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Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware of my commitment to ensuring that all children, icluding those with autism, receive an education appropriate to their needs, preferably through the primary and post primary school network. My Department's preferred approach to the provision of appropriate education for children with autism, is through the primary and post primary school network, whether through...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy should be advised that the full judgment in the matter referred to has not actually been delivered yet. Mr. Justice Peart has already indicated what will be contained in part of his judgement and that he intends to deliver a full written judgment on the 27th April 2007. In circumstances where the full judgment is not yet delivered it would be inappropriate for me to comment on any...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale works and was assigned a band 2 rating. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the multi annual...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table. In appointing persons to State boards, State bodies or other like entities I will follow the guidelines set out in the Cabinet Handbook regarding eligibility, transparency and gender balance. DES Appointments to State Boards 29 March 2007 to 4 July 2007 Board No. of Appointments Notes National council for Curriculum...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 to 248, inclusive, 250 and 251 together. A decision was taken by the Trustees of the school to which the Deputy refers that it will close in June 2007. This decision was taken because, in line with demographic changes in the area, the school has experienced a steady decline in enrolments in recent years. Current enrolments in feeder primary schools...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In accordance with the terms of Towards 2016, my Department is actively engaged with the education partners to agree new arrangements in relation to the redeployment of teachers. The new arrangements will provide for redeployment of all teachers within an agreed distance on terms to be agreed. When the Department sought to include this matter in Towards 2016 it was particularly mindful of...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: 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 urban/town primary and 203 second level schools participating in DEIS that do not currently have a HSCL service, in...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm for the Deputy that there are currently four staff from NEPS accommodated in the offices in Friars Mill Road, Mullingar. Two staff from the National Council for Special Education are also accommodated within these offices but currently none from the National Education Welfare Board. There are no plans at present to accommodate NEPS staff in the new decentralised Departmental...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 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 Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy applied and was approved for funding under the devolved Permanent Accommodation Scheme for 2007. The Permanent Accommodation Scheme (PAS) was originally introduced in 2003 on a pilot basis and due to the positive feedback from schools was extended to cover more schools in subsequent years. The Scheme is not structured on the basis that the Department...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 to 265, inclusive, together. Enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and the Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. The Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. Department of Education and Science 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 Training Awards Council 1 Board of the Advisory Council on English...

Written Answers — School Insurance Costs: School Insurance Costs (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Boards of Management of primary schools are required to comply with The Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure which are revised periodically and agreed through discussions involving representatives of the primary management bodies, the INTO and the National Parents Council — Primary and my Department. Those procedures require each board to put in place comprehensive insurance...

Written Answers — School Insurance Costs: School Insurance Costs (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has provided a range of supports and guidance to schools in the implementation of child protection policy. Child protection guidelines and procedures, based on Children First – the Department of Health & Children's national guidelines, have been issued to all primary and post-primary schools. These guidelines make very clear the reporting and investigation mechanisms to be...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Apr 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 my Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the document referred to by the Deputy. My commitment and that of this Government to ongoing improvements in higher education is clearly demonstrated by a range of policy developments and funding programmes, including those which encourage wider access to further and third level education. Higher education in Ireland has come through a period of major expansion. Almost 45,000...

Written Answers — School Insurance Costs: School Insurance Costs (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. The Boards of Management of primary schools are required to comply with The Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure which are revised periodically and agreed through discussions involving representatives of the primary management bodies, the INTO and the National Parents Council — Primary and my Department. Those procedures...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers applied to the Department for additional accommodation under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme for 2007. Given the type and extent of accommodation required, it was agreed with the school authority that the scope of its project was not suitable for consideration under this Scheme. The project is now being considered for...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Section 14(1) of the Education Act 1998 states "It shall be 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 the composition of which is agreed between patrons of schools, national associations of parents, recognised school management organisations, recognised trade unions and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Staff in my Department in receipt of full salary, who have not worked in the past month, are either on sick leave or availing of a range of approved absences including annual leave, maternity leave etc.