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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1441 and 1458 together. An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension/refurbishment at the school has been received in the Department. Officials in my Department will carry out an examination of all the relevant factors such as current and projected enrolment, demographic trends and the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A suitable site has been acquired by the Office of Public Works on behalf of my Department for this project. The long term projected staffing, on which the accommodation needs will be based, has been determined and also 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 — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As previously outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 489 of the 14th November 2006 the position remains the same. The decision on eligibility for third level or further education grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except, in exceptional cases, where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy is aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs support. The NCSE has advised that on 27th July, 2005, the special educational needs organiser (SENO) allocated access to SNA support as required to the pupil in question. This support was to be provided by an SNA already in the school who was...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An updated cost plan and other outstanding documentation relating to a building project for the school in question are currently being examined in my Department. It is hoped to proceed to the invitation of tenders in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary building works, a grant was sanctioned by my Department in 2006 to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide permanent accommodation. The initiative allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible, subject to conditions, for free transport to their nearest national school or school of amalgamation. Pupils not attending their nearest national school may avail of concessionary fare-paying transport to another school, provided the written agreement of the Board of Management of the nearest school is secured and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application has been received in my Department from the school referred to by the Deputy under the Small Schools Scheme 2007. All applications received under this scheme are under consideration and the list of successful applicants will be published shortly.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is aware of an application for a resource teacher for Travellers in the schools referred to by the Deputy. The application will be examined as quickly as possible and will be considered in the context of the recently published Report and Recommendations for a Traveller Education Strategy. The school authority will be advised of the outcome once the examination has been completed.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1450 and 1610 together. An application for capital funding has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. A technical assessment of the proposed new site to accommodate a new build school will be completed shortly in order to determine its suitability for a new school. If this proposed site is deemed suitable for a new school the...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: For young parents of school-going age, the most pressing needs are considered to be a sensitive response to their needs, appropriate counselling/mentoring and medical assistance, minimum disruption of tuition, and appropriate access to child care. It will be appreciated that no two sets of circumstances will be identical and accordingly, school management practice will vary from case to case....

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Significant improvements have been made in the staffing of our second level schools in recent years. In the 2001/2002 school year, there were approximately 24,477 wholetime equivalent teaching posts allocated to second level schools. For 2006/2007, the corresponding figure is 25,454 wholetime equivalent posts. This increase in staffing has dramatically improved the pupil teacher ratio at...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1453 and 1648 together. In early 2006, I announced an implementation strategy following publication of "School Matters" the Report of the Task Force on Student Behaviour in Second Level Schools, and that strategy is now well advanced. At the core of the recommendations of the Task Force was the putting in place of a National Behaviour Support Service (NBSS)....

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Yo Si Puedo is a framework for teaching literacy to populations of adults who have had no previous experience of literacy education. It has been adopted or trialled in 22 countries, mainly in Latin America and Africa which have high levels of poverty and low levels of education indicators; their demographic and socio-cultural backgrounds would be largely similar to each other, but very...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As indicated in reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 292 and 294 of 18 October 2006, a request for home tuition hours was not granted in this case. Also, as indicated in Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 14 November 2006, it is open to the school to apply to the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO), for additional...

Written Answers — Tionscnaimh Thógála Gaelscoileanna: Tionscnaimh Thógála Gaelscoileanna (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Tá suíomh oiriúnach faighte ag Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí ar son mo Roinne le haghaidh an tionscadail seo. Tá cinneadh déanta cheana féin ar na baill foirne réamh-mheasta fad-téarmacha ar a mbeidh na riachtanais chóiríochta bunaithe agus tá an cinneadh sin curtha in iúl don údarás scoile. Cuirfear an tionscnamh tógála, a bheidh de dhíth chun an scoil nua a sheachadadh, chun...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The decision on eligibility for third level grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except, in exceptional cases, where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a particular clause in the relevant scheme is desired. It appears that no such advice or instruction has, to date, been sought in the case of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I have given the go ahead for a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school in Phibblestown, Dublin 15. This new school will be delivered along with new schools in Donabate and Laytown under a design and build contract that is aimed at delivering 3,000 school places for these rapidly developing areas. The inclusion of these three projects in one bundle will further facilitate the achievement of value...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1460 and 1537 together. My Department allocates additional teaching hours to Vocational Educational Committees (VECs) to support the delivery of education programmes in a range of facilities, including special schools. Such allocations are made under the heading Co-Operation Hours with Other Institutions and are made in response to specific applications which...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1461 and 1538 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the tender for the building project at the school in question has been approved and it is envisaged that construction will commence in the first week of February.