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Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). This standardised system replaces all of the existing arrangements for targeting schools for participation in initiatives to address disadvantage. The School Support...

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It is intended that the review of all Irish provision at primary level in the Ballymun area will be completed in the very near future. The outcome of this review will inform decisions on the allocation of capital resources to meet the long term accommodation needs of both gaelscoileanna in the Ballymun area.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The schools referred to by the Deputy are two of three post primary schools serving the needs of the area in question, two of which are voluntary schools and a vocational school. On foot of an application for capital investment in this school, officials in School Planning Section of my Department carried out an examination of all the relevant factors such as current and projected enrolment,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is one Directive that has to be implemented by my Department — Directive 2005/36/EC on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications. This Directive was agreed on 7 September 2005 and comes into force on 20th October 2007.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 523 together. Special needs assistants (SNAs) are sanctioned specifically to a special school or a mainstream national school to assist school authorities in making suitable provision for a pupil or pupils with special care needs arising from a disability. Such needs could range from needing an assistant for a short period each week, for example, to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to certain staff in my office is as follows: Special Adviser to Minister: Ms Averil Power Personal Assistant to Minister: Mr. Carl Gibney Personal Secretary to Minister: Ms Paula Eager up to 24th March 2005; Ms Paula Power with effect from 25th April 2005. Each of the above staff has a standard contract of employment which is drawn up by the...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. The Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 and Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992 provide for the audit of the accounts of the institutes of technology by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Section 16(2) of the RTC Act and section 17(2) of the DIT Act require the institutes to submit accounts annually to the Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are ten primary schools in the Lucan area including two new state of the art multi-denominational schools and a new Gaelscoil commenced operation in September 2005. These developments together with a number of extensions to existing schools, the provision of temporary accommodation and the re-organisation of one school to enable the enrolment of an additional two junior infant classes...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: With regard to the 80 active legal cases involving special educational needs referred to in my previous reply to the Deputy, I would again reiterate that I cannot comment on the details of any individual case. However, I can confirm that of these 80 court cases, 60 relate to Plenary Actions and 20 are by way of Judicial Review. Also, of the 80 cases in question, 52 relate to Primary...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Based on a report by the Commission on School Accommodation, the criteria and procedures for recognition of new primary schools were revised in 2002. The New Schools Advisory Committee was established as part of this process to assess and make recommendations on the applications for recognition of new schools. The criteria for recognition of new primary schools is made available to all...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department recently approved the provision of temporary accommodation at the school referred to by the deputy for September 2006. In addition, in relation to the project for permanent accommodation, a letter outlining the projected long-term staffing levels has issued to the school authorities for their consideration and agreement. On receipt of the necessary...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. If the Deputy has a query about a particular school my Department will be happy to provide the information.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Since my appointment as Minister for Defence I have employed the following staff: Name Title Date Appointed Derek Mooney Special Adviser to the Minister 17 October, 2004 Suzanne Coogan Press Adviser to the Minister 1 November, 2004 Fergal O'Brien Personal Assistant to the Minister for Defence 30 September, 2004 Olive McNamara Personal Secretary to the Minister...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It has changed its mind.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Surprise, surprise.

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Discussions are ongoing among the parties concerned to agree the structure of the amalgamation of the schools to which the Deputy refers. In the meantime, officials in the School Planning Section of my Department are in the process of drawing up a brief for the Design Team which will be appointed for the refurbishment project at the schools. A timeframe has not yet been agreed for the...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has provided funding in excess of €34m for the construction of nine dual use halls with enhanced facilities, attached to post-primary schools. Eight of the halls, including the hall referred to by the Deputy, are in Dublin and one is in Cork. The halls in question have been built as part of a joint programme to develop community sports facilities in drugs task force areas and,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of additional accommodation has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The project has been assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. The long term projected staffing figure, on which future accommodation needs will be based, has been agreed with the school authority and...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Applications for special need assistant support are now dealt with by the National Council for Special Education (through the local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), who process all applications for support from schools and communicate the decisions directly to the schools. The responsibility for the recruitment and employment of individual special need assistants is a matter for...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (17 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An appeal under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 has been submitted to my Department on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy. Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a Board of Management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the Board refuses enrolment to a student. An appeal under section 29 must be dealt with within a maximum...