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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Pending the completion of the consultation process and the evaluation of the pilot community primary school project, I decided as a matter of policy that no vocational education committee (with the exception of the aforementioned pilot community primary school project) should act as a patron in respect of a primary school or otherwise, establish or maintain a primary school until further...

Written Answers — Model Schools: Model Schools (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I assume the Deputy is referring to the schools known as the Model schools. The model schools are: 1. Dunmanway Model School, Co. Cork 2. Monaghan Model School, Co. Monaghan 3. Limerick Model School, Limerick 4. Bailieboro Model School, Co. Cavan 5. Scoil Fhursa, Co. na Gaillimhe 6. Athy Model School, Co. Kildare 7. Central Model School (Senior), Dublin 8. Central Model School (Junior),...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: There are currently 5.5 staff working in my constituency office, 2 of whom are non Civil Servants. The grades of these officers are as follows: 1 Higher Executive Officer, 1 Staff Officer (working on a half time basis), 2 Clerical Officers, 1 Personal Assistant (Higher Executive Officer level — non Civil Servant) and 1 Personal Secretary (non Civil Servant). The amount paid in respect of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: There are currently 7 staff working in my office, one of whom is not a civil servant. These officers are as follows: 1 Special Advisor (at Principal Officer level — non Civil Servant), 1 Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary), 2 Executive Officers and 3 Clerical Officers. The amount paid in respect of salary for these officers is in accordance with the Department of Finance Salary...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396, 397 and 403 together. There are currently 5 staff working the private office of the Minister of State with responsibility for life long learning, youth work and school transports, all of whom are Civil Servants. The grades of these officers are as follows: 1 Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary), 1 Executive Officer and 3 Clerical Officers. There...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Guidelines on the scheme of performance-related awards for posts at Assistant Secretary level are set out in the Appendix to the Report of the Committee for Performance Awards (CPA) which can be accessed on the website of the Department of Finance at the following link: http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/ publications/ reports/CPArep2006.pdf The CPA comprises a Secretary General in the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: To date, my Department has made no staff assignments to the Office of the Minister of State with special responsibility for Children. Staff in relevant sections in my Department liaise as appropriate with the aforementioned Office of the Minister for State.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: To date, my Department has made no assignment of staff to the Office of the Minister of State with responsibility for innovation policy. Staff in relevant sections in my Department liaise as appropriate with the aforementioned Office of the Minister for State.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: To date, my Department has made no assignment of staff to the Office of the Minister for State with responsibility for integration policy. Staff in relevant sections in my Department liaise as appropriate with the aforementioned Office of the Minister for State.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: To date, my Department has made no assignment of staff to the office of the Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues and mental health. Staff in relevant sections in my Department liaise as appropriate with the aforementioned Office of the Minister for State.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and progress on the project will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Directive 2005/36/EC on the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications was adopted on 30 September 2005 and came into effect on 20th October 2007. The Department of Education and Science holds the co-ordinating role for the transposition of this Directive. Transposition of provisions for the Sectoral professions (doctors with basic training, specialised doctors, nurses responsible for general...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Westland Row CBS applied for the Summer Works Scheme 2005 and were successful in receiving funding in excess of €81,000 to carry out Mechanical and Electrical Works on a Science Laboratory in the school. As a disadvantaged school, Westland Row CBS received 95% funding of the total cost of the works. The school was also successful in obtaining approval for Mechanical and Electrical Works...

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The position is that VECs are statutory bodies governed by extensive legislation, primarily the Vocational Education Act 1930 to 2001. Accordingly, all employees of VECs, including caretakers, are subject to terms and conditions of employment determined by the VEC concerned, with the consent of the Minster for Finance. My Department provides funding towards the cost of caretaking services in...

Written Answers — School Inspection Reports: School Inspection Reports (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department first began to publish school inspection reports in June 2006. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that since then, 1,055 reports on some 700 schools have been made available to school communities and the general public through publication on my Department's website. There are 286 published Whole-School Evaluation (WSE) reports which include 218 WSE reports on primary schools, 53...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The National Educational Welfare Board is developing a nationwide service on a continuing basis that is accessible to schools, parents/guardians and others concerned with the welfare of young people. For this purpose, Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) have been deployed throughout the country to provide a welfare-focused service to support regular school attendance and discharge the Board's...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is not in receipt of an application for large scale capital investment from the school to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is aware of the developing nature of Navan town which is the subject of five Local Area Development Plans. The Department is in regular contact with Meath County Council in relation to the rate and pace of housing developments in Navan and, in part, with the assistance of this information, it is currently reviewing educational provision in the town with a view to taking...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has been operational since 1st January 2005, and is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports from primary and post primary schools through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs). The SENO is also a focal point of contact for parents and schools. My officials...

Written Answers — Educational Programmes: Educational Programmes (6 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Programme in all primary schools includes a specific 'safety and protection' strand which is designed to develop in children an increasing sense of personal responsibility for their own safety and that of others. The learning objectives of this strand specifically include such issues as safety strategies for crossing the road, using the bus or...