Results 441-460 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 40 together. The Deputy will be aware of my Department's commitment to ensuring that all children, including those with special needs, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. Children with special educational needs, including the specific conditions mentioned by the Deputy, have a range of placement options available to them. Many...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department's ICT in Schools Programme addresses four broad areas - the provision of essential ICT infrastructure and networking within schools, the provision of access to broadband connectivity to school, up-skilling teachers' ICT skills and finally, integrating ICT within the curriculum and providing curriculum relevant digital content and software. Since 1998 almost â¬300m has been...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware of my Department's commitment to ensuring that all children including those with special needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. This facilitates access to individualised education programmes, fully qualified professional teachers, special needs assistants and...
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse is an independent body established pursuant to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Acts 2000 and 2005. The term "institution" was defined by the legislation to include "a school, an industrial school, a reformatory school, an orphanage, a hospital, a children's home and any other place where children are cared for other than as members of...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of analysing all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional provision which will be required at both primary and post primary level up to 2017. I have recently announced the setting up of a new framework in relation to the establishment of new second-level schools and their patronage. This will involve...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is in receipt of a major capital application for an extension from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 4.1 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant awarding authority. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Where the grant awarding authority...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware from my reply of the 7 December 2010, 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 (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a contractor has been appointed for the project to which he refers. It is anticipated that the project will commence construction shortly.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which he refers, commenced construction last January and is expected to be completed in early 2011.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 92 together. The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for large scale capital funding in September 2007. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned a Band 3 rating. Information in respect of the current school building...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers currently operates with provisional recognition and has applied to my Department for permanent recognition status. My Department is prepared to consider the school's application subject to conditions as set out in a letter that issued to the school authority in June 2010 which included a requirement in relation to enrolments at the school and a...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school in question received grant aid in 2007 to provide four resource rooms under my Department's Permanent Accommodation Scheme. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction works on the school have recently been completed.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58, 60, 61, 63, 68, 70, 91 and 93 together. I can confirm that the schools to which the Deputy refers have made applications to my Department for large scale funding. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the original contractor appointed for this project went into receivership and a completion contractor was subsequently appointed. The contract with the completion contractor commenced in April and it is envisaged that the new school will be ready for occupation early next year. Questions Nos. 60 and 61 answered with Question No. 58.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for large scale capital funding in 2001. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which he refers, commenced construction last August and is anticipated to be completed in late 2011.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project, for the school to which he refers, commenced construction in September 2009 and is expected to be completed in early 2011.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers was approved capital funding in May 2010 to provide three additional classrooms. The school authority has confirmed to my Department that it intends using this funding to provide permanent accommodation. In November 2010, my Department approved an increase in the level of grant aid to the school to provide additional...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the construction phase for this project commenced on 12th July 2010.