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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the school was advised on 16 August 2004 that the pupil in question did not meet the criteria for special needs assistant, or SNA, support, as there was insufficient evidence of care needs. The Deputy may also be aware that the National Council for Special Education, or NCSE, which became operational on 1 January 2005, now processes applications for special educational...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Appeals in regard to building projects are held on a monthly basis and the school in question will therefore be notified of the outcome of its appeal by the end of May 2005.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This schedule is outlined in primary circular 15/05 which issued to all primary schools recently. This is in line with guidelines agreed between my Department and the education partners. In the current school year the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A report on this case has been requested from the relevant transport liaison officer. The Deputy will be advised of the position when the report has been received and assessed.

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The NEPS service involves consultation with teachers and parents about the needs of individual children, direct contact with individual children, support and development work according to the needs of each school and support for relevant specialist teachers such as guidance counsellors and learning support teachers. In those schools that do not yet have access to the full NEPS service, my...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The establishment of the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, on an administrative basis preceded the enactment of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 and the putting in place of the new National Council for Special Education. I consider that it is prudent to allow these developments to settle before making any final decisions on the long term...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill vacancies in an individual school is a matter for the board of management of the school concerned. The mainstream staffing schedule for 2005-06 has now issued to all primary schools and redeployment panels will be available with effect from 27 May 2005. Boards of management with a permanent vacancy for the 2005-06 school year are obliged to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As part of a review of all projects for the 2005 capital programme, the application for capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy was assessed against the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects which were revised last year following consultation with the education partners. Under this review, all projects were assigned a band rating and the...

Written Answers — Departmental Charges: Departmental Charges (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A review of the legal basis for all charges and fees levied by my Department is being carried out within my Department.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy has indicated that the pupil in question has a specific learning disability. This disability falls into the high incidence disability category. With regard to teaching supports for pupils within the high incidence categories, my Department has now completed its review of the general allocation, GA, system of resource teaching support. The new model replaces that which was notified...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has now completed its review of the general allocation system of resource teaching support. The new model replaces that which was notified to schools in June 2004, which has been reviewed to take account of difficulties that it may have caused for smaller schools. I can confirm that 660 additional special needs teaching posts will be put in place in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that an application for four hours' resource teaching support for the pupil in question was considered by my Department. Resource teaching support was not granted as the pupil did not meet the criteria for such support. This decision was conveyed to the school on 4 February 2005. The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which became...

Written Answers — Third Level Colleges: Third Level Colleges (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school in question is a special school for the visually impaired. The school has an enrolment of 26 and has the services of seven teachers, including the principal. The pupil teacher ratio for pupils with visual impairment is 8:1. In addition, the school has the support of five special needs assistants. Other resources include enhanced capitation grants and as with all other schools it is...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that my officials made contact with the National Council for Special Education which advised that no application for special education needs supports had been received by the local special education needs organiser, SENO, in respect of the pupil in question. The Deputy indicated in previous correspondence that the pupil has a specific learning disability. This disability falls...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I have included the building project for the school in question in my recently announced list of school projects to be progressed through architectural planning in 2005. My Department has been in contact with the school recently to progress the design process and is now awaiting a revised stage 1/2/3 submission — detailed plans-costs — from the school authorities. A decision on which...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The level of resources that would need to be diverted to compile the information sought by the Deputy for the period in question would not be justified having regard to the number of financial transactions executed by my Department across payroll and other areas. It is a matter of firm policy in my Department to seek recovery in all cases of overpayment and, while mindful of the right of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Correspondence has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. The matter is being considered in the school planning section of my Department and a response will issue to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The recommendations of the McIver report on the PLC sector are wide ranging and encompass proposals that have implications for the shaping of structures for the delivery of further and adult education into the future. Having regard to the number and scope of the recommendations in the report, consultations have been held with management and staff interests with regard to issues such as the...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Teacher allocations and capitation grants are allocated on the basis of the approved number of places. However, enrolments on PLC courses in certain schools and colleges have exceeded the number of places approved by my Department. A total of 676 post-leaving certificate places were approved in County Louth VEC for the 2004-05 academic year. My Department is currently considering applications...