Results 14,301-14,320 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. In June 2005 the Group in question was approved â¬108,800 in staffing grant assistance under the EOCP for the period to 31 December 2007,...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The NCIP is a key element of the National Childcare Strategy 2006-2010 and came into effect from 1 January 2006. The decision of the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 and 518 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The NCIP came into effect from 1 January 2006, with an allocation of â¬575 million...
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (5 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (5 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Adoption Board meets every Tuesday with the exception of the Tuesdays following a Bank Holiday Monday. The Deputy's question on the number of people who have applied in the past year to adopt and the number of people currently on the waiting list to adopt relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service...
- Written Answers — Child Care Regulations: Child Care Regulations (5 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006 will be going to print shortly and will be available in a matter of weeks. Copies of the regulations were made available through the Government Publications Office in December 2006. I will arrange for a printed version of the regulations to be forwarded to the Deputy upon publication.
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (4 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Office has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000 â 2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 â 2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. As part of the process of closing the EOCP, the final date for reaching contract stage, for Groups applying for funding under this...
- Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank the Senator for raising the matter because it affords me the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin. Modernising facilities in our 3,200 primary and 750 post primary schools is not an easy task given the legacy of decades of under-investment in this area and the need to respond to emerging needs in areas of rapid population growth....
- Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The officials have completed their assessment of the projected enrolments.
- Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: We are no longer at the assessment stage, it is complete. A school visit is required to finalise the brief for the project and officials will be in contact with the school authority to arrange that.
- Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank the Senator for raising the demand for post-primary places in the Lucan area and how this demand is being met. There are 12 primary schools in the Lucan area with a current combined sixth class enrolment of 501 pupils. In 2006, the four post-primary providers in the area had a combined first year enrolment of 481 pupils. Therefore, the demand for pupil places will only increase by...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The NCIP came into effect from 1 January 2006, with an allocation of â¬575 million for the 5 year period of 2006 to 2010. The NCIP is a key...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. With regard to the application for staffing grant assistance under the EOCP referred to in the question, I understand that this Group were...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: A National Recreation Policy has been to the forefront of this Government's commitment to improving the lives of young people in Ireland. Accordingly, it is my intention to publish the National Recreation Policy for Young People at the earliest opportunity.
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The...
- Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The NCIP is a key element of the National Childcare Strategy 2006-2010 and is effective from 1 January 2006. Unlike the existing EOCP, the...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I welcome the valuable work being undertaken by the many groups and organisations around the country who are engaged in the provision of services and programmes for young people. I recently received correspondence from the Centre about the provision of facilities for teenagers in its locality and I will be responding over the coming days. A National Recreation Policy has been to the...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Apr 2007)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP) and the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP), which are being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. A new programme of staffing grants under the NCIP is to be announced in 2007 and will be informed by the outcome of a Value for Money Review...