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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The make up of further school bundles in my Department's PPP school building programme will be determined on such issues as the band rating allocated to each school in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, site availability for each school, outline planning permission having being secured and the estimated total cost of the proposed school bundle. In addition to the above,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) has been unable to trace the pupil in question to a specific national school on the basis of the details supplied. If the Deputy will arrange to provide the full name, roll number and address of the school in question along with the pupil's date of birth, I will be happy to arrange to have the case investigated further.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital works 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 and was assigned a Band 4 rating. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school for a particular school year 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 to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. According to data submitted to my Department by the Board of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that an application for a resource teacher for travellers has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. This application is currently being considered by my Department and a decision will be conveyed to the school as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Díolúine ón nGaeilge: Díolúine ón nGaeilge (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Níl an t-eolas maidir le Díolúine ón nGaeilge ar fáil briste síos sa tslí atá á lorg ag an Teachta anois díreach. Cuirfear na staitisticí le chéile agus seolfar chuig an Teachta iad.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Ex-quota chaplain posts are allocated in respect of Community and Comprehensive Schools and designated Community Colleges. The relevant religious authorities have raised the matter of extending State support for chaplaincy provision and this has been one of a number of related matters covered in broad ranging discussions with my Department. However, the allocation of such posts must be...

Written Answers — Third Level Tuition Fees: Third Level Tuition Fees (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Under the Free Fees Initiative, my Department meets the tuition fees of eligible students who are attending full-time undergraduate courses in the State, which must be of at least two years duration, at approved college. As the candidate referred to by the Deputy is studying abroad he is ineligible under the Free Fee Initiative. Even if the candidate was pursuing his undergraduate course in...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds three means tested maintenance grant schemes for third level education students in respect of attendance on approved courses in approved third level institutions and one grant scheme in respect of Post Leaving Certificate courses: (a) The Higher Education Grants Scheme (b) The Vocational Education Committees' Scholarship Scheme (c) The Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of correspondence from the candidate referred to by the Deputy. The case is under consideration within my Department and a response will be furnished to the candidate as soon as possible.

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It is the board of management of each individual school that decides the number of places available to students on programmes such as Transition Year and the Leaving Certificate Applied, giving due regard to the needs of students and the resources available. The number of teachers allocated to the school by my Department is determined by the numbers of students enrolled on the programmes...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued annually to all primary schools. The revised staffing schedule for the 2006/07 school year (Circular 0023/2006) has been issued to all primary...

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A decision will be made on the application to establish a new Educate Together school in West Wicklow within days. The reason the decision was deferred at the time that the list of new schools was announced was to allow for consideration of the impact that recognising this school would have on the existing schools in Blessington, plans for the expansion of which are well advanced. The New...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Both post-primary schools in this case have a dedicated service from my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). I understand that the child in question was not prioritised for assessment by the school she is currently attending. I also understand that the school to which the child intends to transfer in September 2006 has requested an assessment and that the NEPS...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: FÁS registered apprentices attend Institutes of Technology for the 4th and 6th phases of their apprenticeship training and my Department provides funding to the institutes for these places. At present, there is a total of 75 Blocks (one Block provides for 16 apprentice places) of apprentice training provided countrywide in the trade of plumbing. Overall, the number of Plumbing Blocks...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: At the outset, I want to state emphatically that no school has been told that they are going to lose any of the resources that they have been receiving under existing schemes for tackling disadvantage as a result of the introduction of the new DEIS initiative. On the contrary, the new School Support Programme is aimed at providing even more extra resources for the most disadvantaged schools...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not held in my Department. Details of enrolments at both primary and post primary level are kept by school authorities.

Written Answers — Education Programmes: Education Programmes (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's support package for the July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism who choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. The package includes...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology. : Institutes of Technology. (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Dublin City Manager was appointed by me to serve as Chairperson of the Grangegorman Development Agency for the full term as provided for in the Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005. Section 18 of the Act provides that the term of office of Chairperson of the Agency is three years, subject to a maximum of two terms.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: For the purposes of determining grant eligibility under my Department's Maintenance Grants Schemes, all investments must be declared, including deposit accounts, savings certificates, life assurance bonds and other financial instruments where the interest/profit is accumulated and paid out as a lump sum at the end of the investment period. The amount of income to be included in respect of...