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Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Board was established under Statute in 2002 and is governed by the terms of the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002. The Board was established to make fair and reasonable payments to persons who, as children, were abused while residents in Industrial Schools, Reformatories and other institutions subject to State regulation or inspection and who...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: While comprehensive information is held on individual school files, my Department does not yet have these details available in a format that provides readily accessible cumulative information on the overall position regarding temporary accommodation. However, this issue is being addressed as a matter of urgency and work on compiling a comprehensive database of such information is well...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: While figures on the number of teen parents in second level are not readily available, the most recent CSO figures indicate 2362 teen births in 2006. Of these, 1254 were to mothers aged 18 years or younger. For young parents of school-going age, the most pressing issues are considered to be a sensitive response to their needs, appropriate counselling/mentoring and medical assistance, minimal...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The cumulative value of advertising placed by my Department in each of the five years to date was as follows: 2008 — €157,000 (to end March) 2007 — €816,000 2006 — €800,000 2005 — €504,000 2004 — €790,000 My Department advertises for a wide range of educational related schemes and programmes. The advertising encompasses, for example, expenditure on the following...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The level of works required by the school referred to by the Deputy would be classified as a major rather than a devolved project. The school may apply for major funding to the Modernisation and Policy Unit of my Department by completing and returning an application form (Form FLE) which is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The development of a building project for the school in question is at an early stage. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 343 and 344 together. My Department spent €4.3m on the purchase and €35.5m on the rental of temporary accommodation in 2007. The Deputy will be aware that demand for additional accommodation in schools has risen significantly over the last number of years, with the appointment of 6,000 extra teachers in the primary sector alone since 2002. In considering...

Written Answers — Scrúduithe Stáit: Scrúduithe Stáit (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Tá cúram reachtúil ar Choimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit maidir le ceisteanna oibríocha a bhaineann le scrúduithe teastais, ina measc tionól scrúduithe a eagrú, nósanna imeachta a shocrú in áiteanna ina stiúrtar scrúduithe agus socruithe a dhéanamh do mharcáil oibre a chuirtear i láthair le scrúdú. Tá curtha in iúl dom ag an gCoimisiún gur sheas 483 iarrthóirí as...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: A tender report for the school building project referred to by the Deputy has been received in my Department. As part of the Programme for Government, a Developing Areas Unit was set up recently in my Department to focus on the school accommodation needs of rapidly developing areas, including Naas. The main emphasis in 2008 is on providing sufficient school places in these developing...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The funding provided by my Department, as requested by the Deputy, is as follows:

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (22 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: In dealing with allegations of verbal and physical abuse of students by teachers the most important consideration to be taken into account is the protection of children. Their safety and well-being must be the priority. Allegations of abuse may raise child protection issues or if they are of a less serious nature may fall to be dealt with at a local level by the school authorities. Any...

Written Answers — Home Tuition: Home Tuition (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 432 together. The July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism who choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is exploring as an option the provision of a new building on the existing school site. The further progression of the acquisition of the site and the associated building project will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. It is not possible at this stage to indicate when a new school building will be available.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: An application for funding for roof works in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy has been received in my Department. This project is being assessed and the school authorities will be informed of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy was received in the Developing Areas Unit of my Department on 10th April last. A response will issue to Chairperson of the School Board of Management shortly and I will arrange for a copy to be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 430 and 438 together. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Home Tuition: Home Tuition (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Home Tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement. The Deputy will appreciate, that as home tuition takes place outside of the normal school framework,...

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The total numbers of whole-time equivalent Special Needs Assistants in primary schools for each school-year (June) are as follows: 2002/03 — 4,800 2003/04 — 5,018 2004/05 — 5,730 2005/06 — 6,506 2006/07 — 7,410 2007/08 (April) — 8,253 A break-down of these numbers on a county basis is only available for the current school-year. I will arrange to have these details forwarded...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (17 Apr 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Officials from my Department are currently in receipt of correspondence in relation to the matter that the Deputy raises. The correspondence will be considered in the context of the overall provision of post-primary school places in the area to which the deputy refers over the coming years. In general, new or additional second level all Irish schools can be established in either of two ways...