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- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. Data submitted to the Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The person referred to by the Deputy is entitled to be a member of the contributory pension scheme for full-time non-teaching employees of community and comprehensive schools since 1st September 2006. The Board of Management of the school have been notified of the pension deductions to make on behalf of the individual in question.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Under the general funding arrangements for school building projects the amount of the local contribution for extensions/ refurbishments is 10% of the total project cost with the contribution being capped at â¬31,500.00. The level of the local contribution for schools with disadvantaged status is 5 % of the project cost subject to a maximum amount of â¬12,500.00. These arrangements are of...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension and refurbishment project has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. This project was originally determined with a projected enrolment of 550 pupils and will have to be re-assessed in the light of decreases in enrolment trends in recent years. This will comprise a reassessment of demographic trends, housing developments and enrolment trends...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application will be assessed with reference to factors such as current and projected enrolments at the school, the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing developments and existing provision in the general area. When this assessment is complete, a decision will be taken on how best to...
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The position is that the details of a funding package for the graduate medical entry programme are currently under consideration in my Department. While the overall funding package has not yet been fully agreed, I expect that this will be finalised shortly.
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: There were some 39 recommendations in the Report of the Task Force on the Physical Sciences, with costed proposals totalling an additional â¬244 million, of which â¬66.3 million would be a recurring annual cost. Of the 39 recommendations, 4 are not for the education sector. Of the remainder, progress has been made on implementing 25 of the recommendations and my Department continues to...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Department has a number of proactive strategies in place to ensure that the accommodation requirements for the schools in developing areas, such as Midleton and East Cork are addressed in a manner that will meet the long term education needs of the population. The process for assessing the need for new or additional accommodation facilities at primary or post primary level in any given...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 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 by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. All...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students which are administered by the Local Authorities and the Vocational Education Committees. The Higher Education Grant Scheme operates under the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts 1968 to 1992. Generally speaking, students who are entering approved courses for the first time are...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension has recently been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will need to be carried out by the Department. This assessment will assist in determining the long term projected enrolment for the school on which the school's long term accommodation needs will...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Discussions are on-going with the authorities of the schools to which the Deputy refers in relation to their accommodation needs. Meetings have also taken place with both Kildare County Council and Athy Town Council with a view to ensuring that the appropriate level of educational provision is made in the context of planned housing developments. The Department expects to be in a position to...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations and issuing the results of examinations. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 617 together. The Department is currently in negotiation around the possibility of acquiring a building in the area for the purposes of accommodating the school to which the Deputy refers. This process is complex involving as it does suitability assessment, valuations, price negotiations and attendant legal formalities. The Department is keenly aware...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 616 together. The Department is aware of the need to re-locate the facility to which the Deputy refers. In this regard, the Department is currently in negotiation with the local authority around the possibility of acquiring a site in the area for this purpose.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558 and 615 together. The Department is currently in negotiation around the possibility of acquiring the building to which the Deputies refers. This process is complex involving as it does suitability assessment, valuations, price negotiations and attendant legal formalities. The Department is keenly aware that the issues concerned are commercially sensitive...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559 and 612 together. The Department is committed to putting a suitable accommodation solution in place for the school referred to by the Deputies for next September. This is being achieved by the placement of temporary accommodation on a site on the Oscar Traynor Road. To allow for any unforeseen difficulties with this measure, the Department has advised...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 and 613 together. Proposals for works were received from the schools in question in the context of an amalgamation negotiation. The amalgamation is not being pursued. It is open to the school authority to apply for funding for the works concerned under the Summer Works Scheme. Details of the 2008 Scheme were recently published on the Department's...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. Data submitted to the Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562 and 582 together. The School Planning Section of the Department is currently examining educational provision at primary and post primary level in the Waterford City area. Factors under consideration include population growth, demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments. When this examination has been...