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Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse was established in 1999 and was subsequently put on a statutory basis under the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000. The terms of reference of the Commission are set out in the 2000 Act as amended by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act, 2005. The purpose of the Commission is to investigate child abuse in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

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 will be required in order to determine the long term projected enrolment figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based. Progress on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Eligibility for the Back to Education Allowance and associated payments, is a matter for the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The Special Rate of Maintenance Grant is available to students in receipt of the ordinary maintenance grant under each of my Department's four maintenance grant schemes. In order to qualify for the special rate of maintenance grant a candidate must meet a...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The course that the Deputy refers to is provided by the local VEC under the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI). The BTEI provides part-time Further Education programmes for adults. The aim is to give them an opportunity to combine a return to learning with family, work and other responsibilities. Programmes are offered on a part-time basis, in the mornings, afternoons, evenings or at...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education has not submitted any advice to me in relation to the provision of applied behavioural analysis. However, the Task Force on Autism advised that my Department makes available a range of approaches and resources to meet the unique needs of each student with an ASD in all school settings. Advice received from international experts on autism, the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the multi annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy on the amounts expended by my Department on taxi hire for staff is contained in the following table. My Department has accounts with three taxi companies. Two of these companies have a minimum of 10% of taxis, while the third company has a minimum of 20% of taxis, which are accessible for people with disabilities and wheelchair users. Day to day...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The development of the proposed building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including the project in question, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of the Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers was received and assessed. The long term projected staffing, on which the future accommodation needs of the school will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs into the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of an application from the relevant Vocational Education Committee for large scale capital funding for the school in question. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Progress on the proposed works will be considered in the context of my Department's...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The architectural planning of the project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase is considered on an on-going basis in the context of the Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme in which the main focus is to deliver school places within rapidly...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a tender was accepted for the school building project in question and construction was commenced recently.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Galway City VEC is actively pursuing the acquisition of a site for the schools in question. A site has been identified and the acquisition of same is subject to outline planning permission being granted. When the site has been acquired, it is intended that the building project for the proposed schools will be delivered by Public Private Partnership.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Inspector for the school referred to by the Deputy has arranged a meeting with the School Authorities with a view to making a report on the future accommodation needs of the school. On receipt of this report, a decision will be made as to whether it is appropriate to surrender the portion of site at this school.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has been in discussions with the Higher Education Authority in relation to the possible extension of the electronic journals initiative to the Institutes of Technology sector, including the Dublin Institute of Technology. It should be noted that when this initiative was introduced into the university sector that funding from my Department was supplemented by additional funding...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The report on the Task Force on Dyslexia contains over 60 individual recommendations ranging across a wide variety of issues from identification and assessment, to models of service delivery, specialist training for service providers, to issues relating to structural reforms and the maintenance of a data-base of pupils with specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, who are in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: An application for the Summer Works Scheme 2008 was received from the school referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy may be aware, the Summer Works Scheme was introduced in 2004. Since then, over 3,000 projects costing in excess of €300 million have been completed. With so many small projects having been completed over the past few years, I am focusing on delivering as many large scale...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in relation to the school referred to by the Deputy was carried out in order to determine the long term accommodation needs of the school. This has been finalised, notified to and agreed by the school. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: My Department will consider proposals from developers with a view to shortening construction times and achieving better value for money. My Department has identified a number of rapidly developing areas where additional primary schools will be required to meet demand for school places in September 2008. A tender process has taken place for a drawdown contract facility that will be used to...