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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The changes to school transport services were announced in the 2011 budget by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. Given the major financial constraints facing the country, I regret that I cannot reverse the changes to school transport as announced by the previous Government. We all have to understand the...

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

Ciarán Cannon: My Department has been in touch with FÁS and it has set out the position below in regard to this case. The requirements for the Award of the National Craft Certificate are as follows. Those who completed an apprenticeship from 1st September 1986 must provide proof that they have: documentary evidence of registration with AnCO/FÁS; acceptable documentary evidence of having completed the...

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...

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...

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...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 182 together. 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 1960s. 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...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: As previously advised Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has confirmed that the pupils referred to by the Deputy are not attending their school of amalgamation. Under the terms of the national primary school transport scheme, in the circumstances they are not eligible for school transport under the closed school rule.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 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 1960s. 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 — Redundant Apprentices: Redundant Apprentices (28 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: According to information supplied by FÁS to my Department, as at 31st May 2011, the number of apprentices notified to FÁS by employers as being redundant was 5,118. The number of redundant apprentices who can progress in their apprenticeships having reached the minimum qualifying standard to date in off-the-job training and assessment is 3,185 and 1,933 redundant apprentices cannot...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 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...