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Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently engaged in discussions with Educate Together in regard to annual funding. The provision of some additional funding in 2005, to meet the immediate issues of concern to Educate Together, is under discussion along with their longer term needs. The current level of funding that my Department provides to Educate Together as a school management body is on a par with that...

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

Mary Hanafin: The provision of additional accommodation for the school in question is scheduled to be in place and operational by 1 September 2005.

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. If the Deputy has a query about a particular school, I would be happy to provide it.

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

Mary Hanafin: The staffing of this school for the 2005-06 school year was considered by the appeals board on 14 June 2005. The board, having considered the appeal with regard to the criteria outlined in Department circular 19/02, was satisfied that a departure from the staffing schedule is not warranted in this case. The board of management of the school was notified in writing of the decision of the...

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

Mary Hanafin: Before the introduction of the Giving Children an Even Break and Breaking the Cycle programmes, certain schools with disadvantaged status were awarded concessionary ex-quota teaching posts under the disadvantaged areas scheme. The posts were awarded on a permanent basis, and accordingly a number of schools continue to benefit from this additional teaching resource. The following schools in...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A site for the provision of a new school building is required to facilitate the amalgamation of the schools referred to by the Deputy. A suitable site has been identified and is being provided by the diocese. In the circumstances it is not necessary for my Department to acquire the site in question.

Written Answers — Website Usage: Website Usage (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I have stated on a number of occasions that I believe that placing comments about teachers on the Internet is extremely unfair. Every student would complain if his or her teacher went on a website and put up his or her report or went to the local supermarket and stuck it on the notice board. No teacher would do that to a student and, therefore, it is not appropriate for a student to do it to...

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

Mary Hanafin: My Department has been engaged with the post-primary school referred to by the Deputy for some time regarding the necessity of operating an enrolment policy that respects its defined catchment area. This school is heavily oversubscribed as a result of a significant number of pupils enrolling from outside its catchment area, including from the primary schools to which the Deputy refers. This...

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

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the school was previously in a clustering arrangement with four other schools. As a result of the allocation of additional resources to schools in the cluster, it was necessary to revise the clustering arrangements. The revised clustering arrangement means that the school will no longer be clustered with the previous base school. It is a matter for the board of...

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

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have sanctioned the provision of an additional temporary classroom for the school to which he refers. The classroom will be in place for September 2005 to meet the anticipated demand for pupil places as identified by the school authority. Going forward, it is proposed to provide a new 16 classroom school to meet the long-term accommodation needs of the...

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

Mary Hanafin: My Department does not have an application from the school to which he refers for additional accommodation. The Deputy will be aware that, where an immediate need arises for temporary accommodation to be provided to cater for an increase in enrolments straight away, the school can apply to my Department for temporary accommodation. Where a future need for permanent extra school places arises,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, a new general allocation scheme has been announced under which schools will be provided with resource teaching hours, based on their enrolment figures, to cater for children with high incidence special needs such as dyslexia and those with learning support needs. The introduction of this new system will involve the provision of an estimated additional 340...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently and which has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports and deciding on the level of support appropriate to the school. A total of 71 special educational needs organisers, SENOs, have been recruited...

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

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The project will be considered in the context of the School Buildings and Modernisation Programme 2005-2009.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently and which has been operational since January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports and deciding on the support appropriate to the school. A total of 71 special educational needs organisers, SENOs, have been recruited throughout the...

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

Mary Hanafin: Before committing significant capital resources to the planned new school, it is essential to confirm that the provision of a new second level school in the area is absolutely warranted. To consider the matter thoroughly, a review of second level provision in the area has been initiated in consultation with the school authority. This review will take into account factors such as current and...

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

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works which acts on behalf of my Department regarding site acquisitions generally is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. The question of the provision of the new school building will be considered in the context of the School Buildings and Modernisation Programme 2005-2009...

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

Mary Hanafin: Since the commencement of this year, I have announced the first phases of the 2005 school building and modernisation programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects that will prepare tenders and move to construction during the next year; an expansion to 171 in the number of schools that will be invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding;...

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

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers closed early in the 2004-05 school year due to the decline in enrolments. My Department is not in receipt of a proposal to reopen the school.

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

Mary Hanafin: An application for a new PE hall at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for largescale building projects, which were revised following consultation with the education partners last year. The project has been assigned a band rating under the criteria and its progress will be considered in the context of the school...