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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The transitional arrangements involve an interim allocation to certain schools to address the position of pupils with high incidence special education needs, SEN, who had been granted individual resource allocations by my Department under previous staffing allocation systems and who are in schools that would be due to have their staffing allocation in respect of high incidence children...

Written Answers — Central Unit: Central Unit (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 458 together. Ensuring the protection, health and welfare of children in schools is a key concern for me, parents, schools and society generally. The central vetting unit run by the Garda Síochána is responsible for vetting requests with regard to prospective employees of designated agencies with substantial unsupervised access to children and...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received any application for the provision of additional accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers. If there is a need for additional accommodation at this school then the school authority should contact the school planning section of my Department.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received any application for the provision of additional accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers. If there is a need for additional accommodation at this school then the school authority should contact the school planning section of my Department.

Written Answers — Pre-School Facilities: Pre-School Facilities (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is listed among the 122 large-scale projects on the current school building programme for moving to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. The project is for the refurbishment of the existing accommodation and an extension consisting of classrooms and general purpose rooms for the three primary schools on this site. I understand that owing...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received any application for the provision of additional accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers. If there is a need for additional accommodation at this school then the school authority should contact the school planning section of my Department.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have sanctioned the provision of two additional temporary classrooms for the school to which he refers. The classrooms will be in place for September 2005 to meet the anticipated demand for pupil places as identified by the school authority.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which generally acts on behalf of the Department of Education and Science in respect of site acquisitions, is pursuing the acquisition of a site for the provision of a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers. The delivery of the building will be considered in the context of the capital programme after the site...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 44: In page 11, line 3, after "located" to insert "and on a website". Deputy Enright raised the possibility of publishing details of the strategic plan on a website. I undertook on Committee Stage to examine the possibility of requiring the agency to publish information received on a website. I intend that the draft strategic plan and any submissions or observations on it...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 46: In page 11, line 15, to delete "Authority" and substitute "Agency". This amendment corrects a typographical error. It deletes "Authority" and substitutes "Agency".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 47: In page 11, line 22, after "appropriate" to insert the following: ", and (c) publish on a website any submissions or observations made to it under this subsection and not withdrawn".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: All aspects of planning, together with the planning appeals from An Bord Pleanála, are provided for under the Planning Acts. That legislation also provides for the submission of observations to planning authorities and the board. Given that this is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, I do not consider it necessary to provide for...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 50: In page 11, lines 48 and 49, to delete "Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 51: In page 12, line 5, to delete "Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The chief executive is an essential member of the agency. In other legislation under the Department of Education and Science where other bodies have been set up, for example, the higher and further training awards councils, HETAC and FETAC, and the National Education Welfare Board, the chief executive is actually a member of the agency. I do not propose to accept this amendment. On amendment...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is important to differentiate between the policy and the implementation of the policy. This section will not prevent the chief executive from mentioning that it is difficult for him to implement the policy, for example because he is not being given enough money to implement it. It will prevent him from questioning the merit of the policy, however, which is important. Ministers and chief...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My amendment No. 58 seeks to ensure that the board of the agency will have balanced representation and direct input from all interested parties. It is important to reiterate that this is primarily a site which will be used by the Dublin Institute of Technology and the health authority. Therefore, it stands to reason that their representation on the agency should be greater than that of any...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is amendment No. 92, which will be in page 30 after line 32. It refers to the Fourth Schedule and the second line of subsection (2). It currently reads, "The register shall remain open for not less than 21 days." I propose that it should read, "Not earlier than 14 days after the expiry of the registration period and not later than 21 days prior to the election meeting, the chairperson of...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is the second line of paragraph 3(2) of the Fourth Schedule.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am sorry, it is in the later version. With regard to the Fourth Schedule, it is recognised by all Members that the development will benefit from having a resident of the neighbourhood on the agency. It needs to be ensured that the interests of the residents are represented and that the agency will be democratic, inclusive and transparent. My proposal recognises that, as did the...