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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240, 241, 243 to 245, inclusive, and 269 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of applications for major capital funding from the management authorities of the schools to which he refers. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 248 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which he refers. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 268 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the project to provide a new building for the school to which he refers is one of 80 projects which I approved to commence architectural planning in 2007. Officials in the School Building Section will be in contact shortly with the school authority with regard to the appointment of a design team to commence...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme for 2007. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers was among the successful applicants. Officials in the School Building Section will be in contact with the school authority with regard to drawing down the funding.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials from the National Council Special met with the school authorities concerned last week and have updated my Department in this regard. I share the Deputy's desire to see this purpose built facility for children with autism utilized to full potential and given the commitment of all concerned to the unit I am confident of a future resolution of...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The permanent School Building project referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 20th September 2006 requesting a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings) and this submission is expected in my Department by the end of April this year. When this stage 1/2 submission is received in my...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that I announced to start the architectural planning process in January of 2006 and to proceed to tender and construction as per my announcement of November 2006. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room. A...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Enrolment decisions are the responsibility of the Board of Management of each individual school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment by schools. Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a Board of Management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the Board refuses enrolment to a student. Where a school...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 265 together. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was established under the Education for Persons with Special Educational 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...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 256 together. Between 2000 and 2006 the Department has delivered over 7,800 projects in schools throughout the country with an investment of â¬2.6 billion. The investment in school buildings under the new NDP for 2007 to 2013 is over â¬4.5 billion. This multi-annual funding will enable the Department to continue to take a proactive approach in the...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. There are now 5,000 more primary teachers than there were in 2002. The average class size in our primary schools is 24 and there is now one teacher for 17 pupils at primary level, including resource teachers etc. Children with special needs and those from disadvantaged areas are getting more support than ever...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Information in relation to class sizes is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The census for the current school year (2006/2007) is currently being worked on. Major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. There are now 5,000 more primary teachers than there were in 2002. The average class size in our primary schools is 24 and there is now one...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 262 and 263 together. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was established under the Education for Persons with Special Educational 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...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Third Level maintenance Grant Schemes, which my Department revises annually, are administered by the Local Authorities and VECs. The arrangement for the payment of grants under the Grant Schemes are a matter for the Local Authorities/VECs. The terms of the Higher Education Grants Scheme and the V.E.C. Scholarships Scheme for the 2006/07 academic year provide for the payment by the Local...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are available on my Department's website. Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware of my commitment to ensuring that all children, including those with autism, receive an education appropriate to their needs. The unit referred to by the Deputy which is designed to cater for up to 12 pupils was completed in 2003. Such an enrolment would attract a staffing allocation of 2 full time teachers and 4 Special Needs Assistants. The school authorities have...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. The Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of the Department generally on the acquisitions of sites for schools, has identified a suitable site for the school in question. Agreement on the site acquisition has been reached subject to contract. While draft contracts have been exchanged, I am advised that the conveyancing process...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The permanent School Building project referred to by the Deputy is at early stage of architectural planning. My Department wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 20th September 2006 requesting a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings) and this submission is expected in my Department by the end of April this year. When this stage 1/2 submission is received in my...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: A Design Team was appointed on the School referred to by the Deputy on the 28th November last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings). The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and...