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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Schools lose teacher support for various reasons, including reducing enrolments, reduction in the number of Traveller pupils, reduction in the number of non-national pupils who do not have English as a first language as well as reduced levels of pupils with special educational needs. The Department of Education and Science allocates teaching resources according to agreed criteria and posts...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Universities Act 1997, universities are autonomous institutions and I, as Minister, have no role in the day-to-day management of the institutions. Sections 24 and 25 of the Act provide for the appointment of a chief officer and staff to a university. With regard to the technological sector, the...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application for an upgrade to its external play area under the summer works scheme for 2006. The closing date for the receipt of such applications was 14 October. All applications are being assessed and a list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment procedure has been completed.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As previously outlined in response to the Deputy's questions tabled on 24 May, 22 June and 11 October 2005, an application for school transport in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy was received by the Department of Education and Science in October 2004. However, as she did not meet the conditions prescribed under the Department's school transport scheme, she was deemed ineligible...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of accommodation for Monaghan Institute of Further Education and Training has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which were revised following consultation with the education partners. It has been agreed that the long-term accommodation needs of the college will be met by way of a new building. As the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for funding under the summer works scheme 2006. All applications under this scheme are being examined in the school planning section of the Department of Education and Science. The list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment process is completed. An application for capital funding towards the provision of an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 572 together. The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for capital funding towards the provision of additional classroom and ancillary accommodation. The overall accommodation needs of the school are being examined in my Department in order to ensure that any capital funding being provided is appropriate to meet the school's...

Written Answers — Outdoor Education Centres: Outdoor Education Centres (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Outdoor education centres, such as that referred to by the Deputy, have been developed by vocational education committees in the interest of providing outdoor education programmes to enhance the quality of the educational experience for young people. The VEC outdoor education centres cater mainly for primary and post-primary students, including young people from disadvantaged backgrounds....

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that the Minister for Education and Science may, by order, include in the Schedule to the Act any industrial or reformatory school, orphanage, children's home, special school providing education services to children with a physical or intellectual disability, or hospital providing medical or psychiatric services to people with a physical...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A teacher who has retired on pension may, subsequent to retirement, give further teaching service provided the nature of the pension does not debar a return to employment. Pensions which could debar employment are those awarded because of ill health or under the early retirement scheme for teachers, namely, the three-strand scheme. Where the teacher's pension is an ill-health pension, a...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The statistical data requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. The data have been compiled on the assumption that the Deputy is referring to Irish simply as an examination subject in its own right. These figures refer to all candidates who entered for and sat the leaving certificate Irish examination in each of the years listed. These include school based candidates,...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A request to enter into a temporary letting agreement for the lands in question is under consideration in my Department and a decision on this matter will issue shortly. With regard to the provision of permanent accommodation, the position is that the prospective vendors are working to resolve the issue of title to the lands in question and, unfortunately, no progress can be made on the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Grant assistance towards the cost of private school transport arrangements for the pupil referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied was approved by my Department in October 2003, with effect from the 2003-04 school year. On 19 January 2005, on receipt of a further application in respect of the pupil, my Department approved the provision of a wheelchair-accessible transport service to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for a new building 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. As part of this assessment, a technical inspection was carried out on the existing building. Progress on the...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that a report was made to my Department in 1991 in respect of the person mentioned by the Deputy. My Department does not, however, have any record of a meeting with the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform with regard to matters referred to in this report. I would like to confirm that all relevant documentation held by my Department on this report was forwarded to...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for funding under the summer works scheme 2006. All applications under this scheme are being examined in the school planning section of my Department. The list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment process is completed.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department with regard to site acquisitions generally, is exploring the possibility of acquiring a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. The site acquisition process must take account of all relevant factors, including public procurement procedures, and therefore cannot be fast-tracked as...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation 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 — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department fully recognises the key role of physical exercise within the school environment and continues to respond to the need to improve physical education facilities for all pupils attending primary and post-primary schools. The provision of such facilities is an integral part of the design process for new school buildings or where an existing school building is undergoing major...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There are eight staff working in my private office and five staff working in my constituency office, as follows. In my private office there is one principal officer, one private secretary at higher executive officer level, two executive officers, four clerical officers and one special adviser at principal officer level. In my constituency office there is one higher executive officer, one...