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- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I can inform the Deputy that my Department is aware of the case of the pupil mentioned in his question and that an appointment has already been made between the local NEPS psychologist and school authorities in relation to the carrying out of an educational assessment in regard to this child.
- Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The lease for the school referred to by the Deputy is held in my Department. The lease which is for 99 years will expire in the year 2011. The Deputy should note that the lease in this instance guarantees that the school property is retained for Educational use. If the school moves premises or the building is no longer required for educational use, arrangements can be made to surrender...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the education of children with special educational needs is a key policy priority for the Government. Much has already been achieved in this area in terms of delivering additional teaching and care supports. There have been significant developments in special education since 1998 involving enhanced levels of provision as well as new structural and legislative...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 432 together. In 2006, the school to which the Deputy refers, agreed to an annual fourth stream intake to cater for additional pupil places in the area. An application for major capital works is being progressed to extend the school to cater for this development. Appointment of a design team is the first step in the architectural planning of a major...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of additional accommodation has been received from the school authority. All applications for large-scale capital funding, including the application in question, are assessed against published prioritisation criteria and assigned a band rating. Progress on all projects will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for funding to provide an extension has been received from the school authority. The long-term needs of the school have been assessed within the Department and agreed with the school authority. It is proposed to extend the school to a 16 mainstream classroom school. The project was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The project to which the Deputy refers received funding as an exceptional matter and on a once-off basis in 2007 under the Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk. In assessing applications for funding, my Department gives consideration to interventions already in place and supported by my Department in the areas concerned so as to avoid...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Under my Department's Free Fees Initiative the Exchequer meets the tuition fees of eligible Students who are attending approved full-time undergraduate courses in the State. The Free Fees Initiative does not extend to postgraduate study in Ireland, however if a candidate qualifies for the means-tested maintenance grant he/she may have their fees paid up to the maximum fee limit. The maximum...
- Written Answers — School Enrolment: School Enrolment (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Data on enrolment classified by constituency are not readily available, and this data would take an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile. Overall enrolments figures for each school for the 2006\2007 academic year are available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The Deputy should note that private schools are not required to report details on enrolment to my Department.
- Written Answers — School Enrolment: School Enrolment (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Data on enrolment classified by standard and constituency are not readily available, and these data would take an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile. The Deputy should note that private schools are not required to report details on enrolment to my Department.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Article 42.2 of the Constitution confers a constitutional right on parents to provide for the religious, moral, intellectual, social and physical education of children in their own homes or in private schools or in schools established or recognised by the State. The Education (Welfare) Act 2000 provides a major reformulation of the law in regard to all matters connected with school...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The decision on eligibility for third level grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority â i.e. the 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 required. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 442 and 443 together. The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resources to schools to support children with special educational needs. The SENO is also a focal point of contact for parents and schools and their role...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: While the specific information sought by the Deputy is not readily available, the two recent investment priorities under the ICT in Schools Programme have been the provision of networking grants to schools and the Schools Broadband Access Programme. Schools were invited to submit proposals for the development of their networking capability in June 2004 and grants in excess of â¬23m have...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding for general classroom accommodation and a PE hall, from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. Progress on the project will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Because of the difficulty in sourcing a green field site the Department decided to investigate the possibility of utilising the Rossa College site to facilitate the proposed building project. To this end a feasibility study of the site and building was commissioned in order to determine how best to provide for the long-term accommodation needs of the proposed school. However, because of the...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, the Summer Works Scheme was introduced in 2004. Since then, over 3,000 projects in primary and post-primary schools costing in excess of â¬300 million have been completed. With so many smaller projects having been completed over the past few years, I intend to focus on delivering as many large projects as possible in 2008. The emphasis will be on new schools,...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The development of the proposed building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage. The progression of all large-scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including the project in question, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.