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Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department is in receipt of an application for the Small Schools Scheme 2007 in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy. The application will be assessed by my officials and the list of successful applicants for the scheme will be published as soon as possible. The closing date for receipt of applications under this devolved scheme is 27 October 2006.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. The brief for this project provides for a new 6 classroom school plus ancillary accommodation totalling 1030m2. The architectural element of this project will be handled by my Department's in-house architect, with external professionals making up the remainder of the Design Team. A planning and...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 259, 271 and 272 together. My Department supports the training and professional development of staff working with children with special educational needs through the Special Education Support Service (SESS) which was established in 2003. The service as appropriate, consolidates co-ordinates, develops and delivers a range of professional development...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of my Department's 2006 Third Level Student Maintenance Grant Schemes the position is that, generally speaking, students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where they satisfy the prescribed conditions with regard to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic attainment. A mature student is defined for the purposes of the...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Oct 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). The School Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: 68 primary schools and 8 post-primary schools in Co. Mayo are included in the new School Support Programme (SSP) under DEIS. Seven of these primary schools and two post-primary schools have Westport addresses. Details of the schools are published on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Oct 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). The lSchool Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (25 Oct 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). The School Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are available on my Department's website. Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 19 primary and second level school teachers, who are Members of Dáil Éireann, who have not resigned their teaching position and for whom replacement teachers are in place. In all cases the replacement teachers are members of the appropriate teachers' pension scheme and are accruing pensionable service.

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Information in relation to classes is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The reference date for the provision by schools of this information is the 30th September of the school year in question and the date for return by the schools is 31 October. Consequently, the details for the current school year (2006/2007) are not yet available. The information for the previous 5 school...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The table set out below gives a detailed breakdown on a county by county basis of the average age at which infants entered primary school for the first time in the 2005/2006 school year. The compulsory school starting age in a National School is 6 years of age and Rule 64 (1) of the Rules for National Schools provides that a child must be at least 4 years of age before she/he may be enrolled...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: For the 2006-2007 school year, the Department gave its approval for the enrolment of certain pupils in the school in question, who in good faith, had enrolled in that school for that year. This was notified to the Group to which the Deputy refers. The views of the group referred to are being considered in the context of the public consultation process in relation to the new second level...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that a submission has been prepared by Trinity College for a course leading to a certificate in Contemporary Living and has been forwarded to the Higher Education Authority which is the funding authority for universities. My Department is awaiting the results of the HEA's consideration of the submission.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (26 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is assigning officers wishing to decentralise to Mullingar to posts in Dublin due to decentralise to that location on an on-going basis with a view to being in a position to relocate 300 posts to Mullingar in 2009 when permanent accommodation is ready for occupation. The feasibility of sending an advance party to temporary accommodation in Mullingar will be kept under review but...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (26 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: All applications received under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 are currently being assessed. The list of successful applicants is due for publication before the end of the year as outlined in the Circular Letter governing the scheme.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the retention of the special needs assistant support for the pupil in question until the 10th November 2006. The school has been advised of the position. My officials are currently liaising with the National Council for Special Education in the context of the pupil's needs.

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (26 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy was tested for radon in 2000 under my Department's remediation programme and the levels were negligible with readings below 100 Bq/m3 in all rooms. The radon reference set for the workplace under the "Radiological Protection Act, 1991 ((Ionising Radiation) Order, 2000" (Statutory Instrument 125 of 2000)) is 400 Bq/m3.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to this Department for capital funding for a Resource Room/Parent Room. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a Band 3 rating. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the School Building and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that tenders are currently being examined for the new school in question. When this process is completed, my Department will be authorising the project to progress to construction. The new school will completely transform the facilities available to this school community. The tendered project does not include for a rooftop canopy in view of the significant...