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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The review, which has been under way for a number of months, is being conducted by officials of the school planning section. The review will involve a visit to the school and contact will be made with the school to arrange the visit as soon as it is feasible.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of a new school has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. This application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The property management section of the Office of Public Works is in the process of acquiring a site to facilitate the provision of the new school building. Progression...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Tá iarratas faighte ag an Roinn cóiríocht sa bhreis a sholáthar don scoil atá luaite ag an Teachta. Tá an t-iarratas sin faoi chaibidil faoi láthair agus déanfaidh an Roinn teagmháil ar an toirt leis na húdaráis scoile tráth an cinneadh a bheith déanta.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy opened in September 2002. It is currently accommodated in temporary prefabricated accommodation on a site owned by Fingal County Council. My Department is grant aiding the rental of a number of the classrooms in use by the school. It purchased the remainder outright. The provision of a permanent building for the school is currently under consideration in...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The majority of appointments to boards are of people nominated by various bodies and then formally appointed by the Minister. The 672 appointments in question relate to the period since 1997. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following tabular statement. DES Public Appointments June 1997-January 2006. Board/College No. of Appointments National Qualifications...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The 53 vacancies referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 1264 of 25 January 2006 are listed in the attached table. Department of Education and Science: Current Vacancies on Boards-Colleges 25/1/06 Board/College Number of Vacancies National Council For Special Education 2 Educational Disadvantage Committee no determined no. of places on committee (21 on previous committee) ...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I understand a meeting scheduled for early February 2006 had to be postponed but it is hoped to hold that meeting shortly. I understand the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, has contacted the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, about the case and has kept the school principal informed of developments. I understand that NEPS also plans to arrange consultation meetings...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the third level student support schemes, administered by the local authorities and vocational education committees on behalf of the Department of Education and Science, a student is not eligible for grant assistance in respect of a second period of study at the same level, irrespective of whether a grant was paid previously. The schemes also provide that grants may not be...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is not in receipt of a formal application from the school to which she refers for capital funding for PE facilities. The school has, however, been issued with the requisite documentation in this regard. When it is returned to the school planning section of my Department, the application will be assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The position is that my Department supports the training and professional development of staff working with children with special education needs through the special edcation support service, SESS. This service, as appropriate, consolidates, co-ordinates, develops and delivers a range of professional development initiatives and support structures for school personnel working with students...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It is my understanding that the availability of laboratory technicians has not been a universal feature of support for science teaching in second level schools and that in some countries that provide this type of resource it is confined to certain types of schools. I am aware that the provision of technical assistants was one of some 39 recommendations in the report of the task force on the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Following is a copy of the current special need assistant pay scales for the Deputy's information. These details are also available on my Department's website. The current rates of salary have been introduced as a result of the implementation of section 14.2 of the mid-term review of part two of Sustaining Progress. In accordance with section 14.2 of the mid-term review of part two of...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The number of NEPS psychologists at present, including three NDA psychologists serving with NEPS and one psychologist currently serving with another section of the Department stands at 122. This number takes account of a number of resignations in recent months. All schools that do not have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments,...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that last year I established a task force on student behaviour in second level schools. This task force produced an interim report in mid-year and has very recently completed its final report as scheduled. I am very grateful to the task force, and its Chair, Ms Maeve Martin, for the very detailed consideration they gave to this broad area in a relatively short amount...

Written Answers — In-Service Training: In-Service Training (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Funding for in-career development for teachers and other school support programmes has increased by just over €10 million since2000. The total amounts provided for each year since 2000 are as follows: Year Expenditure€ (Millions) 2000: €24.79 2001: €26.99 2002: €28.93 2003: €28.68 2004: €28.76 2005: €34.05 2006: €35.05 Over the past ten years, more than €200 million has...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Recently I launched a promotional campaign aimed at encouraging more men to consider primary teaching as a career choice. Studies have shown that decreasing numbers of men are applying to become primary school teachers, both in Ireland and across the developed world. The first phase of the Men As Teachers and Educators campaign has seen newspaper and radio advertisements highlighting the key...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. If the Deputy would like information on the staffing of a particular school, my officials would be happy to provide it.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently considering a report from the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, in regard to the application in question. My officials will notify all relevant parties when a decision on the application has been made.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Of the teachers who, for salary payment purposes, have been assigned to a notional school, 25 are employed in a temporary capacity. As insufficient suitable applicants from the ranks of serving teachers presented for selection to these posts, other suitable and qualified teachers were recruited to meet the Department's obligation under a European cultural agreement to the European schools...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 558 together. The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. This is in accordance with guidelines agreed between this Department and the education partners. The enrolment of the school referred to by the Deputy on 30 September 2005 was 190 pupils. This enrolment...