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Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: It is still intended that the proposed new model of national community school will be introduced on a pilot basis in September 2008. The Department is actively engaged in ongoing consultations with the relevant Education Partners to explore the detailed implementation measures that will need to be put in place prior to the opening of the new school. A specific location for the school has yet...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The site referred to by the Deputy is not currently under consideration by the Department. However the Department is actively sourcing a site to provide additional post primary provision in the Castleknock area.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 423 together. The Department does not have the authority to use compulsory purchase orders in relation to matters arising from site acquisitions. The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works acts on behalf of the Department in relation to site acquisitions generally. In certain circumstances local authorities also acquire sites on...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The acquisition process for the additional land to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage. However, the Deputy will appreciate that, due to the commercial sensitivities of land acquisition, I am unable to comment on the detail in relation to specific land purchases.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Teaching Council has had responsibility for registering teachers since its establishment on 28 March, 2006. My Department does not have any involvement in this process. When an applicant for registration applies to the Teaching Council with a qualification other than those automatically recognised by the Council (previously by the Department of Education and Science), their...

Written Answers — School Opening Hours: School Opening Hours (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Rules for National Schools specify that a school must be open to receive pupils not later than 09.30 a.m. Subject to this requirement, the decision with regard to the actual opening time of a school is a matter for the Board of Management of the school concerned. There are no proposals to change this position. Circular 11/95 and the Rules for National Schools state that pupils in infant...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) are acting on behalf of my Department on the acquisition of a site for this school. The site comprises two lots of lands. Contracts have been signed. The Chief State Solicitor is, however, still awaiting further documentation that is needed to close the sale and transfer title and his Office is in regular contact with the vendors' Solicitors to expedite...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) are acting on behalf of the Department in relation to the acquisition of a site for the project and the acquisition of same is currently at contract/conveyancing stages. 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 (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of the Department processes applications for school building projects on an ongoing basis. The appointment of a design team to suitable projects, is considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. Such appointments are included as part of a series of announcements published at intervals on the Department's website. In...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Significant progress has been made in progressing a range of areas highlighted in the Report of the Task Force on the Physical Sciences e.g. A new science curriculum has been introduced at primary level supported by a resource grant in December 2004 of €1000 per school plus €10 per pupil. A revised syllabus in Junior Certificate Science was introduced in 2003 and it was examined for the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A reply has issued from the Higher Education: Equity Of Access unit of my Department in respect of a Notice of Appeal submitted from the candidate referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I believe that the issue to which the Deputy refers is the degree requirement that must be satisfied by applicants for the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary Teaching) and the fact that this degree must be at level 8 on the National Qualifications Framework, whilst there are other academic qualifications at level 8 on the Framework which are not honours degrees and do not satisfy...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and would involve an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile. Please see the following list of bodies under the aegis of my Department. If the Deputy has any queries in relation to a particular body then officials in my Department would be more than happy to discuss these with him. Bodies under...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled in my Department and will be sent to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. State Board No. of Appointments Date of Appointment Union of Students in Ireland 1 01/10/2007 National Qualifications Authority Ireland (NQAI) Board 1 01/10/2007 Limerick Education Centre 1 01/10/2007 Kildare Education Centre 1 01/10/2007 Grangegorman Development Agency 1 September 2007 New Schools Advisory...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application was submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. On Monday, 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. However, this application was not successful. In the context of the available funding for temporary accommodation and the number of applications for...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was one of a number of schools I announced in 2005 to progress through architectural planning. The long term projected enrolment has recently been reassessed for this school. As the brief for the project was subsequently increased, my Department's technical team carried out an assessment to determine how best to progress the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that the application for Home Tuition is currently under consideration within my Department for the child in question. It is expected that a decision will be made on this application shortly.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A revised stage 3 submission (detailed design) for the project referred to by the Deputy, is currently with my Department. A meeting with the school management and their Design Team is due to be held on the 12th October to evaluate this submission. If this submission proves satisfactory the school will be authorised to take the project to the next stage i.e. Planning Permission and...

Written Answers — Educational Planning: Educational Planning (2 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Since the publication of the N4/M4 area development plan, officials of the Department have met with Westmeath County Council officials on a number of occasions. The future education infrastructural requirements at primary and post primary level in Kinnegad, and county Westmeath generally, were discussed in detail. Population trends in the area are being monitored by School Planning Section...