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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension and refurbishment project has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will be required in order to assist in determining the long term projected enrolment for the school on which the school's long term accommodation needs will be based. When the...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An agreement was reached by the Patron to rationalise provision of post-primary provision in the Tuam area to establish a single boys' school. The Patron has offered to provide a site to accommodate the new school and I understand is in discussions with the County Council in relation to same. As soon as the site issue is finalised, the building project required to deliver the appropriate...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Decisions on the scheme will be made later in the year.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Decisions on the Scheme will be made later in the year.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students. These are the Higher Education Grants (HEG) Scheme, the Vocational Education Committees' Scholarships Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and the Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) Courses. The HEG Scheme is administered by...

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In the State as a whole, there are over twenty publicly-funded higher education institutions, seven of which are universities and fourteen institutes of technology. In its review of Irish Higher Education published in 2004, the OECD observed that Irish Third Level Institutions were relatively small by international standards and that this posed particular challenges in terms of achieving...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that I recently announced that Macquarie Partnerships for Ireland have been selected as the preferred tenderer for the provision of four new schools including the school in question, which form the first bundle of PPP schools projects to be delivered under my Department's 2006-2010 PPP programme. It is envisaged subject to the planning process, that construction...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Firstly, I would like to assure the Deputy that I have not directed that parent representatives on boards of management of Gaelscoileanna must be fluent in the Irish language. Under Section 14 of the Education Act 1998 it is the duty of a Patron, for the purposes of ensuring that a recognised school is managed in a spirit of partnership, to appoint, where practicable, a Board of Management....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area is currently underway in order to determine the long term projected staffing figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based. Once the long term projection has been determined officials in School Planning Section will be in contact with the school authority. The building project...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy is the Client/Contracting Authority for their proposed building project. As client, the Board is currently overseeing the appointment of an architectural Design Team and it is my understanding that this process is at an advanced stage. Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Officials in the Department have completed a technical visit of the school referred to by the Deputy with a view to determining the project brief. The future progression of the project will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department purchases paper and stationery from suppliers selected by the Government Supplies Agency. I understand that the Deputy's question specifically relates to the cost of photocopying paper and letterhead stationery used by my Department. The amount of money spent by my Department on these supplies for the year to-date is €41,881.40 and €13,043.77 respectively. While the...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (23 Oct 2007)

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...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table which shows the rates of allowances for promoted posts effective since the 1 June 2007. Principal's Allowance Category Point Annual € 1 1 9,328.00 2 9,328.00 2 3 10,452.00 3 4 12,261.00 4 5 14,387.00 5 6 16,737.00 6 7 19,120.00 7 8 21,427.00 8 9 23,759.00 9 10 25,475.00 10 11 27,249.00 11 12 29,833.00...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department administers a scheme which provides funding to Boards of Management for their training needs. It enables Management Bodies to apply for direct support in addition to the existing support provided by the Education Centre Network. The scheme is centrally managed by a representative Steering Committee. The committee is comprised of representatives of Teacher Education Section,...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of temporary classrooms is not readily available. The amount spent on temporary accommodation, including prefabricated accommodation in the last 5 years is as follows: 2006: €24.5M 2005: €15.7M 2004: €11.3M 2003: €9.4M 2002: €8.4M The provision of rented accommodation provides an immediate solution to a deficit of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 was enacted following the Government's consideration of the Final Report of the Commission on Public Service Pensions. That report included a recommendation that the age of retirement for new entrants to the public service be changed from an age range of 60 to 65 years to a single retirement age of 65. There were some...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In February 2007 I announced my intention to introduce a new model of primary school patronage and that my Department would engage in a consultation process with the relevant stakeholders in relation to the implementation measures required. Pending the completion of the consultation process and the evaluation of the pilot community primary school project, I decided as a matter of policy that...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Special Education Appeals Board (SEAB) was established under section 36 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 to hear and determine appeals pursuant to a number of sections of the Act. Members of the inaugural appeals board have been appointed and are currently working on the development of processes and procedures which need to be in place before the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested is not readily available in the format required by the Deputy. However, as the Deputy is aware, there has been enormous progress made over the past number of years in relation to increasing the number of teachers in our second level schools who are specifically dedicated to providing education for children with special educational needs. My Department provides a...