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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I am aware of the case referred to by the Deputy. My Department is currently providing funding towards home tuition for the children in question. My officials are liaising with the appropriate professionals regarding the long-term educational needs of the children and further contact will be made with the parents in this regard. To my knowledge, the parents have not met Department officials.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The Department of Education and Science has restaurant facilities in Athlone, Dublin and Tullamore. It is the policy of management of the restaurants to provide fresh, nutritious, locally produced food as far as possible, taking account of availability and quality of the required products at a given time. In general fast food is not provided. The following table shows the approximate...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department allocates resource teaching support and special needs assistants support to second level schools and vocational educational committees to cater for students with special educational needs. Applications for such support are made to my Department by the relevant school authorities. Each application is considered on the basis of the assessed needs of the pupil or pupils involved...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy will be aware that it is my intention to publish the report of the working group on the Scrúdú le hAghaidh Cailíochta sa Ghaeilge as soon as possible. I am not in a position to provide a specific publication date at this stage.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The decentralisation policy decided by the Government and announced by the Minister for Finance on budget day in 2003 provides for the transfer of some 10,300 civil servants to various locations outside of Dublin. Included in this policy is the transfer of the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, HETAC, and its staff to Edenderry, County Offaly. It is not open to me to make an...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: A copy of a psychological assessment was requested for the pupil in question to facilitate consideration of the application for special educational needs supports submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy. The dedicated team of inspectors and psychologists that carried out the examination found that the pupil does not meet the criteria for special needs assistant support under...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The computer system used by my Department for payment of travel and subsistence for the first six months of 2003 does not allow for a breakdown between mileage and public transport expenses. However, due to the introduction of a new financial management system in my Department in July 2003, I can provide the breakdown requested by the Deputy for the period from July 2003 to December 2003. The...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The management authority of St. Aloysius, Carrigtwohill has applied for funding for refurbishment of science laboratories at the school under the summer works scheme. Applications under this scheme are being processed in my Department and details of successful applicants under the scheme for 2004 will be published on my Department's website no later than 27 February 2004.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: And wealthy people.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: We are to the left of the Labour Party now.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: Is the Labour Party lurching to the right?

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: The Senator should read James Connolly, rather than telling us to go back to our roots.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on the issue of tackling education disadvantage, social inclusion and equity. That is what this is all about, even though the Senators opposite do not want to believe it.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: For the information of Senator Cummins, in case he thinks I am out of touch, I have two daughters at third level education. Therefore, I am well in touch with what is happening. Senator Bannon and I have been friends for a long time and the advice I would offer him is that he should not cite polls too often because they are a bigger embarrassment for Fine Gael than for anybody else.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: It is disappointing to find 20 Senators banding together to support a one sentence motion on third level fees that lacks any analysis of the issues and lacks concern for the less well off in society. That any so-called socialist party would acquiesce in a motion of this nature is nothing short of astonishing.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: I am not reading from the entire script. I am reading from notes.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: If the Senator listens, he will hear everything.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: More than nine out of ten children from the higher socio-economic groups have access to third level education. The participation rate from the lowest socio-economic groups is two out of ten. Those statistics should shock and appal the parties opposite who set out, and then failed, to address this issue with the abolition of tuition fees—

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: —but they do not get a mention in the motion. The Opposition is trivialising a complex issue into a simplistic one sentence comment.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Noel Dempsey: Shame on them. Ever since I announced a review of funding policies at third level there has been an ongoing barrage of condemnation from the Opposition.