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Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The cost of employing a University Lecturer depends on a number of factors including the point of the scale held by the Lecturer. An indicative mean cost of a University Lecturer based on incremental salary is estimated at €74,000 per annum. Based on the indicative cost of €74,000 the annual pension payable at retirement for each year of reckonable service would be €925 in the case of a...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 497 together. 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 my Department by the...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The scheme for the award of incremental credit to teachers was agreed at the Conciliation Council for Teachers which is comprised of representatives of the teacher unions, school management, the Department of Finance and the Department of Education and Science. The scheme, as agreed, makes no provision for the award of incremental credit in respect of teaching service in educational...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension has been received in the Department from the school to which the Deputy refers. A re-assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area is currently under way. This will assist in determining the long term projected staffing for the school, on which the school's long term accommodation needs will be based. Once the long...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: There are twelve primary schools in the Lucan area with a combined 6th class enrolment of 501 pupils. With regard to post primary capacity, the four Post-Primary providers in Lucan had a combined first year enrolment of 481 pupils in 2006. However, Coláiste Cois Life has capacity for 600 pupils in total but only enrolled 68 first year students in 2006. In addition, a Design Team will be...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the School Planning Section of the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital works from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers for the provision of a PE hall. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale works and was assigned a band 4 rating. Progress on the proposed...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in his PQ No. 11974/07 was provided in my reply of 28 March 07 as an attachment. The information requested is set out again in the table. DES Appointments to State Boards 26 March 2007 to 31 May 2007 Board No. of Appointments Notes National council for Curriculum and Assessment 1 Appointed on Nomination of Chief Inspector Further Education and...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is considering a number of options to address the long term accommodation needs of the school to which the Deputy refers. One of the options proposed by the schools Board of Management is the building of a permanent structure on the school's current site which is based at the local GAA club. The Department acknowledges the need for a solution to the schools accommodation...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). The School Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers is included in today's announcement of 56 large scale building projects countrywide which have been approved to progress under the School Building and Modernisation Programme. These will be progressed by way of the appointment of a design team.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of a permanent extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The school planning section of the Department is currently carrying out an assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area which will assist in determining the school's long term accommodation needs. Once...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Teachers working in national schools have a contract of employment with the board of management of the school in which they are employed. The board of management, as employer, has the power to appoint such and so many persons as teachers as the board from time to time thinks necessary for the performance of its powers and functions. An employee/employer relationship exists between the...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The former Coláiste Mhuire Secondary School (Number 23 Parnell Square Dublin 1) was included as a property contribution under the terms of the Indemnity Agreement with the religious congregations dated 5 June 2002 as the Office of Public Works confirmed to the Department that it was prepared to accept title to the property. In accepting this property the State will own numbers 22 to 28...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is in the process of procuring the property to which the Deputy refers for continued Education use.

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I recently received representations on behalf of the school to which the Deputy refers and a reply will issue shortly. Under DEIS, (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion, which is currently being implemented by my Department, 80 additional posts have been allocated in order to extend Home School Community Liaison services to all 338...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Section 24 of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 requires a school to notify it's Educational Welfare Officer before expelling any student. The Educational Welfare Officer concerned is then required to make all reasonable efforts to ensure that provision is made for the continued education of the student, including consulting with the school authorities, the student concerned and his or her...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Access to the disputes settling agencies- Labour Relations Commission, Labour Court and Rights Commissioner Service- is governed by the definition of "worker" in Section 23(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1990. At present teachers do not have access to these agencies as they are specifically excluded from the definition of "worker". Teachers are instead served by an agreed scheme of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 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 — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy applied under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 for the replacement of access steps to the sports pitch and other areas. On the 8 January 2007 I announced details of the schools to receive funding to improve facilities under the Summer Works Scheme 2007. However, due to the volume of applications received it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers is one of two post primary providers in the area. The current enrolment in the school referred to by the Deputy stood at 130 as of September 2006. The future of this school will be dependent on enrolments as well as overall school planning provision in the area.