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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that home tuition has been sanctioned for the pupil in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department has reached agreement with the school to which he refers in relation to its long term accommodation needs. In this regard, it has been agreed that the school will be extended to provide 12 mainstream classrooms and a range of ancillary accommodation. The next step in the process is an architectural assessment of the school building by the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: 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 as having such needs....

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms and conditions of the Vocational Education Committee Scholarship Scheme, which is administered by the VEC on behalf of the Department, generally speaking, students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants (maintenance and tuition fees) where they satisfy the relevant conditions as to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Apr 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 — State Examinations: State Examinations (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Coláiste Mhuire, Marino were contracted by my Department to provide the Scrúdú le hAghaidh Cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge (SCG) examination in 2006, 2007 and 2008 on the basis of holding a main examination each year followed by a repeat examination. Changes to the prose and poetry syllabus of the SCG came into effect for the 2006/07 academic year and these changes were examinable for the first...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 845 and 846 together. The Department's approach and policy is based on advice received from international experts on autism; NEPS; the Inspectorate; an analysis of research including that supplied by the IAA; and the report of the Irish Task Force on Autism. Advice was sought from international experts on research provided by the Irish Autism Action group and...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that my Department has received correspondence from the school in question on behalf of this student and a response will issue to the school as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Apr 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. Under the Free Fees Initiative, my Department meets the tuition fees of eligible students attending full-time undergraduate courses, which must generally be of at least two years duration. Generally speaking,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The School Planning Section of my Department is currently re-examining the Long Term Projected Enrolments on which the accommodation needs will be based. When the long-term projected enrolment has been finalised and agreed with the school authorities, my Department will draw up...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to the Department for capital funding for a Resource Room and a General Purpose Room. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a Band 3 rating. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The role of the Educational Disadvantage Committee is to advise on policies and strategies to be adopted to identify and correct educational disadvantage. My Department wrote to the education and social partners seeking their views on the composition and future work of the committee. Following on full consideration of these views, the members of the new committee will be appointed as...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Maintenance Grant Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving Certificate courses is administered by the Vocational Education Committees on behalf of my Department. The application for grant assistance for the candidate referred to by the Deputy must be assessed under the terms of my Department's Maintenance Grant Scheme for Students Attending Post Leaving Certificate Courses 2006. Clause...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of a new school on a greenfield site has been received from the school authority of Listellick National School. The application has been assessed and the long-term projected staffing figure on which accommodation needs will be based has been determined and notified to the school. The Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Apr 2007)

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 (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was established under the Education for Persons with Special Needs Act (EPSEN) to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children. Since it was established in 2005 NCSE is responsible for allocating resources for...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received an application for capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. I understand, however, that the school authority is in the process of preparing such an application. When received, the application will be assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and progress on the project will be...

Written Answers — Commercial Marketing in Schools: Commercial Marketing in Schools (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Schools are privately managed institutions which, although funded by the State, enjoy a large degree of autonomy. It is, therefore, primarily a matter for each school to devise guidelines around the types of food that is available on the school premises and such policies should be driven by the needs and welfare of the pupils. I know that many schools have developed healthy eating policies in...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application is currently being assessed with reference to current and projected enrolments, on-going and planned housing developments and other demographic factors. As part of the assessment process Department officials recently met with the school authorities. The final determination of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that National Council for Special Education will make direct contact with the Deputy shortly.