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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
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. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports. More than 70 special educational needs organisers or SENOs have been recruited throughout the country and are a focal point of contact for schools and parents. My officials have been...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Devolving funding to school management authorities allows them to have control of their projects, assists in moving projects more quickly to tender and construction and can also deliver better value for money. The two devolved initiatives, the small schools initiative and the permanent accommodation initiative, were originally introduced on a pilot basis. Due to the positive feedback from...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. In 2004 the Department of Finance requested each Secretary General or head of office to discuss the question of decentralisation with his or her senior officers at assistant secretary level. In total, up to 60 posts at this level are due to relocate under the decentralisation programme. The decentralisation implementation group reported...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received an application for the provision of a laptop in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy. My Department operates a scheme of grants towards the purchase of equipment for the use of pupils in second level schools who have been diagnosed as having serious physical and/or communicative disabilities of a degree which make ordinary communication through speech...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the school planning section of my Department is carrying out an examination of primary and post-primary provision in the area where the school is located to determine long-term demand for pupil places and how best this demand can be met from an infrastructural viewpoint. The school to which the Deputy refers is included in this review which is still under way.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, home tuition is intended to provide compensatory instruction for pupils with a medical ailment that is likely to cause major disruption to their attendance at school on a continuing basis. Home tuition has been extended as an interim support for children with a significant special educational need pending the provision of an appropriate school based educational...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-2010.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬350,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. Devolving funding to school management authorities allows them to have control of their projects, assists in moving projects more quickly to tender and construction and can...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for funding under the additional accommodation 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 (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: In 2006, â¬491 million will be spent on school building projects. This compares with just â¬92 million in 1997. In its own right, the 2006 allocation represents an increase of over 9% in real terms on the 2005 allocation. As the Deputy will be aware, at the end of last year I outlined my spending plans for plans for primary and post-primary schools for 2006. With â¬491 million to be spent...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: In the 2004-05 school year 5,755 classes in primary schools had between 25 and 29 pupils, inclusive. A further 3,435 classes had 30 or more pupils. The total number of classes in primary schools was 18,134. The Deputy should be aware that significant improvements have been made in the pupil-teacher ratio and in average class size in recent years at primary level. The most recent figure...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department has arranged to meet representatives of the board of management of the school to which the Deputy refers. The issues of permanent recognition and long-term accommodation for the school will be addressed at this meeting. In the meantime, my Department is continuing to grant-aid the rental of the premises used by the school at the rate of 95%. My...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Officials in the school planning section of my Department are reviewing the band rating of the school referred to by the Deputy. The school authority will be informed of the outcome as soon as the review is completed.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The decision of my Department on the application for incremental credit from the person referred to by the Deputy issued on 18 April 2005. It was subsequently appealed by the applicant to an independent appeals committee. This committee met on 13 February 2006 and the applicant's claim was considered in full. The committee's decision is being notified to the person concerned without delay.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬250,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to extend and refurbish the school. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives them control of the building...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers was allocated funding under the devolved initiative scheme in 2003 to provide for an extension and refurbishment to cater for its long-term needs. My Department has not received any further application for major capital funding from the school authorities.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 565 and 586 together. An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The long-term accommodation needs of the school are being examined. When this is completed, the building project required to address the long-term accommodation needs of the school will be...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The identification process under Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, the new action plan for educational inclusion is being finalised and selected schools will be invited to participate in the new school support programme shortly.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage of architectural planning. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.