Results 41-60 of 76 for cork speaker:Seán Haughey

Seanad: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...the opportunity to set out the current position on the restructuring of cancer services, and in particular the transfer of cancer services from South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital to Cork University Hospital. Senators may recall that the issue of the transfer of cancer services from SIVUH was discussed in the Seanad last October. In that debate, Deputy John Moloney outlined the...

Schools Building Projects. (24 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects. In particular, I will outline the current position in respect of Ballygarvan national school, Ballygarvan, County Cork. The modernisation of the facilities in our existing building stock, like the need to respond to emerging needs in areas of rapid population growth, presents a significant challenge. The...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (10 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...Cavan 70830N Ennis Community College Ennis, Co Clare Clare 91448K Kilrush Community School Kilrush, Co Clare Clare 62530F North Monastery Secondary School Our Lady's Mount, North Monastery Road, Cork Cork 62540I Deerpark C.B.S. St Patrick's Road, Cork Cork 70910L St. Brogan's College Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co Cork Cork 70970G Cobh Community College Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co Cork Cork 70990M...

Seanad: Cancer Services (4 Mar 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...radiation oncology centres nationwide to be fully in place by 2014. The network will include four large centres for radiation oncology, two in Dublin at St. James's and Beaumont hospitals, one at Cork University Hospital and one at Galway University Hospital. There will also be two satellite radiotherapy centres at Waterford Regional Hospital and at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (25 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...and comprehensive schools. A breakdown of the places allocated to VECs is available in the attached table. VEC 2008/09 Places Approved Co. Cavan 1,150 Co. Carlow 800 Co. Clare 100 City of Cork 3,870 Co. Cork 1,244 City of Dublin 7,538 Co. Dublin 896 Boro of Dun Laoghaire 2,048 Co. Donegal 213 City of Galway 1,080 Co. Galway 160 Co. Kerry 460 Co. Kildare 317 Co. Kilkenny 460...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Feb 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...the Department's water services investment programme 2007-09. It is one of more than 20 water and sewerage projects, with an investment value of some €122 million, earmarked in the programme for Cork County Council's western division. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is aware that it is necessary to improve and expand the waste water infrastructure in...

Seanad: Job Losses (27 Jan 2009)

Seán Haughey: ...these centres are now operating successfully and have achieved occupancy rates of 80%. Tipperary South County Enterprise Board, together with other county enterprise boards in the region — Clare, Cork north, Kerry, Limerick city, Limerick county, Tipperary north, Waterford city and Waterford county — have been working to support individuals, firms, and community groups. During 2008,...

National Drugs Strategy. (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...to be experiencing the worst levels of opiate misuse and are an important element of the Government's overall response to tackling drag misuse. Twelve areas in Dublin were identified as well as Cork city. Bray was subsequently added in 2000 as an LDTF. The ten regional drugs task forces, RDTFs, were set up in 2003, covering all parts of the country not covered by an LDTF and thus...

School Placement. (18 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...location, scale and pace of any proposed major housing developments and their possible implications for school provision. In this regard, officials from the Department have met with officials from Cork County Council to assess the extent of ongoing and proposed residential developments in County Cork, particularly with regard to the east and southern environs of Cork city, including the...

Institutes of Technology. (11 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I thank Deputy O'Shea for raising this matter. The position is that applications have been received from three institutes of technology, Waterford IT, Dublin IT and Cork IT for designation as universities. The issue of university designation does not affect only the institutions and the regions from which applications have been received, it will also have a major impact on the future...

State Airports. (11 Dec 2008)

Seán Haughey: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport. The State Airports Act 2004 provides the framework for the establishment of Shannon and Cork as independent airports. The Act provides, inter alia, that on dates to be confirmed, the Cork and Shannon Airport authorities may have the relevant airport assets vested in them and assume full responsibility for the management,...

Adult Education. (26 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...of the project will result in mainstreaming supported flexible learning within and across the institutes. Employer engagement is another key feature of flexible modes of learning. The Cork Institute of Technology roadmap for employer-academic partnership, also funded under the strategic innovation fund, will identify learning needs within workplaces, draw up a comprehensive plan for...

Schools Building Projects. (26 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...the Deputy for raising this matter and giving me an opportunity to outline the current position in respect of the proposed building project at Coláiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire in Buttevant, County Cork. All applications for capital funding are assessed in the school planning and building unit of the Department of Education and Science. The assessment process determines the extent and type of...

Written Answers — DEIS Programme: DEIS Programme (20 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...70830N Ennis Community College Ennis, Co Clare Clare 91448K Kilrush Community School Kilrush, Co Clare Clare 62530F North Monastery Secondary School Our Ladyâ€TMs Mount, North Monastery Road, Cork Cork 62540I Deerpark C.B.S. St Patrickâ€TMs Road, Cork Cork 70910L St. Broganâ€TMs College Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co Cork Cork 70970G Cobh Community College Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co Cork...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to this House the current position with regard to the proposed building project for St. Angela's school, St. Patrick's Hill, Cork city. First, all applications for capital funding are assessed in the modernisation and policy unit of the Department. The assessment process determines the extent and type of need presenting...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: My Department has been advised by Bus Éireann and the Transport Liaison Officer for Co. Cork that the children in question are availing of a public transport service and that the combined travel and waiting times for these children are within the guidelines of the Post Primary School Transport Scheme. As a general rule, special school transport services are not established in areas...

Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...07315N Holy Family SNS, Ennis Kilrush SCP 91448K Kilrush Community School 20041C Convent of Mercy NS, Kilrush School Completion Programme — continued County Project Post Primary Primary Cork (County) Bandon/Macroom SCP 70910L St. Brogans College, Bandon 19977G Bandon Boys NS 71030J McEgan College, Macroom Mitchelstown /Fermoy SCP 71040M St. Fanahans College, Mitchelstown...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Haughey: The Transport Liaison Officer for County Cork has advised that a school bus ticket has been issued to the pupil referred to by the Deputy.

Sports Funding. (15 Oct 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...House the background to the provision of these facilities. To begin with, these halls were built as part of a programme to develop community sports halls in drugs task force areas in Dublin and Cork. The stated objective of the programme was that each hall would be dual use in nature in that they would be accessible to the wider community as well as to the local school population. The...

Cystic Fibrosis Services. (15 Oct 2008)

Seán Haughey: ...Executive to develop cystic services. Part of this funding has facilitated the appointment of 44 staff to date to deal directly with cystic fibrosis in a number of hospitals nationally, including Cork University Hospital. In addition, the necessary funding has been made available to facilitate the recruitment of a further 37 staff nationally. The other hospitals which have benefited...