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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department's spending on the home tuition scheme has not been reduced. The cost of the home tuition scheme has increased from €5.3 million in 2004 to over €8 million in 2006. The Deputy will be aware that 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,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can assure the Deputy that every effort is made to process all claims for payment as speedily as possible. While there may have been delays in respect of some such payments, my officials are not aware of a general problem in relation to the payment of home tuition claims for the period in question. If the Deputy is aware of a particular case and wishes to provide the relevant details, my...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department has been in contact with the school authorities in relation to this matter. An application from the school for funding to provide toilet facilities under the Emergency Works Grant is awaited.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: In the particular case referred to by the Deputy the school authority is aware of my Department's policy in the filling of publicly funded teaching posts and the payment of teachers. Officials in my Department have been in communication with the person to outline the policy.

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The details for the amalgamation of the schools to which the Deputy refers are being finalised. A technical inspection of the buildings concerned was recently carried out to determine the scope of works required to facilitate the amalgamation and to accommodate another school in one of the buildings which will be vacated post amalgamation. Following this inspection, the Department appointed...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Under my Department's Maintenance Grant Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses Clause 6.3.6 provides as follows; "Grants may not be paid in respect of a second period of attendance at the same level for a course approved for the purposes of this scheme, irrespective of whether or not a grant was paid previously. The Vocational Education Committee will have...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. An assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area, is currently underway in the Department and this will 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 — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I take it that the Deputy is referring to pay arrears that may be due to part-time teachers in the context of the Protection of Employees (Part-time Work) Act, 2001. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is working towards the implementation of a system that will facilitate the processing of claims for payment of the part-time teachers concerned. My Department is anxious to...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 and 531 together. Information in relation to class sizes is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The details for the current school year (2006/2007) are currently being compiled by my Department and the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. The appointment procedures for all primary school teachers, regardless of...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 and 589 together. The school referred to by the Deputy applied under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 for the replacement of the railings around the school boundary. 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...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Agreement has been reached between the trustees of the three existing post primary schools in Skibbereen to amalgamate into a single school. The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works was requested to source a site for the development referred to by the Deputy. In answer to an advertisement and subsequently, a number of sites were identified and examined. Those considered...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed and schedules of accommodation to meet the current and long term accommodation needs of the school have been drawn up by the Department. The further progression of this project will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A suitable site has been acquired by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department for this project. The long term projected staffing, on which the accommodation needs will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. The building project required to deliver the new school will be progressed in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The Department is carrying out an examination of the overall accommodation needs of the school, which includes factors such as current and projected enrolments, on-going and planned housing developments in the area. As soon as this examination is completed a...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The management authority of the school were given approval to appoint a consultant to prepare a feasibility study for the proposed redevelopment project at the school, which is to include the provision of a permanent autism unit and to provide accommodation appropriate to a 14 classroom school. A report from the feasibility study is awaited by the Department and when it is received it the...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The person referred to by the Deputy is employed by a statutory body established under the Vocational Education Acts. It is a matter for the VEC, as the employer, to determine the appropriate rate of salary payable from time to time to individual teachers within the agreed terms and conditions of employment for teachers.

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 539, 540 and 546 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 indicate that this...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Exemption from the study of Irish may be granted to primary pupils under certain circumstances as outlined in Department Circular 12/96. Under the terms of the Circular, delegated authority to grant exemptions from Irish, within the conditions laid down, has been vested in the individual school authority. An application for exemption from Irish should be submitted to the authorities of the...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy applied under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 for the provision of a hardcover play area. 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 projects. The Department has...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that 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 placement in mainstream classes, in special classes or in special schools, a view that is supported by the findings of the Task Force Report on Autism. My Department supports a multi-skills...