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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: There are currently 230 large scale projects progressing from early design through to post-contract control stage in the primary sector. At the commencement of the process a Design Team is appointed to each of these large scale projects and comprises the services of an architect, structural engineer, mechanical and electrical engineer and a quantity surveyor. There are 120 consultant...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The most recent public service figures for September 2007 indicated that there were to the order of 29,720 teaching posts in primary schools. It is expected that circa 650 primary teachers will retire during or at the end of the current academic year.

Written Answers — Higher Education Research: Higher Education Research (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department engages with Science Foundation Ireland on a regular basis. SFI is a member of the Higher Education Research Group (HERG), an implementation structure established under the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation, chaired by my Department and representative of all stakeholders in research in higher education, including the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the pupil population in second level schools by sector is contained in the attached file. The data includes post leaving certificate pupils. All of the details with the exception of the 2005/06 and 2006/07 years have been published in my Department's annual statistical report. Data in relation to pupil enrolment in the 2007/2008 school...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The number of Permanent Wholetime Teacher Positions in Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools from the 2000/2001 to the 2007/2008 school years is attached. The information regarding permanent wholetime teachers employed by Vocational Education Committees is available from the individual committees. Permanent Whole-time Positions 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The number of retirements from Permanent Wholetime positions in Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools as recorded on my Department's database from 2000 to 2007 is as follows:— Year 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 Female 142 160 176 201 241 219 311 ...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The number of teachers appointed for the 2007/2008 school year to a PWT contract in Secondary and Community/ Comprehensive schools is currently 359. The information in respect of previous years for secondary and community comprehensive schools for contracts is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy at a later date. The number of teachers appointed to new PWT contracts for...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The age and gender profile of new teachers in Secondary and Community/ Comprehensive schools appointed to a PWT contract for the 2007/08 school year is as follows:— Male Female 20-23 yrs 9 7 24-27 yrs 37 80 28-31 yrs 60 133 Age 32 yrs 14 19 The information regarding the age and gender profile of teachers...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The cumulative number of CID contracts held by teachers paid by my Department in recognised posts in Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools in the 2005/ 2006, 2006/2007 and the 2007/ 2008 school years is outlined in the attached table. The information regarding the number of CID contracts held by teachers employed by Vocational Education Committees is available from the individual...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to secondary and community comprehensive schools is being compiled and I will arrange for it to be forwarded to him. The information regarding the number of teachers employed by Vocational Education Committees and their hours is available from the individual Committees.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to the Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a band 2 rating. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Two Montessori qualifications are recognised for restricted recognition by my Department, namely the AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) qualification, which has been recognised for teaching in special education settings since 1963, and the B.A. in humanities in Montessori Education from St. Nicholas Montessori College, Dún Laoghaire, which has been recognised since 1997, and is...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has applied for funding for these works under the Summer Works Scheme 2008. The closing date for the Summer Works Scheme 2008 was 28th September 2007. Decisions on the Scheme will be made later in the year.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department intends making additional primary school accommodation available in Mullingar commencing in 2008. The ability of the Department to make this provision, however, is contingent on lands reserved for educational provision being acquired very soon. To achieve this, the Department is currently engaging with the Local Authority. Subsequent provision will be delivered commensurate...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Issues: Health and Safety Issues (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The provision of defibrillators in schools would not address the specific health issue unless accompanied by complementary training. Such training cannot be confined to the operation and use of defibrillators but must also involve training in other related life saving techniques. The provision of such training necessitates the involvement of health personnel and that is beyond the remit of my...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the Permanent Accommodation Scheme, a grant of €240,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authority of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The scheme allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives them control of their building project. This school has...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: While the school to which the Deputy refers has applied to the Department for capital funding for ancillary accommodation, it has not applied for extra classroom accommodation. It is open to the school to revise its application in this regard. There is no doubt that additional post primary places will be needed in the coming years in the area concerned and the Department is already taking...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Oct 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 the establishment of special classes for autism and for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. In excess of 270 autism-specific classes at primary and post primary...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware the general allocation model was introduced in May 2005 and became operational in schools from September 2005. The general allocation is intended to cater for pupils with higher incidence special educational needs, that is, pupils with borderline mild and mild general learning disability and specific learning disability. The allocation is also intended to support those...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 417 together. There are currently 2,449 Special Needs Assistants (whole time equivalents) employed in schools in Dublin. The break-down by sector is as follows:— Primary 2,020 Post-primary (including VECs) 429 It is not possible to give a breakdown of the SNA numbers employed in specific geographical areas of Dublin.