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Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 506 together. The Deputy will be aware that while individual institutions in the education sector have varying degrees of autonomy according to their status and statutory provisions, the Minister has an overarching responsibility for education policy across all levels of the education system and responsibility for funding provided from the Education...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Discussions are ongoing in relation to the amalgamation of post-primary schools in New Ross. When the outcome of these discussions is known, the Department will take decisions related to capital investment in the area for the future.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The Third Level Student Support Schemes were extended to provide maintenance grants to eligible students pursuing approved full-time undergraduate courses of at least two years duration (pursued in a university or a third level institution which is maintained or assisted by recurrent grants from public funds) in other EU Member States with effect from the 1996/97 academic year. The extension...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 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 including the supervision of examinations. I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 571 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers have applied for large scale capital funding. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Progress on individual projects will be considered in the context of the multi-Annual School Building...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 to 513, inclusive, together. The information being sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled in my Department and I will forward the information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is required to report on non capital costs incurred in connection with the programme of decentralisation to the Central Decentralisation Unit in the Department of Finance. Reports to date have confirmed that no non capital costs have been incurred directly by my Department. Non capital costs of €13,157 have been reported in connection with the decentralisation of the State...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Since the start of the implementation of the programme of decentralisation 84 civil servants from my Department have relocated to posts outside of Dublin. In the region of 350 civil servants in my Department who have not relocated to date have made application through the Central Application Facility (CAF) to relocate under the programme, approximately 220 of these applicants are opting to...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516 and 518 together. As the Deputy will appreciate prices for individual sites are commercially sensitive and, as they may be prejudicial to future negotiations for similar sites, I am not in a position to disclose this information. Details in relation to the location and area of sites purchased in 2007 are as follows. My Department is actively involved in...

Written Answers — Secondary Schools: Secondary Schools (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: There are a number of different types of post-primary school in the Irish education system. The second level sector is comprised of voluntary secondary schools, community schools and comprehensive schools, which are generally denominational (for example, Roman Catholic or Protestant). Vocational schools and community colleges are non-denominational. All of these schools provide courses in...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 and 520 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the Department is moving to acquire a number of sites in the Dublin 15 area for the purposes of providing additional school places. Due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, the Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment further on this aspect of the matter...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: This site is being acquired under the Fingal School Model Agreement and is required to extend an existing school site. My Department is currently liaising with Fingal County Council on its transfer. The Deputy will appreciate however that due to the commercial sensitivities of land acquisitions, that it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the detail in relation to specific land...

Written Answers — School Equipment: School Equipment (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: There is no record of an application for funding for white boards from the school in question, having been received in my Department. However, an official from my Department's Building Section has been in contact with the school authorities and advised them that should an application be submitted it will be assessed and the school informed of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Stage 3 architectural design submissions for the building project at the school to which the Deputy refers are currently being considered by the Technical Unit of the Department. Once this has been approved, progress on the project will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, special needs assistants (SNAs) are sanctioned by special education needs organisers (SENOs) to schools specifically to assist in the care of pupils and students with disabilities in an educational context. SNAs may be appointed to a special school or a mainstream school to assist school authorities in making suitable provision for children who have been assessed...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for large scale capital funding from the school to which he refers. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 2 rating. Progress on the proposed works will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, agreement has been reached to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which he refers on a V.E.C. owned site. The site was recently master planned to ascertain if it would be feasible to facilitate both this school and two other all-Irish schools on the site. With the completion of the masterplan, progress on the project can now be considered in the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Following on from a technical visit by the Department the Patron has confirmed the availability of additional lands for a new school building. This project is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: The information sought regarding the fees in question is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy at a later date.

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Hanafin: Section 15(2)(d) of the Education Act 1998 requires the Board of Management to publish the policy of the school concerning the admission to and participation in the school. In summary, Section 15, subsection (2) of the Education Act states that: "A board shall . . . publish, in such a manner as the board with the agreement of the patron considers appropriate, the policy of the school...