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Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy refers to pupil-teacher ratio at individual school level. However, a certain amount of ex quota teachers such as special needs and learning support teachers are shared between primary schools. In the official statistics, such teachers are recorded under the base school only. It is, therefore, not possible to give a completely accurate picture of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. A revised stage 1-2-3 submission, developed sketch scheme, was received in my Department and is under review. When this review is completed my officials will be in further contact with the school authorities regarding the next steps involved in progressing this project. A decision on...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that a meeting has been arranged with the local special educational needs organiser, the school authorities and the parents of the pupil in question to discuss the pupil's special educational needs. This meeting is due to take place in the coming days.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An extension and refurbishment project is nearing completion at the school referred to by the Deputy. The school has recently requested that some further works be done. My Department's technical staff has examined this request and sought further information from the school management. On receipt of this information the matter will be considered further and the school management will be kept...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students. These are the higher education grants, HEG, scheme, the vocational education committees', VEC, scholarships scheme, the third level maintenance grants scheme for trainees and the maintenance grants scheme for students attending post-leaving certificate courses. The HEG scheme is administered by...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The stage two submission has been received in my Department. However, my Department had a number of queries regarding decanting the school population for the duration of the building project. These issues were not addressed in the addendum to the stage two submission. My Department...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The applicant to whom the Deputy refers has been informed by my Department that a review of educational provision in the area concerned is being carried out by the school planning section of my Department. The application in question is being considered in this context. As soon as the review is complete, contact will be made again directly with the applicant.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The application for additional facilities referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. In October of 2005 my Department wrote to the school authorities concerning issues that needed to be addressed on a stage one or stage two submission, that is, an outline sketch scheme with costings. The school authorities' response was examined and discussed with them at a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. Additional information on the school's application has recently been received and this will enable a thorough assessment of the school's requirements to determine the projected long-term staffing on which the school's accommodation requirements for the future...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (22 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers is scheduled to open in September 2006. When fully occupied, it will operate as a two stream, 16 classroom school. Normally, a new school only enrols junior infants in its first year of operation to enable it to develop incrementally. This incremental development ensures that a shortage of accommodation at the school is avoided by an over-enrolment in the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds three means tested maintenance grant scheme in respect of students attending approved courses in approved third level institutions and one maintenance grant scheme in respect of students attending approved post-leaving certificate courses in approved PLC centres. Apart from the funding provided through the student support maintenance grant schemes, financial assistance is...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm for the Deputy that the pupil in question currently has access to five hours' resource teaching support per week and to a full-time special needs assistant or SNA support. Responsibility for putting these resources in place rests with the management authorities of the school in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has no record of receiving an application for the provision of a canteen service at the centre referred to by the Deputy. In general my Department provides a kitchenette of around 25 square metres in the context of the provision of new post-primary school buildings or large scale extensions.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: At the launch of the OECD report, Teachers Matter: Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers, in May of 2005 I indicated that the report provided an opportunity to examine the overall area of teacher education and development. At the launch I signalled it was my intention to formally engage with the colleges of education, the education departments of universities and colleges...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The process of reviewing the thresholds for eligibility and the grant levels for the 2006-07 academic year is currently ongoing. Decisions on the 2006 schemes will be announced as soon as this process is completed. The applications forms and accompanying notes for the 2006-07 will issue in the coming weeks. The application forms and accompanying notes for the 2005-06 academic year, in respect...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department had a number of meetings with the Department of Health and Children in regard to the establishment of a school of podiatry and a number of issues remain to be considered. Pending the finalisation of these discussions, it is not possible to advise when a call for proposals can proceed.

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The review of all-Irish provision at primary level in the Ballymun area is well under way. The providers of all-Irish education at primary level in the area will be advised of the outcome as soon as the review is completed.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has recently developed a new general allocation system of teaching support for pupils with higher incidence special educational needs, SEN, such as borderline mild and mild general learning disability and dyslexia, and those with learning support needs. The general allocation for the school referred to by the Deputy equates to 7.5 hours part-time hours per week. I am informed...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has received correspondence from the school referred to by the Deputy in regard to the appointment of a third mainstream class teacher under developing school criteria. The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school in question first applied for an extension and refurbishment in 2000. Its building project has been progressing through architectural planning. This school was one of 135 schools invited to participate in the small schools scheme, a devolved scheme for primary school building works that enables the school authorities to extend and refurbish their schools. Devolving funding to...