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Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A curriculum in Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory part of all programmes for primary students, and its implementation is also being assisted by a full-time support service. The programme begins in the infant classes and specifically addresses the need for regular exercise, and examines food and nutrition issues and the need for a balanced diet. The objective is that...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that funding is available for the purchase of equipment in sensory rooms for children with autism. In relation to the school in question, my Department issued a once-off Start-Up Equipment Grant to the school when the Autistic Unit was originally set up.More recently, officials in my Department have been in contact with the school regarding the acquisition of...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions 430 and 440 together. The school authority to which the Deputy refers was given approval to seek quotations for the rental and installation of 3 mainstream prefabricated classrooms. The Form of Acceptance which outlines details of the costs has been returned by the school and is currently being examined by the Department.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The new community college in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick has been included in the second bundle of Public Private Partnership projects which I announced last week and arises from the amalgamation of St Ita's College, Abbeyfeale, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Convent of Mercy, Abbeyfeale and Abbeyfeale Vocational School. When completed the new school will provide 850 student places and will...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for a refurbishment project has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. The project has been assessed and will be progressed in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of an application for the Summer Works Scheme 2007 from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. Applications for the Summer Works Scheme are currently being assessed and the list of successful applicants will be published as soon as possible. In addition, an application for a refurbishment project has been received from the school to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007 from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. Applications under this Scheme are currently being assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and a list of successful applicants will be announced when this process is...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is not required to produce a sectoral plan as the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act (EPSEN), 2004 specifically deals with the education sector. Both the Disability Act, 2005 and the EPSEN Act, 2004 refer to the need to co-ordinate and plan special needs resources in both the Health and Education sectors. It is proposed to commence Part 2 of the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department is now in receipt of an application for the Small Schools Scheme 2007 from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application will be assessed by my officials and publication of the list of successful applicants for the scheme will be published as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of two applications for capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers, one under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007 and one under the Small Schools Scheme 2007. The closing date for receipt of applications for both of these devolved funding schemes was the 27th October 2006. The Department is now...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) is a major mainstream preventative strategy targeted at pupils at risk of not reaching their potential in the educational system because of background characteristics which tend to affect adversely pupil attainment and school retention. The scheme is concerned with establishing partnership and collaboration between parents and teachers in the...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I set out below for the Deputies information a count of the number of assessments delivered since the establishment of NEPs in 1999 by NEPs psychologists and under the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). NEPS does not keep waiting lists for assessments of children but in common with other psychological services encourages a staged assessment process, whereby each...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the NEPS or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an assessment carried out by a member of the panel of...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding for a PE Hall has been submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy. The application will be examined under the published criteria for major capital projects and the project will be considered for inclusion in the School Building and Modernisation Programme for 2007 and onwards. Under the SCPA a fee of €330 is paid for each assessment commissioned....

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for recognition for a new school referred to by the Deputy. This application is currently under consideration and a decision will be communicated to the proposer as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The New School Advisory Committee is in receipt of a notification of an intention to apply for a Multi-Denominational English medium primary school in Carlow town. The closing date for applications is 31 January 2007. All applications received will be referred to the New School Advisory Committee for their consideration.

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: School building projects are selected for inclusion in the School Building and Modernisation Programme on the basis of priority of need using published criteria. A significant number of new multi-denominational schools are established in rapidly developing areas. All infrastructural projects in these areas, regardless of ethos, are assigned a band 1 priority status under the criteria....

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Agreement was reached some years ago, between the management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy and the authorities of two other primary schools in the area to amalgamate. A new eight classroom school is currently under construction to accommodate the amalgamated school. A decision on the amalgamation of these schools rests primarily with the Patron, subject only to my...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Don Triail Phraiticiúil beidh ar an iarrthóir a léiriú gur féidir leis/léi an clár sa Ghaeilge mar atá sé léirithe i gCuraclam na Bunscoile 1999 a mhúineadh mar ba chóir. Chun an critéir seo a shásamh ní mór don iarrthóir a bheith ag múineadh i limistéar ina bhfuil an curaclam san i bhfeidhm. Ciallaíonn san nach féidir an Triail Phraiticiúil den SCG a chríochnú go...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In relation to forward planning in areas of growth, the process of assessing the need for new or additional educational facilities at primary or post-primary level in any given area entails consideration of all relevant factors, including enrolment and demographic trends, housing developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places. Liaison with existing schools is...