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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 (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), 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...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I have asked Dr Jim Port to conduct a thorough assessment of the submission made by the Governing Body of Waterford Institute of Technology having regard to national strategy for the development of Irish higher education, implications for regional development in the South East in the context of the National Spatial Strategy and any likely implications for the overall structure of higher...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Primary schools' running costs are met by my Department's scheme of capitation grants. These grants are intended to contribute towards the general operating costs of schools which would include heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, painting, teaching aids and other miscellaneous charges. The primary school capitation grant has been increased substantially in recent years. Since 1997 the...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Educational Disadvantage Committee, an independent statutory committee, was established in March, 2002 under the Education Act, 1998. Members were appointed to the Committee for a period not exceeding three years. The term of office of the Committee was extended until 30 June 2005 in order to facilitate the completion of the Committee's final report. The role of the Committee is to...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Education Act 1998 has been commenced in full. On 4th February 1999, my predecessor, Micheál Martin TD, signed the Education Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 29/1999). This order commenced sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 25, 26, 36 and 37 and Parts VIII and IX of the Act on 5th February 1999. On 16th December 1999, the Minister signed a further order, the Education Act 1998...

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

Mary Hanafin: Payment of the increases due under the Towards 2016 Agreement is dependent, in the case of each sector, organisation and grade, on verification of co-operation with flexibility and change, including co-operation with satisfactory implementation of the agenda for modernisation set out in the Agreement, maintenance of stable industrial relations and absence of industrial action in respect of...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The responsibility for managing access to third level places rests with the Central Applications Office (CAO) and the third level institutions generally. Therefore, the student is advised in the first instance to contact the disability or access offices in the third level institutions they are applying to for advice on how to further progress their application to study in higher education....

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

Mary Hanafin: Enrolments in individual schools are the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. In September 2007, there will be 702 Junior Infant places in the twelve primary schools in Lucan. When all planned extensions have been delivered, the capacity for Junior Infants will increase to 810 Junior Infant places. In addition, the Department has recently sanctioned another new...

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

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension including mainstream classrooms and ancillary accommodation 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 need to be carried out. This assessment will assist in determining the long term projected enrolment for the school on which the school's...

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

Mary Hanafin: Applications for redundancy are being received and processed in my Department on an ongoing basis. I can confirm that an application has been received from the Special Need Assistant referred to by the Deputy and it is expected that any payment owed will issue in August.

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

Mary Hanafin: The application in question was received in my Department on the 19th February 2007. My Department sought further information from the applicant by letter dated 2nd April 2007. My Department was given to understand subsequently by the Deputy that the applicant had not received the letter of 2nd April and a copy was issued on the 30th April 2007 to the applicant by registered post. To-date...

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

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy is at early stage of architectural planning. My Department wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 28th May 2007 giving approval to proceed to Stage 3 of architectural planning (Detailed design with costings). When this stage 3 submission is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School...

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

Mary Hanafin: A Design Team was appointed to the School referred to by the Deputy on the 24th November 2006 last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings). The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities...

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

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that I announced to start the architectural planning process in January of 2006 and to proceed to tender and construction as per my announcement of November 2006. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room....

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is working with the National Educational Psychological Service and the Public Appointments Service to ensure that remaining vacancies in NEPS can be filled as soon as possible. Expanding the NEPS service is a major priority for the Government. Since NEPS was established, we have trebled the number of psychologists in the service. We are committed to increasing its staffing...

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

Mary Hanafin: The report in question is currently receiving detailed consideration within my Department. As part of this process, my Officials recently met with the education partners to obtain their views on the report and its recommendations. It is intended to issue a response on the report to the National Council for Special Education in the near future.

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

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this project was one of eighty large scale projects announced by me in November 2006 to commence architectural planning. The incoming design team for this project will be drawn from a Framework Panel that officials in my School Building Section has formed for all Generic Repeat Design (GRD) schools of twelve or more classrooms. An invitation to tender...

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

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions 588, 589 and 591 together. This project was one of eighty large scale projects announced by me in November 2006 to commence architectural planning. The Office of Public Works has identified a site for the school. Agreement on the site acquisition has been reached subject to contract. While draft contracts have been exchanged, the conveyancing process continues to...

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

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 590 and 611 together. County Kildare VEC recently applied for the establishment of a separate all-Irish post primary school in Maynooth. The Department has given careful consideration to the application and has decided that the application should not be granted. In arriving at this conclusion, account was taken of the fact that Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan,...