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Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application was submitted by Wexford VEC for funding towards Youthreach in the town referred to by the Deputy. The application was unsuccessful; however, it will be considered next year in the context of competing priorities.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department of Education and Science's foreign travel policy currently makes no reference to the accrual by Ministers or civil servants of frequent flyer points, including the signing over to the Department or retention of these points. The Department adheres to the general Foreign Travel Policy document, issued by the Department of Finance, which states that "It will be the responsibility...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Oct 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 the establishment of special classes for autism and 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...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 25 June, 2007 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to advance to Planning Permission stage and to commence preparation of tender documentation.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area is currently underway in order to determine the long term projected staffing figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based. Once the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works (OPW), which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has been requested to source a site for this Gaelscoil. An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will also be required in order to determine the long term projected staffing figure on...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension and refurbishment 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 in order to assist in determining the long term projected enrolment for the school on which the school's long term accommodation needs will be based. When the...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An agreement was reached by the Patron to rationalise provision of post-primary provision in the Tuam area to establish a single boys' school. The Patron has offered to provide a site to accommodate the new school and I understand is in discussions with the County Council in relation to same. As soon as the site issue is finalised, the building project required to deliver the appropriate...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Decisions on the scheme will be made later in the year.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Decisions on the Scheme will be made later in the year.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students. These are the Higher Education Grants (HEG) Scheme, the Vocational Education Committees' Scholarships Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and the Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) Courses. The HEG Scheme is administered by...

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In the State as a whole, there are over twenty publicly-funded higher education institutions, seven of which are universities and fourteen institutes of technology. In its review of Irish Higher Education published in 2004, the OECD observed that Irish Third Level Institutions were relatively small by international standards and that this posed particular challenges in terms of achieving...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that I recently announced that Macquarie Partnerships for Ireland have been selected as the preferred tenderer for the provision of four new schools including the school in question, which form the first bundle of PPP schools projects to be delivered under my Department's 2006-2010 PPP programme. It is envisaged subject to the planning process, that construction...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Firstly, I would like to assure the Deputy that I have not directed that parent representatives on boards of management of Gaelscoileanna must be fluent in the Irish language. Under Section 14 of the Education Act 1998 it is 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....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area is currently underway in order to determine the long term projected staffing figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based. Once the long term projection has been determined officials in School Planning Section will be in contact with the school authority. The building project...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy is the Client/Contracting Authority for their proposed building project. As client, the Board is currently overseeing the appointment of an architectural Design Team and it is my understanding that this process is at an advanced stage. Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Officials in the Department have completed a technical visit of the school referred to by the Deputy with a view to determining the project brief. The future progression of the project will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department purchases paper and stationery from suppliers selected by the Government Supplies Agency. I understand that the Deputy's question specifically relates to the cost of photocopying paper and letterhead stationery used by my Department. The amount of money spent by my Department on these supplies for the year to-date is €41,881.40 and €13,043.77 respectively. While the...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide 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. The Deputy will appreciate, that as home tuition takes place outside of the normal school...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table which shows the rates of allowances for promoted posts effective since the 1 June 2007. Principal's Allowance Category Point Annual € 1 1 9,328.00 2 9,328.00 2 3 10,452.00 3 4 12,261.00 4 5 14,387.00 5 6 16,737.00 6 7 19,120.00 7 8 21,427.00 8 9 23,759.00 9 10 25,475.00 10 11 27,249.00 11 12 29,833.00...