Results 14,001-14,020 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: 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 to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the details...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in all mainstream and special schools. This includes determining the level of SNA support in schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in allocating this support....
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. Officials of my Department has contacted the assessing authority in this case who confirmed that the candidate referred to by the Deputy is in receipt of the maximum rate of maintenance grant for the 2009/2010 academic year.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 249 together. The Higher Education Grants Schemes operate under the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 to 1992. Under the Higher Education Grants Scheme an approved course is defined as a full-time undergraduate course of at least two years duration or a full-time postgraduate course of not less than one year duration pursued in an...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware that the 2007/2012 Programme for Government commits to the long-term funding for the centres that are currently in the ABA pilot scheme subject to agreement with my Department on standards that will enable them to be supported as primary schools for children with autism. I am pleased to advise that broad agreement has been reached on the core conditions to enable...
- Written Answers — School Catchment Areas: School Catchment Areas (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school referred to by the Deputy serves the Bruff and Hospital catchment area in County Limerick. There is one other post-primary school serving this catchment area. These two post-primary schools serve 14 primary schools within the catchment area. I attach for the Deputy's information a list of the post-primary and primary schools within this catchment. Bruff/ Hospital Catchment...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department recently approved funding for the provision of 1 mainstream classroom at the school referred to by the Deputy. I understand that the School Authorities have informed officials in my Department's Building Unit and they will be submitting an application to have additional works carried out at the school. As soon as this application is received it will be considered and the school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 257 together. I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building...
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy may be aware, the recognition of qualifications for teacher registration is now a matter for the Teaching Council, the body with statutory responsibility for establishing and maintaining standards in the teaching profession in the State. Any enquiry regarding the recognition of a particular qualification should, therefore, be made directly to the Teaching Council.
- Written Answers — School Enrolment: School Enrolment (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and my Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: 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 approving special classes for autism and allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As part of the expansion of the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007, a grant was allocated to the school in question to enable the management authority provide 3 additional mainstream classrooms. I understand that some difficulties arose between the school and the design team/contractor, however, as this is a devolved project it is a matter for the school authority.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream and special schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in allocating this support. I have arranged for the details supplied...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has provided funds for over thirty projects in Local Drugs Task Force areas, including the project specifically referred to by the Deputy. In the context of the budget for 2010 it was decided that funding for these projects was to be reduced from â¬3,643,000 in 2009 to â¬2,461,000 in 2010. Projects within the Dublin City area are administered by the City of Dublin Youth...
- Written Answers — School Libraries: School Libraries (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy may be aware, 30 schools are currently included in the JCSP Demonstration Library project. I am pleased to say that the Librarians in those schools who are currently employed under the terms of Fixed Term Contracts will be retained for a further year.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: There has been ongoing engagement and discussion with the relevant education partners, including the INTO, involving my Department concerning general education matters and specific budgetary matters.In relation to the supply teacher scheme a decision was taken in Budget 2010 to cease this scheme from the start of the 2010/11 school year. It is expected that this measure will save â¬0.4m in...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: An appeal has been received by my Department from the person referred to by the Deputy. The appeal is currently under consideration and a response will issue to the candidate as soon as the review process is completed.
- Written Answers — School Enrolment: School Enrolment (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. It is the responsibility of the managerial...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained on the attached Table. The deputy might like to note that my Department is based in three main locations (Dublin, Tullamore and Athlone), in addition to a number of regional and local offices, which necessitates official travel between the various locations. Total Expenses claimed in respect of Secretary General between January 2007 and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Jun 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained on the attached Table. The deputy might like to note that my Department is based in three main locations (Dublin, Tullamore and Athlone), in addition to a number of regional and local offices, which necessitates official travel between the various locations. Total Expenses in respect of Assistant Secretaries in the Department of...