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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the pupil in question has been sanctioned the services of a full-time special needs assistant, SNA, following a review of SNA supports in the school in May 2005. The school authorities have been notified accordingly.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has identified a number of possible site options for Ardclough national school. Discussions between the relevant landowners and OPW are continuing. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction work is well under way on the new eight classroom school for Rathmore, County Kildare. The new school is scheduled for completion for September of this year.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is among the largescale projects on the current school building programme announced in January for proceeding to tender and construction over a 12 to 15 month period. My Department has given devolved authority to the school authority in question to proceed to tender and construction with this project. I understand that the pre-selection of contractors is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is among the largescale projects on the current school building programme to move to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department has authorised the design team to commence pre-qualification process and it is envisaged that the project will go to tender in the autumn.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that 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. The project is at an early stage of architectural planning. The stage 3 submission — detailed plans-costs — is currently with my Department and will be assessed by my Department's...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. Applications for capital funding from the schools in question were considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. Under this review, all projects have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised last year...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, is continuing, in consultation with the local authority, to explore all possibilities in relation to the acquisition of a site for a new national school in Kill. Every effort is being made to ensure that a site is acquired as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the projects in question. These extensions are scheduled for completion for September of this year.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Special classes for children with specific speech and language disorders are established where a need has been identified and supported by up-to-date psychological and speech therapy reports in respect of the children in question. Each class caters for a maximum of seven children and each class requires the services of a speech therapist. The speech therapy service is provided by the relevant...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The maximum speed limit for buses and coaches with accommodation for more than eight passengers is 80 km/h. However, drivers in charge of these vehicles, including school buses, must also observe the various speed limits on roads. The safety of the school transport service is constantly under review in my Department. The Deputy will be aware that the question of introducing legislation to...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream 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 staffing 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...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream 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 staffing 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...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of an appeal under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 in relation to the person referred to by the Deputy. The appeal will be processed in the normal way.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (16 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is included in the disadvantaged areas scheme, DAS, and the Giving Children an Even Break, GCEB, programme. Under the disadvantaged areas scheme the school benefits from one additional ex quota teaching post, additional capitation grants of €38.09 per capita, a refund of the television licence fee and eligibility for 95% building grants for building...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 525 together. Section 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that for an institution to be eligible to be considered for inclusion in the Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, it must have been subject to inspection or regulation by a public body. Some 128 institutions are listed on the original Schedule to the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, a new general allocation scheme has been announced under which schools will be given resource teaching hours, based on their enrolment figures, to cater for children with high-incidence special needs such as dyslexia and with learning support needs. The introduction of the scheme will involve the provision of approximately 340 additional permanent posts in primary...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is the policy of the Department of Education and Science to support the provision of all-Irish school facilities at primary and post-primary level in all areas where demand for such provision is clearly demonstrated and no alternative exists within a reasonable distance. An assessment of the proposal from Limerick City VEC to establish a gaelcholáiste in Limerick from September 2006 is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Officials from the Department of Education and Science and the school authorities in question have discussed how best to provide for the school's current and future accommodation needs. No final decision has been taken on how to proceed, pending further consultation with the school authorities. The matter will be considered further in the context of the 2005-09 schools building programme.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Jun 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, as well as to a staffing schedule, which is outlined in Primary Circular 15/05 which was issued to all primary schools recently. This system is in line with the guidelines agreed between the Department of Education and Science and the education partners. The...