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Written Answers — Post Leaving Certificate Places: Post Leaving Certificate Places (7 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: An additional 1,000 Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places were made available as part of the Government's Jobs Initiative. Following an application process, 55 of these places were allocated to Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee (VEC), which manages Dún Laoghaire College of Further Education, bringing the VEC's total allocation for the 2011/2012 academic year to 2,206 places....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (7 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: 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 experienced changes in population, the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (7 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I am pleased to have this opportunity to clarify the factual position in relation to the School Transport scheme which is operated by Bus Eireann on behalf of my Department. This is a complex transport network planning operation, which in the current school year involves the provision of daily transportation of some 123,000 children involving 4,000 vehicles on 6,000 routes to 3,000 schools....

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 118, inclusive, together. FÁS does not routinely report certification statistics by individual in the form that the Deputy has requested. However, FÁS can provide indicative statistics in response to the Deputy's questions , but it may take FÁS a couple of weeks to compile the information . When the statistics are available they will be sent to the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (7 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The changes relating to the School Transport Scheme derive from decisions of the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government to implement recommendations in the School Transport Value for Money review and the need to obtain savings of €17 million under the four year national recovery plan. The school transport changes at primary and post primary level will, in fact, result in a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Changes in the School Transport Scheme were announced by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. The decisions announced included the uniform application of the distance requirement, cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule (CSR), the minimum number of eligible children required to establish and retain...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The overall School Transport Budget for 2011 is nearly €180 million and includes provision for the direct payment of grants and escort costs of some €21 million. No element of this budget is used to meet costs of this Department or Vocational Education Committees in relation to the school transport scheme. The balance of €160 million is broadly divided under two broad headings. The...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand from FÁS that it does not routinely report on the statistics in the format requested by the Deputy. However, the following information has been provided by FÁS. FÁS currently has approximately 194 learners attending a variety of training programmes throughout Co. Meath. There are approximately139 learners participating on FÁS direct contracted training programmes with a...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Schemes, on behalf of my Department, has identified 3 services (11 pupils) in County Cavan where the number of eligible pupils has fallen below the minimum number required to retain a school transport service. Bus Éireann is monitoring the situation and this figure may change if late applications are received or current applicants do not...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Schemes, on behalf of my Department, has advised that there are currently 124 primary school services, with some 550 eligible pupils, where the number of eligible pupils has fallen below the minimum number required to retain a school transport service. Bus Éireann is monitoring the situation and this figure may change if late applications...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The child, referred to by the Deputy, is not eligible for school transport under the terms of the School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Needs. My Department is finalising arrangements to introduce concessionary transport, in certain circumstances, for ineligible children with special educational needs from the beginning of the 2011/12 school year. Detailed information on the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 185 together. Changes to the Primary School Transport Scheme were announced by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money review of the scheme. The decisions announced include the uniform application of the distance eligibility criterion, the cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The school referred to by the Deputy is a voluntary secondary school in County Mayo that applied, for the first time, in 2010 and again in 2011 for sanction to operate PLC courses. The school was advised by my Department that the 31,688 approved places were fully utilised and that no additional PLC places were available. Each application is examined by my Department on its merits, taking...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: In its letter to the Dell Redundant Workers Association of 28 June 2011, the Department repeated the requirements originally set out in the letter dated 23 December 2010 for reimbursement of expenses claimed in relation to European Globalisation Adjustment Fund activities. A comprehensive response to this recent letter is awaited from the Association before the matter can be progressed further.

Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The Irish application for European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) co-financing assistance in support of workers made redundant at the S R Technics aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport in 2009 was for a total of €11,455,174, of which the approved EU contribution is €7,445,863. The only expenditure data available to my Department at this stage related to the monies actually...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: School Transport services under the 'Closed School Rule (CSR)' have their origin in the amalgamation of primary schools in the late 1960s. It was the practice in the case of such amalgamations to provide transport to the amalgamated schools and it is likely that this was conveyed as part of the overall process. Given that there were in excess of 800 schools covered by such amalgamations, and...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (13 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The child, referred to by the Deputy, is not eligible for school transport under the terms of the School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Needs. My Department is finalising arrangements to introduce concessionary transport, in certain circumstances, for ineligible children with special educational needs from the beginning of the 2011/12 school year. Detailed information on the...

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (13 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand from Forfás, Ireland's policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation, that in recent years there have been many examples of both Forfás and the Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning working together to share information and to understand more fully the labour market on both parts of the island of Ireland. These include joint...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Jul 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. Changes in the School Transport Scheme were announced by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. I take it the Deputy is referring to the increase in the minimum number of eligible children required to establish or retain a school transport service. Bus...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Jul 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 national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for school transport. The pupils referred to by the Deputy reside less than 3.2 kilometres from their school of attendance and are therefore not eligible for school transport. It is...