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Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The category two allowance is payable to teachers who are seconded to a range of positions under the various national education initiatives, in accordance with the findings of the teachers arbitration board in July 2003. The person concerned is not a seconded teacher and therefore is not in receipt of the allowance. However, my Department is reviewing the arrangements applying under the...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. In the 2004-05 school year a total of 117 primary school classes in Wexford had 30 or more pupils. The 2005-06 census of primary schools has commenced. As the census date is 30 September 2005 it will be some months before all school returns have been received and processed in my Department. When this process has been completed class...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Facilities: Telecommunications Facilities (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: On 29 of September last, I announced plans for the provision of 23 new post-primary and four new primary schools under a major extension of the Government's public private partnership programme from 2006 to 2009. My Department is currently engaged in the roll-out of broadband connectivity to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This project is being undertaken in partnership with...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The provision of broadband connectivity is one of a number of facets of the Department's ICT initiative, the objective of which is to integrate information and communications technology into teaching and learning in first and second level schools. The key elements to achieving this objective are: access to the technologies; the development of skills in their usage; and the availability of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy was previously advised, the general allocation for the school in question is 20 part-time hours and the school was placed in a cluster arrangement with another school. The school submitted a proposal to retain the special education post. The proposal involved creating a second cluster arrangement with another local school by combining the resource teaching hours in both schools...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides a statutory scheme of financial redress for persons who, as children, were abused while in residential institutional care. The scheme applies in respect of institutions specified in the Schedule to the Act. Section 4 of the Act provides that the Minister for Education and Science may, by order, provide for the insertion in the Schedule of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Given our statutory obligations under the 1998 Education Act, the Department of Education and Science is very conscious of its Irish-speaking customer base. Documents such as circulars, application forms and reports have always been available in both languages. For this reason, it is not possible to identify precisely what translation costs have incurred because of the Official Languages Act,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of the Department of Education and Science is in receipt of an application for a general purpose room from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects and has been assigned a band 4 rating. Its progress will be considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension has been received from the management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy and has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. An upward trend in enrolment in recent years necessitated a review of enrolment and demographic trends to ensure that any...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Department of Education and Science officials recently wrote to the school authorities giving approval to proceed to stages 4-5, planning permission-fire certification, bill of quantities-tender documents of architectural planning. Progression of projects to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the school building programme from 2006 onwards.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The enrolment figures for every post-primary school in the country are published each year in the Department's list of post-primary schools. The enrolment figures for the school in question are Year Enrolment 2000-01 314 2001-02 302 2002-03 319 2003-04 256 2004-05 252 A building project for the school which is at an early stage of architectural planning was initially...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by the Department of Education and Science in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Each school management authority is required to organise its timetable and subject options having regard to pupils needs within the limit of its approved teacher allocation. The rules for allocating teaching...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of the Department of Education and Science recently received an application for major capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy. The Department of Education and Science is awaiting the local school inspector's report in support of the application. Once this is to hand, the application will be assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Department of Education and Science provides funding towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services in primary schools under two separate schemes. One scheme is the 1978-79 scheme for the employment of full-time secretaries and caretakers in primary schools, under which the Department of Education and Science meets the full cost of salary. This scheme is being phased out as posts...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The report of the recent meeting between parent representatives and officials of the Department of Education and Science regarding school transport for first year pupils attending the school referred to by the Deputy has been presented to the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, and me. The key consideration in this matter was that the arrangements were contrary to the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567 and 568 together. As the Deputy may be aware, it is proposed that a two-classroom autism unit will be established at the school in question. In this regard, appropriate classroom accommodation has been provided in the school for this purpose. This proposed autism unit would be additional to autism provision already in place in the area. This existing...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Chuir an scoil dár thagair an Teachta iarratas isteach ar chóiríocht bhreise. Tá an t-iarratas arna mheasúnú de réir na gcritéar foilsithe um bheartú tosaíochta gur deineadh athbhreithniú orthu anuraidh de thoradh ar dul i gcomhairle leis na páirtnéirí san Oideachas. Táthar ag breathnú ar an dtionscadal i gcomhthéacs an chláir um fhoirgnimh scoile agus athnuachainte 2005-2009.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for capital funding towards the provision of additional classroom and ancillary accommodation. An upward trend in enrolment in recent years necessitated a review of enrolment and demographic trends to ensure that any capital funding being provided is appropriate to meet the school's long-term accommodation needs. This review is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application under the 2006 additional classroom accommodation scheme for a double science classroom has recently been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the scheme is to provide an accommodation solution to schools for the 2006-07 school year, where an absolute need is demonstrated. Officials of the Department's school planning section are in the process of...