is aware, under my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. The terms are applied equitably on a national basis. In certain areas, families who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that...