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Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (21 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand from County Offaly Vocational Education Committee (VEC) that in January 2009 it notified the project referred to by the Deputy that funding would be phased out over the three years to end-2011. By way of background, my Department funds adult and community education through annual grants to VECs which deliver these courses locally. The disbursement of funds is a matter for each...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (21 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The Irish authorities submitted the application for EGF co-financing support for redundant workers at the SR Technics aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport on 9 October 2009. The European Commission subsequently sought further information on the application in January 2010 and this information was supplied by the Irish authorities in April 2010. Under the European Commission...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest suitable national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for school transport. It is open to pupils who reside less than 3.2 kilometres from their nearest school to apply for concessionary fare-paying transport to the school which...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables. Table 1: Number of Pupils availing of school transport School Year Primary Post Primary Total 2007/2008 59,599 75,526 135,125 2008/2009 60,146 75,100 135,246 2009/2010 58,922 66,021 124,943 2010/2011 59,802 65,000 124,802 Table 2: Charges Category of pupil Rates effective from September, 1998(term charge)...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The information sought has been provided by FÁS to my Department and is contained in the following table. Table -FÁS Baldoyle Training Centre In Centre / Contracted Year Courses Take Up Year Courses Take Up Year Courses Take Up Contracted Training 2009 78 1326 2010 96 1632 2011 86 1462 In Centre 2009 244 3117 2010 273 4001 2011 280 4612 322 4443 369 5633 366 6074

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport scheme pupils are eligible for free transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest national school or school of amalgamation. Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the pupils referred to by the Deputy are not attending their school of...

Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. I thank the Deputies for giving me this opportunity to outline the position in relation to the special needs assistant, SNA, scheme generally and also in relation to the particular school mentioned by them. As the Deputies will be aware, the previous Government...

Accident and Emergency Services (22 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health. He is conscious of concerns about some hospitals in advance of the next rotation of NCHDs. Departmental officials are in constant contact with the HSE and relevant authorities to make certain the necessary steps are being taken to ensure ongoing safe delivery of service in hospitals and in accident and emergency...

Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I will take this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly. This Government finds the situation of waiting lists for orthopaedic services totally unacceptable. Patients need a service that is timely and effective. Statistics such as those given by the Deputy prompted the Minister to establish the special delivery unit as a priority. The SDU will focus...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I wish to inform the Deputy that school transport arrangements under the Closed School Rule originated from the last major amalgamation of schools in the late 1960's. Under the Closed School Rule, transport is generally provided to the school of amalgamation for pupils who reside in a closed school area. However, over the course of the last forty two years, many parts of Ireland have...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I wish to inform the Deputy that school transport arrangements under the Closed School Rule originated from the last major amalgamation of schools in the late 1960's. Under the Closed School Rule, transport is generally provided to the school of amalgamation for pupils who reside in a closed school area. However, over the course of the last forty two years, many parts of Ireland have...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest suitable national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for school transport. It is open to pupils who reside less than 3.2 kilometres from their nearest school, which applies in this case, to apply for concessionary fare-paying...

Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (23 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department has received correspondence from the legal representatives of the person named in respect of public relations work undertaken under contract to the Dell Redundant Workers Association (DRWA), and in relation to amounts owing thereby. The contract for public relations work was entered into by the person concerned with the DRWA and not with this Department. This Department were not...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (23 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I have received and will reply shortly to further representations from the Dell Redundant Workers Association (DRWA) in relation to the European Globalisation Fund (EGF). The measures and supports being provided under the Dell EGF programme are available to all eligible persons encompassed by the programme, and not just to those persons engaged in FÁS programmes. The measures and supports...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: My Department has contacted FÁS about this case. I understand from FÁS that the person in question has to-date completed six of the required seven phases of the Standards Based Apprenticeship Programme in the trade of Plasterer. He completed Phase 6 of his Apprenticeship in the Athlone Institute of Technology from 4th January, 2010 to 12th March, 2010 but did not complete Phase 7 or the...

Seanad: School Transport (23 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Both Senators are referring to the changes in the primary school transport scheme announced in budget 2011 by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government. These changes derive from recommendations in the value for money review of the school transport scheme and include the introduction of charges, changes to the closed school rule and changes to the minimum numbers required to establish...

Seanad: School Transport (23 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Any family which is losing a service will be informed of the availability of the grant and accessing it is a very straightforward process which is not too bureaucratic. I also went to a rural school, in east Galway. There were two teachers and 47 pupils when I left a number of years ago. There are now five teachers and 170 pupils in the school which has never had and never will have a...

Scéim Tógála Scoileanna (28 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Tá mé ag tabhairt freagra ar an ábhar seo thar ceann mo chomhghleacaí, an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, an Teachta Ruairi Quinn. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Teachta Ó Cuív faoin ábhar seo a tharraingt anuas mar go dtugann sé deis dom straitéis an Rialtais maidir le hinfheistíocht chaipitil i dtionscadail oideachais a leagan amach, chomh maith le soiléireacht a...

Schools Building Projects (28 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills. I thank the Deputy for raising this, as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in school building projects and also to outline the current application by the school authority to provide for an extension to Dromclough national...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (28 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The Irish authorities submitted the application for EGF co-financing support for redundant workers at the S R Technics aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport on 9 October 2009. The European Commission approved the EGF application in September 2010 while the formal decision from the EGF Budgetary authority approving the application was made on 8 December 2010. That decision provides...