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- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the serious problem of youth suicide and of the need for a co-ordinated response to this difficult issue. My Department is represented on a national steering group, which is preparing a national strategy for action on suicide prevention. A number of Departments and interested bodies are also represented on this steering group, which is also supported by a technical advisory...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The issues of behaviour, youth suicide, and discipline are so complex that they are unlikely to be addressed by the introduction of one particular kind of professional intervention. The problems need to be addressed at whole school, class and individual pupil levels, as well as by collaborative interventions in the wider education, health, justice and welfare systems to ensure easy access to...
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the contents of this letter, which outlines details of a particular case and also makes suggestions about a strategic approach aimed at dealing with emotional disturbance, thus preventing suicide. Schools faced with an emergency situation have access to advice from the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS. NEPS published a school handbook on responding to critical...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: My Department's commitment to quality customer service includes the commitment to maximise the use of technology to improve service delivery. Within the planning and building unit of my Department, the Internet is used as the predominant mechanism for disseminating information to schools on a range of relevant matters and issues. The unit has not received substantive complaints regarding this...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: An application from the school in County Cavan referred to by the Deputy is being considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. All projects are being assessed against the published prioritisation criteria, revised earlier this year following consultation with the education partners. Each project will be...
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The Government has committed â¬698 million to the education sector for research, technology, innovation and development under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. Some â¬38 million of this has been specifically allocated to institutes of technology under the technological sector research sub-measure. The objective of providing this specific funding for institutes of technology is to...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that my Department has considered an application for a special needs assistant, SNA, for the pupil in question. The process included a visit to the school by my Department's inspectorate. The staffing level at the school consists of ten teaching posts and 16 SNAs and the current enrolment is 53. My Department's advice is that the school should deploy its existing SNA support in...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The position is that none of the third level student support schemes operated under the aegis of the Department extend to undergraduate courses outside the European Union. Apart from the funds provided specifically for the purposes of the third level student support schemes, there are no other moneys at the disposal of the Department of Education and Science out of which financial assistance...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The higher education grant schemes operate under the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts 1968 to 1992. These Acts define a mature student to mean a person "of not less than 23 years of age, or such age as may stand specified for the time being in regulations made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, who have secured places in approved institutions and...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487, 552, 586, 587, 589, 591, 593, 595, 599 and 600 together. My Department has no record of an application for capital funding from the schools referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488, 489, 490, 492, 493, 495, 497, 498, 500, 504, 512, 520, 522, 523, 526, 529, 532, 538, 539 and 540 together. My Department has no record of an application for capital funding from the schools referred to by the Deputy. However, school planning section officials are in ongoing discussions with the trustees of a number of schools in Portlaoise regarding...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 494, 496, 501 to 503, inclusive 506, 508, 509, 525, 527, 528, 534, 536, 543, 547, 548, 549, 561 and 583 together. Applications for capital funding have been received from the schools referred to by the Deputy. These applications are being considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499, 531, 557, 562, 566, 568, 569, 578, 584, 588, 590, 594, 596, 598, 601, 605, 610 and 617 together. Applications have been received for capital funding from the schools to which the Deputy refers. These applications are being considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme....
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505, 507, 518, 521, 533, 537, 550 and 608 together. Applications for building works have been made by the schools referred to by the Deputy. The building projects are at early stages of architectural planning. My officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy was authorised to proceed to advanced architectural planning stage 4, detail design, in July 2004. My officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme including the school referred to by the Deputy. All projects are being assessed...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511, 519, 555, 556, 558, 563 to 565, inclusive, 571, 572, 576, 577, 579, 580 and 582 together. My Department has no record of an application for capital funding from the schools referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 615 together. My Department has recently funded the provision of a new eight-classroom school and a new three-classroom school for the schools referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 and 535 together. My Department has no record of an application for capital funding from the schools referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school in question is included in my Department's 2004 school building programme. As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme contained in the 2004 school building programme, a grant of â¬200,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authority of the school in question to provide additional accommodation.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school in question was included in my Department's 2003 school building programme. As part of a pilot initiative contained in the 2003 school building programme, a grant of â¬100,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authority of the school in question to provide additional classroom accommodation. The initiative allows boards of management to...