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Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 1: 1. To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "recognises the major improvements that have been made in improving funding levels for primary schools over recent years including: an 86% increase in the rate of the standard primary capitation grant since 2001; an increase of almost 100% in the ancillary services grant since 2001, providing...

Written Answers — School Funding: School Funding (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365, 391, 406 and 440 together. I can confirm that I have recently received correspondence from An Taoiseach on behalf of the Primary Management Bodies in relation to primary school funding. It is a key priority for the Government to improve funding for the day-to-day running costs of schools. For that reason specific commitments in relation to improving...

Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Grangegorman Development Agency was established in May 2006. The remit of the Agency is to oversee the development of the lands at Grangegorman on behalf of the Departments of Education and Science, Health and Children, Dublin Institute of Technology and the Health Service Executive. Section 13 of the Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005 provides for the transfer of ownership of...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the Permanent Accommodation Scheme, a grant was approved for the school in question to provide 3 permanent classrooms. The Scheme allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards control of their building project. The intention of the scheme is to provide funding to schools to...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The progression of all large-scale building projects into architectural planning, including that referred to by the Deputy, is considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2008)

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 (SNAs) to schools to support children with special needs. SNAs are sanctioned specifically to assist in the care of pupils and students with disabilities in an...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the new action plan for educational inclusion provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). The DEIS plan states that as well as provision being made for schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage, financial support will also continue to be provided...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: All applications for large scale capital funding, including the application in question, are assessed against published prioritisation criteria and assigned a band rating. The progression of this project as with all large scale building projects, from initial design stage through to construction phase, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I assume the Deputy is referring to Scoil Mhuire. The development of a building project for the school in question from initial design stage through to construction phase, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. Data submitted to my Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to my Department last October for additional classrooms/resource rooms and refurbishment of the existing school building. The progression of this project as with all large scale building projects, from initial design stage through to construction phase, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's...

Written Answers — School Funding: School Funding (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: It is a fundamental principle of the Free Post-Primary Education Scheme that schools participating in the scheme do not charge parents in respect of: instruction in any subject of my Department's programme for Secondary Schools; recreation or study facilities where all the pupils are expected to avail themselves of these as part of the school programme; any other activities in which all...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The proposed project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage. The further progression of the project will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Among the priority funding measures approved for support in 2006/2007 under the Educational Disadvantage category of the Dormant Account Fund and the RAPID Leverage Fund, was a scheme addressing educational infrastructure in disadvantaged schools. Eligibility for the scheme was restricted to primary and post primary schools participating in my Department's DEIS programme; schools in, or...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: A tender report for the project referred to by the Deputy is currently under examination by my Department. The contract for the project has not yet been awarded. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The school in question submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation/refurbishment. Due to the volume of applications received in my Department at the time it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the application from this school was not successful.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) who acts on behalf of my Department generally in the acquisition of sites for schools has been asked to source a suitable site for the school in question. A suitable site has been identified and the acquisition of same is at an advanced stage. The purchase of the site will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: My Department through the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) provides resources to schools to support students with special educational needs (SEN). It is open to schools, including the school in question, to submit an application to the local Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) for such support where the school's existing resources cannot meet the needs of students with...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 to 385, inclusive, 407 and 414 together. As the Deputies are aware, my Department has put in place a range of teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs, including those with Down syndrome. The professionally-assessed needs of the individual child determine the appropriate model of response in each case. Children with Down...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2008)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's support package for the July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism who choose to extend their education services through the month of July. The Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. The package includes...