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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. All...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Teaching Council is the statutory body in this country for the recognition of teaching qualifications. If the Teaching Council decides that the qualifications held by an applicant for recognition satisfy the requirements for the granting of provisional recognition, the person concerned, on being appointed to an approved post in a recognised primary school, would be eligible for the...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an agreement has been reached to amalgamate the three post-primary schools in Doon/Cappamore. The new amalgamated school will be a voluntary secondary school. A suitable site has been identified and the acquisition of same is currently underway.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved the retention of the students concerned in the school for a further year to enable them complete their examinations. The school has been advised accordingly.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. Data submitted to the Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, the vast majority of support for childcare, including pre-school education, is not provided by my Department, but is now provided by the Office of the Minister for Children under the National Childcare Investment Programme which is the successor programme to the 2000-2006 Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme. My Department's main role in the area of early years...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Details of the Smalls Schools Scheme for 2008 are being developed. The Department expects to be in a position to publish the Scheme over the coming months.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application was submitted to the Department under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 by the school referred to by the Deputy. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful in this instance. It is open to the school authority to apply for funding under the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers was approved to start architectural planning. A site visit to the school took place on 30 April 2007 with a view to finalising the project brief and progressing the appointment of a design team.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation including mainstream classrooms. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful in this instance. It is open to the school authority to apply for funding...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A site has been identified and acquisition of same is underway. On completion of the site acquisition process the project will progress in the context of the Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 540 together. The Department has made it clear to both the school in question and the Local Authority that it has no difficulty with the school re-locating as close to its existing location as possible. It is now a matter for the Local Authority to decide if the proposed site is compatible with its overall developmental plans for the area. Department...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that the child in question is currently attending an autism specific special class in a mainstream primary school. The parents of the child concerned, if they wish him to change schools, should apply to the second school to be considered for a placement. The parents should note, however, that school transport is only arranged where the child is attending his nearest suitable school.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Under my Department's Free Fees Initiative the Exchequer meets the tuition fees of eligible Students who are attending approved full-time undergraduate courses in the State. The Free Fees Initiative does not extend to postgraduate study in Ireland, however if a candidate qualifies for the means-tested maintenance grant he/she could have their fees paid up to the maximum fee limit. The maximum...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for school building works, grant-aid of €275,000 was sanctioned in March 2006 to enable the management authorities of the school in question to extend and refurbish their school building. Construction work commenced at this school in early May of this year and 70% of the grant-aid has been paid to the school.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that only the standard local contribution will apply to the school building project in question. The increased cost of the project will not attract an additional local contribution.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension and refurbishment building project has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will be required to be carried out by the Department in order to assist in determining the long term projected enrolment for the school on which the school's long term...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of the Department is in receipt of an application from the school to which the Deputy refers for major capital works. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale building and was assigned a band 2 rating. The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of the Department...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The terms and conditions of teachers are matters for the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of teacher unions, school management associations, the Department of Finance and the Department of Education and Science. The terms of agreements reached at this Council are of general application to all teachers. The criteria for the award of an allowance in...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation including mainstream classrooms. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful in this instance. It is open to the school authority to apply for funding...