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- Seanad: School Books. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Maybe it did not understand the circumstances.
- Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It was for 45 minutes.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The specific information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Bus Ãireann informed my Department that the average age of its own large capacity bus fleet is 16 years. The average age of all vehicles used is 11.5 years.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The following is a breakdown of the number and type of vehicles used for school transport. Bus Ãireann has 650 large buses and two mini-buses. It contracts out 462, 450 and 1,213 large buses, medium buses and mini-buses, respectively. Contractor cars number 255. The above figures were extracted by Bus Ãireann from the October 2004 census.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Bus Ãireann has advised my Department that the most recent figures available indicate that 1,590 vehicles have seat belts and 1,483 are without seat belts. The vehicles with belts include taxis. The question of retrofitting vehicles with seat belts is being assessed to establish which buses are suitable.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. The following is a breakdown of the number of vehicles which are driven by Bus Ãireann drivers and non-Bus Ãireann drivers. Bus Ãireann has 650 large buses and two mini-buses. It contracts out 462, 450 and 1,213 large buses, medium buses and mini-buses respectively. Contractor cars number 255. The above figures were extracted by Bus...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 246 together. As the Deputies are 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 general allocation for the school in question...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Officials in the school planning section of my Department are carrying out a review of educational needs in the north Dublin-east Meath-south Louth area, including Donabate and Portrane, by way of a draft area development plan. The need for a post-primary school in Donabate is being considered in this context. The draft plan is nearing completion and I hope to be in a position to publish it...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 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 Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school transport appeals board considered an appeal in this case and found that the present level of service to the school referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied is reasonable and that the benefits of an exclusive service would not justify the costs involved. The question of the legal responsibility for the safety of children while boarding or alighting a school bus or while...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule, agreed between the Department of Education and Science and the education partners. In the current school year, the staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy comprises a principal and ten mainstream class teachers based on...
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that since November 2004, I have made a series of announcements regarding capital projects across all three sectors. Accordingly, I do not accept the Deputy's suggestion that there has been a delay in announcing budgetary decisions for capital projects. In November 2004, I ended the freeze on third level capital funding following the report of the review group on the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: There are eight SNAs employed in this school at present, some of whom are catering for the needs of pupils enrolled in special classes attached to the school. The school has sanction for four full-time posts and five part-time posts from next September. My Department has recently issued a letter to schools which have surplus SNA staff that contained guidelines for schools in selecting staff...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has been established as an independent statutory body with responsibilities as set out in the National Council for Special Education (establishment) Order 2003. With effect from 1 January 2005, the NCSE through local special educational needs organisers, SENOs, will process resource applications for children with special educational needs....
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: There are 278 officers serving in principal, assistant principal and higher executive officer posts in my Department. As part of the preparation of a three year scheme under section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, staff in my Department were surveyed and asked to identify their fluency in the Irish language. An analysis of the survey showed that 13 officers in PO, AP and HEO posts...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has been operational since 1 January 2005 and is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs, SEN, supports. My officials have been advised by the NCSE that the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, has examined the application for the pupil in question. I can confirm that the pupil...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The management authorities of schools must employ qualified teachers for casual substitute and part-time teaching where possible. Where a suitably qualified teacher is not available, they may engage an unqualified person while continuing to actively seek a qualified replacement. Prior to December 2001, all part-time and substitute teachers in post-primary schools were paid a standard hourly...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 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 programme, GCEB. Under the scheme, the school benefits from additional capitation grants of â¬38.09 per capita, a refund of the television licence fee and eligibility for 95% building grants for building projects. Designated disadvantaged schools are included in the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy should be aware that the school to which he refers is on the list of schools to begin architectural planning, which I published in March 2005. The design team will be Department-led and officials in the school building section will be in contact with the school authorities shortly.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension 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.