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Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware of my commitment to ensuring that all children, including those with autism, receive an education appropriate to their needs, preferably through the primary and post primary school network. My Department's preferred approach to the provision of appropriate education for children with autism, is through the primary and post primary school network, whether through...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's preferred approach to the provision of appropriate education for children with autism, is through the primary and post primary school network, whether through placement in mainstream classes, in special classes or in special schools, a view that is supported by the findings of the Task Force Report on Autism. My Department supports a multi-skills approach in regard to the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 612 together. My Department's preferred approach to the provision of appropriate education for children with autism is through the primary and post primary school network, whether through placement in mainstream classes, in special classes or in special schools, a view that is supported by the findings of the Task Force Report on Autism. My Department...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that 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). The SCPA was established, pending the expansion to all schools of the service provided by NEPS psychologists, specifically to...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. This application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a band 2 rating. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The new resource to be located at Coláiste Íosagáin in Baile Bhuirne is aimed at supporting and enhancing an integrated spectrum of services to promote Irish as a living language throughout the education system and in Irish language communities, particularly in the Gaeltacht. The resource will be under the aegis of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG), the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: This project referred to by the Deputy was listed on the 2005 School Building Programme to go to tender and construction for a new 10 classroom school building, when the architectural planning was completed. As this is a special school the brief for the project has evolved over time with input from the school, my Department's Technical staff and Inspectorate. My Department is anxious that...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The following table contains the information requested by the Deputy. Principal Officer Assistant Principal Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Staff Officer Clerical Officer Total Mullingar Applicant assigned to post with which s/he will decentralise 2.00 10.00 16.90 16.90 15.50 11.00 72.30 Applicant has accepted offer, to be assigned to decentralising post 3.00 8.00...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy should be advised that the full judgement in the matter referred to has not actually been delivered yet. Mr. Justice Peart has already indicated what will be contained in part of his judgement and that he intends to deliver a full written judgement on the 27th April 2007. In circumstances where the full judgement is not yet delivered it would be inappropriate for me to comment on...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is awaiting the submission of a proposal from the school in question which involves a developer designing and building a 16 classroom school on a new greenfield site to be provided by the developer. This proposal arises because of difficulties in securing planning permission for an extension to the existing school building. Once received, a response to the proposal will issue...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In the 2001/2002 school year, there were approximately 24,477 wholetime equivalent teaching posts allocated to second level schools. This figure is broken down as follows: 13,571 to voluntary secondary, 3739 to community and comprehensive and 7167 to vocational schools. The corresponding figure for 2006/2007 is 25,484 wholetime equivalent posts and is broken down as follows: 13,414 to...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 to 625, inclusive, and 627 together. Section 14(1) of the Education Act 1998 states "It shall be the duty of a patron, for the purposes of ensuring that a recognised school is managed in a spirit of partnership, to appoint where practicable a board of management the composition of which is agreed between patrons of schools, national associations of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The procedures for the interviewing and selection of candidates for teaching posts in primary schools are agreed by the Education Partners and the Department and are set out in Appendix D of the handbook for boards of management "Constitution of Boards and Rules of Rules of Procedure". This handbook issued from my Department to all boards of management at the beginning of the term of office...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is on the Department's Capital Programme. The Department held a meeting last February with the school authority and its Design Team to resolve difficulties with the Stage 3 submission. Further information is awaited from the school and its Design Team as a result of this meeting.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which normally acts as agent for my Department in the acquisition of sites for schools, was requested to source a suitable site for the school in question. I have been advised by the OPW that negotiations to acquire a suitable site for a new school referred to by the Deputy are ongoing. However, they have advised that it would...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: NEPS does not keep waiting lists for assessments of children but in common with other psychological services encourages a staged assessment process, whereby each school takes responsibility for initial assessment, educational planning and remedial intervention, in consultation with their assigned NEPS psychologist. Only if there is a failure to make reasonable progress in spite of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the allocation of 200 extra language support posts to schools, bringing the total number of language support teachers in our schools to 1,450. These new resources are intended for schools with large numbers of pupils who do not have English as a first language. Under the revised arrangements, depending on the number of eligible pupils...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (3 Apr 2007)

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 SSP will bring together and build upon a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of identifying primary and...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In July 2006, my Department sought information from the person referred to by the Deputy. When the information is provided my officials will consider the matter.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is currently finalising the long term projected enrolment for the school and the building project required to deliver the new accommodation is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.