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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Primary school pupils with special educational needs are allocated between 3 and 5 support teaching hours per week. Once a school or cluster of schools acquires 22 additional resource teaching hours, a full-time resource teacher may be recruited. A full-time resource teacher is expected to teach for up to 25 hours per week. On this basis resource teachers would typically have between 5 and 8...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The next step in the proposed amalgamation of the two schools, to which the Deputy refers, is for a technical assessment to be carried out on existing buildings to determine which, if any, would be suitable to act as a host for the new school. The Deputy will be aware that on 13 January last, I outlined details of 62 schools which are being given the go ahead to proceed with major capital...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. Tackling educational disadvantage is one of my main priorities and the new plan for educational inclusion, DEIS ( Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools) aims to ensure that the educational needs of children and young people, from pre-school to completion of upper second-level education (3 to 18 years), from disadvantaged...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In April this year I took a decision to grant recognition to a new primary school for the Dublin 15 area, with effect from this coming September under the Patronage of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. The rate and pace of development in this area is unprecedented and this decision was taken to ensure that we have sufficient educational infrastructure in place to cater for the ever...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of €275,000 was sanctioned in March 2006 to enable the management authorities of the school in question to extend and refurbish their school. Devolving funding to school management authorities allows them to have control of their projects, assists in moving projects more quickly to tender and...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Jun 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 2 rating. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial services in primary schools under two separate schemes. One is the 1978 scheme under which my Department meets the full cost of salary. These secretaries are paid directly through my Department's payroll. The 1978 scheme is being phased out and no new posts are being created under the scheme. The new Ancillary Services Grant...

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the Free Fees Initiative the Exchequer meets the tuition fees of students who are first-time undergraduates and hold EU nationality or official refugee status and have been ordinarily resident in an EU Member State for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to an approved third level course. It is a matter for each institution to determine students...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: All primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) that is administered by NEPS and full details of which are available on my Department's website. NEPS does not keep waiting lists for assessments of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It is open to all parents to approach schools with a view to enrolling their children, including those with special educational needs. A specific function of the National Council for Special Education, through its network of local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is to identify appropriate educational placements for all children with special educational needs. The SENO is a focal...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is one postprimary school in Rathcoole, Holy Family Community School and enrolment details since 2000 are as follows: 2000 711 2001 689 2002 678 2003 662 2004 676 2005 661 Details regarding the projected pupils numbers for this school are not available in my Department. However, future needs in the area will be assessed in the light of an application from the Holy...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are four Post-Primary providers in the Clondalkin area namely, Coláiste Bríde, Moyle Park College, Collinstown Park Community College and Deansrath Community College. Details of enrolments at these schools since 2000 are as follows. 2000 2,747 2001 2,673 2002 2,568 2003 2,579 2004 2,538 2005 2,509 Figures for projected enrolments in Clondalkin are not held in my...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is no Post-Primary provision in Newcastle. Students from this area attend secondary school in the neighbouring areas of Rathcoole, Lucan and Clondalkin.

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are five Post-Primary providers serving students in Lucan, namely, Coláiste Phádraig, St. Joseph's College, St. Kevin's Community College, Cólaiste Cois Life and Lucan Community College. Details of enrolments since 2000 are as follows. 2000 2,736 2001 2,706 2002 2,738 2003 2,772 2004 2,718 2005 2,731 While details of projected numbers requiring places in Lucan over...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are two primary schools serving the needs of children in Rathcoole, namely Holy Family National School and Scoil Chrónáin. The following is details of enrolments in the Rathcoole area since 2000. 2000 456 2001 479 2002 480 2003 492 2004 495 2005 512 Figures for projected numbers for the next five years are not available in my Department.

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is one primary school in Newcastle, namely Newcastle National School and enrolment details since 2000 are as follows: 2000 228 2001 237 2002 237 2003 224 2004 222 2005 224 My Department has determined that a 24 classroom primary school will be required in Newcastle to meet future needs in that area. Negotiations regarding the acquisition of a site are ongoing in this...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are eighteen primary schools serving the pupils of Clondalkin, namely, Our Lady Queen of Apostles National School, Gaelscoil na Camoige, St. Bernadette's Senior National School, Scoil Naomh Íde, St. Mary's Junior National School, Talbot Senior National School, St. Peter Apostle Senior National School, Scoil Naomh Áine, Scoil Naomh Seosamh, St. Bernadette's Junior National School,...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are twelve primary schools in Lucan serving the needs of that area, namely, Archbishop Ryan Junior National School, Archbishop Ryan Senior National School, Scoil Mhuire Esker National School, St. Thomas Junior National School, Scoil Áine Senior National School, St. Andrew's National School, Lucan Boys National School, Scoil Mhuire National School, Griffeen Valley Educate Together...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The initial requirement in Adamstown is for two primary schools and one post-primary school. These schools will cater for about 900 primary pupils and 1,000 post-primary pupils. The immediate requirement is for the primary schools and I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department is liaising directly with the developers in Adamstown on the procurement of these schools under a design...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally was requested to source a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. Site proposals have been received by OPW following their recent advertisement for possible site options. These site proposals will now need to be assessed.