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- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has received an application for special needs assistant, SNA, support to cater for the care needs of a pupils in the school. The school currently has an enrolment of 56 pupils and the staffing complement consists of a principal, 11 mainstream class teachers and 14 full-time SNAs. The application for additional SNA support is being considered in light of the current resources at...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act came into operation on 20 December 2001 and provides that a part-time employee has a pro rata entitlement to the conditions of employment of a qualified full-time employee. In the context of implementation of the Act a collective agreement was reached with the teacher unions in July 2003 which provides for pro-rata pay and conditions of service...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: All special needs assistants employed in primary schools are paid on an incremental salary scale. Part time special needs assistants are paid a salary based on the hours that they actually work. My Department has recently revised the rate of pay for all part time special needs assistants in primary schools and issued any arrears due for the period 1 September to 18 October 2004 in the...
- Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the report, A Professional Curriculum for Dance, published by the Arts Council in August 2004. It recommends the establishment of a curriculum providing academic studies and vocational training in ballet and contemporary dance for pupils in the 12-18/19 age group, and which would provide progression to a higher education Irish national diploma of dance. The proposal envisages a...
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: Secondary trained teachers who have qualified outside the State must register with the registration council which is the statutory body which determines, with the approval of the Minister for Education and Science, the qualification requirements for the purpose of registration as a secondary teacher. Applications for the recognition of qualifications for the purpose of registration are...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The parents of the person referred to by the Deputy have been in contact with my Department. They have been advised of their right to appeal the refusals to enrol under section 29 of the Education Act 1998. An appeals application form and a copy of the procedures for hearing and determining appeals under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 has issued to the parents. The National Educational...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 473 and 474 together. The Youth Work Act 2001 was enacted on 1 December 2001 and provides a statutory basis for the development of youth work in Ireland. The Act provides a legal framework for the provision of youth work programmes and services to be organised by the Minister for Education and Science, the vocational education committees and national and...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The school authority in question was allocated a grant of â¬370,200 in July 2004 on a devolved basis for science laboratory refurbishment. It is not the practice of my Department to increase the amount of a devolved grant that has already been allocated to a school. It is a matter for school authorities and their design teams to tailor the overall projects to suit the grant amount allocated....
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: Officials in school planning section of my Department are monitoring the educational requirements at primary and post primary level in Dublin 15 on an ongoing basis. My Department is in regular consultation with Fingal County Council and current providers on this matter. My Department is satisfied that it is not necessary to reserve a site for a post primary school in the Castleknock...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The new school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. It has a band three rating. 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 with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual programme from 2005. All projects are...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: I am not aware of a request from Athy Town Council to meet with a delegation to discuss the provision of a new school building for Athy community college. The building project for the school is at early architectural planning and it has a band three rating. The position generally is that my officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The extension-refurbishment project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. It has a band two rating. My Department's technical staff are currently examining the stage 1-2 documentation, site suitability-sketch scheme. The school authorities will be kept advised of developments. My officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy may be aware that since 1997-8 school year all primary schools receive an annual allocation for minor capital works. The rate of payment is â¬3809.21 per school plus â¬12.70 per pupil. Funding of â¬8.7 million and â¬20 million was provided in respect of primary and post primary schools respectively in County Sligo from 1999 to date. Funding of â¬5.7 million and â¬2.5 million...
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: An application for grant aid towards an extension and refurbishment has been received from the management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy. 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 with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual programme from 2005. Each project...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The decision on eligibility for third level grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except, in exceptional cases, where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a particular clause in the relevant scheme is desired. No such advice or instruction has, to date, been sought in the case of the student,...
- Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: For an institution to be placed on the Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, the facility must have been subject to inspection or regulation by a public body. 128 institutions are listed on the original schedule to the Act. An order will be signed shortly providing for an further 13 institutions to be added to the Schedule. The religious ethos of an institution was not a...
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (2 Nov 2004)
Mary Hanafin: The institutes of technology are statutory bodies established under the Regional Technical Colleges Acts 1992-1999 and the Dublin Institute of Technology Acts 1992 and 1994. Under the terms of these Acts, the governance and day-to-day activities of the Institutes, including the number of approved courses that Institutes wish to deliver in particular locations, are matters for which the...
- Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Hanafin: As had operated in the case of the learning support service, small schools are being clustered for the purpose of the weighted allocations. The Department's inspectorate is finalising the clustering arrangements. The weighted model involves the allocation of additional teaching posts as well as redeployment of resources between schools. This redeployment will be facilitated through the...
- Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Hanafin: Not in the middle of my contribution. I forgot to mention at the beginning that I wanted to share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)
Mary Hanafin: Was that the question? Nothing in the Act will restrict the right of recourse to the courts, rather it will simplify the process of enforcing the right to an appropriate education through the appeals board and the introduction of a mediation process prior to full-scale litigation if the parents remain dissatisfied with the appeal board's findings. The rights of the parents are protected the...