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- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It is difficult to predict the number of additional posts that will be created because of demographic changes and the uncertainty as to how any increases in enrolment will be spread over individual schools. Schools have flexibility in the way in which they assign pupils and teachers to classes and the Department does not allocate teachers to specific classes or age groups. However, on the...
- Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The 2005 NESF recommends the establishment of a National Early Age Development Programme to support the needs of all children. Their programme is based on three main strategies a State-provided ECCE session for all children for a period of one year before they go into primary school the support and reform of the existing ECCE infrastructure so that children have access to quality services...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The tender report for the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. The school's Board of Management will be kept advised of developments when the examination is complete.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Schedules of accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers have been agreed with the management authority of the school. The proposed building project is at an early stage of architectural planning and the further progression of the building project will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation programme.
- Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports. This includes applications for the establishment of special classes. Responsibility for enrolment to these classes rests with...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 558 together. As the Deputy will be aware, 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 to schools to support children with special needs. The SENOs also make recommendations to my Department...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. I have arranged for the details supplied to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. All schools have...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is spending over â¬540m this year on the delivery of over 1,500 school building projects throughout the country. This is the first phase of investment under the Government's National Development Plan which will involve over â¬4.5 billion being invested in school buildings over the next 7 years. This year alone will see construction work that will ultimately deliver over...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: There are a range of measures in place to safeguard personal data held by various business units in my Department. My Department has produced a set of guidelines for all staff which sets out the issues to be considered when collecting, storing and processing personal data. Staff are made aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003 at induction courses when they...
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (27 Nov 2007)
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 relate to capital investment in the area for the future.
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Definitely. Negotiations are soon to be finalised.
- Written Answers — Post-Graduate Funding: Post-Graduate Funding (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In 1998, the George Mitchell scholarship programme was established and the Government agreed to contribute an endowment of IR£2 million to the Programme. The purpose of the programme is to enable highly qualified American students to attend third level institutions in Ireland for post graduate studies The George Mitchell Scholarship Fund Act was enacted in December 1998 and it empowered the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is spending over â¬540m this year on the delivery of over 1,500 school building projects throughout the country. This is the first phase of investment under the Government's National Development Plan which will involve over â¬4.5 billion being invested in school buildings over the next 7 years. This year alone will see construction work that will ultimately deliver over 17,500...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The tender documentation for the project referred to by the Deputy is nearing completion. Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy applied for roof replacement under the Summer Works Scheme 2008. The breakdown of the 2008 building budget between the devolved and other schemes has not yet been determined.
- Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The National Educational Welfare Board is developing a nationwide service on a continuing basis that is accessible to schools, parents/guardians and others concerned with the welfare of young people. For this purpose, Educational Welfare Officers (EWOs) have been deployed throughout the country to provide a welfare-focused service to support regular school attendance and discharge the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is spending over â¬540m this year on the delivery of over 1,500 school building projects throughout the country. This is the first phase of investment under the Government's National Development Plan which will involve over â¬4.5 billion being invested in school buildings over the next 7 years. This year alone will see construction work that will ultimately deliver over...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is available from the individual Vocational Education Committees. The Vocational Education Committees are responsible for the payment of the teachers employed by them.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The number of teachers currently serving in Community and Comprehensive schools between full-time and part-time is as follows:â Full-time â 3,093 Part-time â 1,338 The total wholetime equivalent number of teachers in Community & Comprehensive Schools is 4,213.
- Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (22 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The number of teaching hours allocated to Traveller Training Centres is 256,213.00 hours which equates to 348 whole time equivalent posts.