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- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the post-primary school transport scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport is he or she resides 4.8 km or more from his or her local post-primary education centre, that is, the centre serving the catchment area in which he or she lives. In addition, an eligible pupil may be allowed the concession of transport, known as catchment boundary transport, to a centre other than...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A report on the case referred to by the Deputy has been requested from the relevant transport liaison officer. When the report is received and considered my Department will advise the Deputy of the position.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works a grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to address the required building works. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of management control of the...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that, following the difficulties which arose last summer when more than 80 Limerick city children were left without an offer of a school place, my predecessor brought together the trustees and management authorities of all of the post-primary schools to ensure a co-ordinated approach would be taken to enrolments for 2005-06. Following this initiative the schools...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the post-primary school transport scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport is he or she resides 4.8 km or more from his or her local post-primary education centre, that is, the centre serving the catchment area in which he or she lives. In addition, an eligible pupil may be allowed the concession of transport, known as catchment boundary transport, to a centre other than...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Information on primary school pupils is collected by reference to school roll numbers and is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy for the Limerick city area. The number of first year post-primary places offered is determined by the individual school authorities and information on the intake by school for 2005-06 will not be available to my Department until statistical...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: For the purposes of post-primary education provision, the country is divided into catchment areas, each of which has its own post-primary education centre. The catchment boundaries were determined following consultation with local educational interests and the intention was that certain primary schools would feed exclusively into each centre. My Department provided capital funding towards an...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is regarded as commercially sensitive and cannot be released.
- Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In 2002-03, the Department reviewed the process whereby it supported a range of in-service activities, including board of management training, for schools at primary and post-primary levels. Previously, limited financial support was provided to a range of course providers and organisers for elective programmes of in-service training, to the extent that resources permitted and having regard to...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: All schools in the mid-west region have access to psychological assessments for their pupils, either through the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, directly or through the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments. There are currently six NEPS psychologists employed in the mid-west region. The number of NEPS psychologists has increased almost threefold from 43 on...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the school to which he refers was offered specific funding under my Department's small schools initiative, SSI, to provide it with a certain level of permanent accommodation. At the tender stage, the school became aware that it was facing a funding shortfall. Unfortunately, the school authority did not bring this to the attention of my Department. In the event, it...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1282 and 1283 together. The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently and has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs â SEN â supports. My officials have been advised by the NCSE that an application for SEN supports has...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the third level student support schemes â clause 7.6 of the higher education grants scheme â maintenance grants are not payable to candidates who already hold an undergraduate degree and are pursuing a second undergraduate degree. Similarly, tuition fees are not payable in respect of a second period of college attendance at the same level. I understand the student...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The pupil referred to by the Deputy has applied for catchment boundary transport to the school in question and Bus Ãireann has advised my Department that a ticket will issue in the near future.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: There is no record of an application for transport having been received by either my Department or Bus Ãireann in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy. In the event that an application is received in the future in respect of the pupil concerned, it will be considered subject to the normal terms and conditions prescribed in my Department's school transport scheme.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An extension to cater for the immediate needs of the school to which the Deputy refers is under construction and due to be completed shortly. Phase two, consisting of a further extension, is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department recently wrote to the school requesting a stage two submission â outline sketch scheme. Further progress on the project can be considered when...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1288 and 1298 together. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 6 May 2005 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to tender and construction. Planning permission for the project had been obtained from Kildare County Council in February 2005. Tender documents are being prepared by the project's design team and it is...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Schools catering for non-national pupils who have significant English language deficits are entitled to assistance to enable these pupils gain full access to the curriculum. Schools that have 14 to 27 non-English speaking non-national pupils enrolled are entitled to a full-time temporary language support teaching post at primary level. Schools with 28 or more such pupils are entitled to two...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (28 Sep 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Negotiations regarding the acquisition of a site to cater for the permanent accommodation needs of the school to which the Deputy refers are at an advanced stage. Given the band one status attaching to this project under the prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects, it will proceed to architectural planning as soon as possible following site acquisition. Due to the commercial...