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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Teachers working in national schools have a contract of employment with the board of management of the school in which they are employed. The board of management, as employer, has the power to appoint such and so many persons as teachers as the board from time to time thinks necessary for the performance of its powers and functions. An employee/employer relationship exists between the...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The former Coláiste Mhuire Secondary School (Number 23 Parnell Square Dublin 1) was included as a property contribution under the terms of the Indemnity Agreement with the religious congregations dated 5 June 2002 as the Office of Public Works confirmed to the Department that it was prepared to accept title to the property. In accepting this property the State will own numbers 22 to 28...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is in the process of procuring the property to which the Deputy refers for continued Education use.

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I recently received representations on behalf of the school to which the Deputy refers and a reply will issue shortly. Under DEIS, (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion, which is currently being implemented by my Department, 80 additional posts have been allocated in order to extend Home School Community Liaison services to all 338...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Section 24 of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 requires a school to notify it's Educational Welfare Officer before expelling any student. The Educational Welfare Officer concerned is then required to make all reasonable efforts to ensure that provision is made for the continued education of the student, including consulting with the school authorities, the student concerned and his or her...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Access to the disputes settling agencies- Labour Relations Commission, Labour Court and Rights Commissioner Service- is governed by the definition of "worker" in Section 23(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1990. At present teachers do not have access to these agencies as they are specifically excluded from the definition of "worker". Teachers are instead served by an agreed scheme of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application will be assessed with reference to factors such as current and projected enrolments at the school, the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing developments and existing provision in the general area. When this assessment is complete, a decision will be taken on how best to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy applied under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 for the replacement of access steps to the sports pitch and other areas. On the 8 January 2007 I announced details of the schools to receive funding to improve facilities under the Summer Works Scheme 2007. However, due to the volume of applications received it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers is one of two post primary providers in the area. The current enrolment in the school referred to by the Deputy stood at 130 as of September 2006. The future of this school will be dependent on enrolments as well as overall school planning provision in the area.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy originally applied for an extension and refurbishment to provide improved ancillary accommodation. The school submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to facilitate the provision of education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A technical inspection of the school to which the Deputy refers was carried out by officials from the Department. The proposed building project will be progressed in the context of the multi annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Oideachas trí Ghaeilge: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Tá tuairim is 39,883 mac léinn i mbunscoileanna agus i scoileanna dara leibhéal atá ag fáil oideachais trí Ghaeilge ar fad. Tá feabhsaithe suntasacha dá ndéanamh i dtaca le soláthar téacsleabhar agus áiseanna múinteoireachta oiriúnacha ar ardchaighdeán le n-úsáid go sonrach i scoileanna Gaeltachta agus i nGaelscoileanna taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, go háirithe ó bunaíodh...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Physical Education and sport, although closely linked, are not synonymous. Sport begins with play and develops through games, competition and challenges. Competition in sport contributes to the holistic development of the student, provided that the opportunities presented are such that he/she is progressing towards the achievement of his/her potential. It is government policy to encourage...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The long term projected enrolment has recently been re-assessed for this school. Accordingly, the brief for the project has been amended to provide adequate accommodation for a Principal + 7 Classroom Teachers + 1.5 Learning Support/Resource teachers. My Department's technical team...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application will be assessed with reference to factors such as current and projected enrolments at the school, the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing developments and existing provision in the general area. When this assessment is complete, a decision will be taken on how best to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers was received and assessed. The long term projected staffing, on which the future accommodation needs of the school will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs into the...

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: According to the Quarterly National Household Survey carried out by the CSO in the Autumn (Q4; Sept-Nov) of 2006, approximately 19,600 persons aged 16-64 years, who had not attained either Junior or Intermediate certificates, were either students or apprentices in the 4 weeks prior to the survey. This number represents 5% of the total number of persons in the age group who had not attained...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Information in relation to class sizes is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The details for the current school year (2006/2007) are currently being compiled by my Department and the information requested is not readily available. As the Deputy will be aware, major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. There are now 5,000 more primary...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The number of mature students enrolled in third level courses in 2002/2003 was 31,000 while the number in 2005/2006 was of the order of 38,000. Using the top-up grant system as a measure of disadvantage, the number of students qualifying for the grant in 2002/2003 was 8,300 and, in 2005/2006, was of the order of 10,000. A comprehensive national survey of New Entrants to Higher Education in...