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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is assessing the application for additional accommodation from the school to which the Deputy refers. Contact will be made directly with the school authority when a decision is taken on the matter.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Post-primary pupils who live 4.8 kilometres or more from the post-primary centre of the catchment area in which they reside are eligible for transport to that centre. Eligible pupils who wish to attend a post-primary centre other than their appropriate one may be allowed transport from within the catchment boundary of the centre being attended, subject to there being spare accommodation...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An official from the special education section of my Department has recently been contact with the person referred to by the Deputy. Psychological reports have been requested by my Department for the child in question and on receipt of these reports this matter will be considered further by my Department in consultation with the National Educational Psychological Service.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562, 605 and 606 together. The school planning section of my Department is assessing the rationalisation of national schools in Cahir, County Tipperary, which includes the school to which the Deputy refers. My Department has requested the local inspector to provide long term projections for both schools to establish the extent of accommodation which will be...

Written Answers — Medical Education: Medical Education (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the proposal by the University of Limerick for the development of a post-graduate medical education programme. As the Deputy will be aware, a working group on undergraduate medical education has been established under the chairmanship of Professor Patrick Fottrell to examine a range of issues with regard to medical education and training. As the Deputy may also be aware, the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The question of the appointment of an assessor of youth work, as provided for under section 16 of the Youth Work Act 2001, is being given active consideration in my Department. It is anticipated that a decision will be made in the matter in the near future.

Written Answers — : (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The McIver report on the post leaving certificate review was commissioned by my Department to examine the sector and make recommendations regarding the organisational, support, development, technical and administrative structures and resources required in schools and colleges with large scale post-leaving certificate, PLC, provision, having regard to good practice in related areas across the...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There are over 200 second level schools which have been designated disadvantaged under an initiative adopted in the mid-1990s. These schools which were selected by reference to a range of socioeconomic criteria are in receipt of additional teaching and funding support. An overall review of educational disadvantage programmes is being finalised by my Department. The purpose of this review is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. I have made a number of announcements relating to the 2005 school building programme since the beginning of the year which included details of 122 major school building projects countrywide which will prepare tenders and move to construction during the next 12 to 15 months; 192...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme. The Deputy will be aware that I have made a number of announcements regarding the 2005 school building programme since the beginning of the year. Earlier this month I...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has been informed by the authorities of the school concerned that pupils are being accommodated in a nearby premises while works are being carried out at the school. It is expected that these works will be completed shortly and that classes will resume in the original school building after the Easter vacation.

Written Answers — Student Councils: Student Councils (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Funding is provided for schools on a per capita basis which affords then considerable flexibility in the use of these resources to cater for the needs of their pupils. This is, in general, a preferable approach to putting in place grants for specific items such as student councils. A working group on student councils which is chaired by the National Children's Office and representative of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is assessing the application for an extension and refurbishment from the school to which the Deputy refers. Contact will be made directly with the school authority when a decision is taken on the matter.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class size of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced details of 43 school projects which are being authorised to proceed to architectural planning immediately. I will be making...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, my Department received an application for four hours' resource teaching support for the pupil in question. Having considered the application, my Department advised the school that the pupil's special education needs, SEN, appear to be within the high incidence category. It would be expected that the pupil's SEN can be met from within the current resource-learning...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is moving towards a model of devolving the responsibility for building projects to school management authorities, where appropriate. The devolving of funding to local level will accommodate school authorities to have responsibility and ownership of their building projects and assist in moving projects in a specific timeframe through the design process, to tender action and...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 580 together. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class size of 29 in each...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 577 and 581 together. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. In accordance with the staffing schedule, the staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for the school year...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 and 583 together. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class size of 29 in each...