Results 121-140 of 623 for speaker:Síle de Valera

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: In general the establishment of a dedicated school transport service is not considered where a suitable scheduled service already exists. Bus Éireann has advised that a suitable scheduled service is available to pupils attending the school mentioned in the details supplied.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: My Department has recently sanctioned a transport service for the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied. Bus Éireann, which organises the School Transport services on behalf of my Department, has been asked to make the necessary arrangements in this regard.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: Bus Éireann has advised my Department that it has not received an application for an extension to the route referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied. The parents should contact the local Bus Éireann office.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548, 550 and 551 together. Under the terms of the Department of Education and Science Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if he or she resides 4.8 kilometres or more from his or her local post primary education centre, that is, the centre serving the catchment area in which he or she lives. The scheme is not designed to...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: Under the terms of the Department of Education and Science Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if he or she resides 4.8 kilometres or more from his or her local post primary education centre, that is, the centre serving the catchment area in which he or she lives. The scheme is not designed to facilitate parents who choose to send their children to a post...

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (4 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: The allowance for VTOS students referred to in the question is equivalent to that paid to participants on FÁS training courses. Allowances are increased periodically in line with increases in FÁS rates.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: My Department has no plans to carry out a review of the catchment boundary areas in County Wexford. If the Deputy requires clarification on any specific transport issue, my Department will be pleased to have the matter investigated.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: One of the main objects of the School Transport Scheme is to provide a basic level of service for children who live long distances from school and who might otherwise experience difficulty in attending regularly. Bus Éireann are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the School Transport scheme, including route planning. Routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible...

Written Answers — Educational Services: Educational Services (3 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: Non Irish nationals in the following categories are entitled to free access to PLC courses: EU nationals; persons who have refugee status in Ireland; persons in the State as the spouse of an EU national, where the EU national has moved from one country to another within the EU to work; persons (including their spouse and children) who have been granted leave to remain in the State on...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: My Department has requested a report from the Transport Liasion Officer for County Clare who is responsible for the day to day administration of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme at local level. When the report is received and considered, my Department will advise the family of the position.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: My Department has requested a report from the Transport Liasion Officer for County Clare who is responsible for the day to day administration of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme at local level. When the report is received and considered, my Department will advise the family of the position.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Oct 2006)

Síle de Valera: My Department has requested a report from the Transport Liasion Officer for County Clare who is responsible for the day to day administration of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme at local level. When the report is received and considered, my Department will advise the family of the position.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (28 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: I will issue a reply to the Deputy regarding the matters referred to in the details supplied as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (28 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: Since my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for Adult Education, it has been my mission to encourage and support any and all means of increasing literacy levels and basic education throughout the country. Adult Literacy has been the top priority in adult education in my Department for some years now. Since 1997, funding from my Department for adult literacy has increased...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (27 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: The Youth Affairs Section of my Department provides grant-in-aid assistance to support the operation of 32 Youth Information Centres whose purpose is to provide young people with information on a wide range of issues in a suitably conducive atmosphere. Applications were received for funding for Youth Information Centres in Finglas and Ballymun but it has...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: Parents should apply for school transport on behalf of their children, in the first instance. A service can only be established where a sufficient number of eligible children offer for transport from a distinct locality. In circumstances where an insufficient number of eligible children offer for transport my Department may approve a Remote Area Transport Grant to the families towards the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: Bus Éireann operates the school transport services on behalf of my Department and contracts are agreed annually between Bus Éireann and individual contractors. The contractors provide the school bus services on behalf of Bus Éireann. A contract agreement obliges individual contractors to meet all statutory requirements in relation to public service vehicles, and additional criteria as...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: One of the main objectives of the School Transport Scheme is to provide a basic level of service for children who live long distances from school and who might otherwise experience difficulty in attending regularly. In general primary school transport routes are planned so that, as far as possible, no eligible pupil will have more than 2.4 kilometres to travel to a pick up point. The school...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: I launched a safety information campaign in August to make parents and children aware that it is now the law to wear seat belts on school buses, where provided. The campaign also aims to encourage children to behave in a safety-conscious manner on, and in the vicinity of, school buses. These messages are being conveyed by way of television, cinema and radio advertisements and through a DVD...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Sep 2006)

Síle de Valera: My Department is currently examining the possibility of extending the warning flashing light pilot scheme to buses in a number of areas in 2007 with a view to a full roll out nationally.