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- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on the 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 of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 provides parents with an appeal process where a board of management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the board refuses to enrol a student. The Secretary General of my Department may direct a school to enrol a pupil only where an appeal under section 29 is upheld. The appeal against the decision of the school in question was not upheld. The...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension and refurbishment project at the school has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised following consultation with the education partners. The proposed project at the school will be considered in the overall context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09.
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the commission on school accommodation, an associate agency of my Department, has received correspondence from the school. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on the 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule, agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I travelled to Philadelphia and New York for the St Patrick's Day celebrations, accompanied by two persons in my party. The duration of the visit was nine days and the total cost of the trip has not yet been finalised.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department for site acquisitions, has identified a site for the school. Discussions between the Office of Public Works and the landowner are ongoing.
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is the policy of my Department to provide for the delivery of a broad and balanced physical education curriculum at both primary and post-primary levels. Many schools have general purposes rooms or physical education halls and practically all schools have outdoor play areas which are utilised for teaching different aspects of the physical education programme. Many schools also use adjacent...
- Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As responsibility for dealing with cases of assaults by pupils against teachers rests with the board of management, such cases may not come to the attention of my Department, except where teachers apply for assault leave. My Department received applications for assault leave in respect of six primary teachers in the last three years, two in 2002-03, three in 2003-04 and one in the current...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 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 of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is obliged to provide a suitable cost effective accommodation solution for the delivery of any proposed new school. In this regard, it must at all times seek to maximise the use of existing accommodation ahead of a greenfield site solution. In compliance with this requirement, a technical assessment of the existing buildings in question was recently carried out to ascertain...
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In November 2004, I announced the end to the freeze on third level capital funding following the report of the review group on the prioritisation of all capital projects in the third level sector â the Kelly report â when I gave immediate approval for key projects in the sector. The projects selected were identified as being of a high national priority and include a number of new...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 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 of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 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 of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 857 and 876 together. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on the 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 (12 Apr 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. My Department will finalise the staffing schedule for the 2005-06 school year shortly and thereafter notify school boards of management. As outlined in primary circular...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 859 to 861, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available in my Department.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for additional accommodation has been received from the management authority of the school mentioned by the Deputy. The application is being examined in the school planning section of my Department. This process involves consideration of all relevant factors, including enrolment and demographic trends in the area and the capacity of any other schools in the area to meet the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension and refurbishment project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. The project is being considered for progression in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09.
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 864 and 919 together. My Department's policy on the retention of pupils in primary schools is set out in primary circular 32/03 which issued to all primary schools in December 2003. Under my Department's policy, pupils should only repeat a year for educational reasons and under no circumstances should an additional grade level â middle infants or repeat...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested is not readily available in my Department. If the Deputy would like information on a particular school, I would be happy to provide it.