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Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) is a major mainstream preventative strategy targeted at pupils at risk of not reaching their potential in the educational system because of background characteristics which tend to affect adversely pupil attainment and school retention. The scheme is concerned with establishing partnership and collaboration between parents and teachers in the...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I set out below for the Deputies information a count of the number of assessments delivered since the establishment of NEPs in 1999 by NEPs psychologists and under the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). NEPS does not keep waiting lists for assessments of children but in common with other psychological services encourages a staged assessment process, whereby each...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the 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 assessment carried out by a member of the panel of...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding for a PE Hall has been submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy. The application will be examined under the published criteria for major capital projects and the project will be considered for inclusion in the School Building and Modernisation Programme for 2007 and onwards. Under the SCPA a fee of €330 is paid for each assessment commissioned....

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for recognition for a new school referred to by the Deputy. This application is currently under consideration and a decision will be communicated to the proposer as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The New School Advisory Committee is in receipt of a notification of an intention to apply for a Multi-Denominational English medium primary school in Carlow town. The closing date for applications is 31 January 2007. All applications received will be referred to the New School Advisory Committee for their consideration.

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: School building projects are selected for inclusion in the School Building and Modernisation Programme on the basis of priority of need using published criteria. A significant number of new multi-denominational schools are established in rapidly developing areas. All infrastructural projects in these areas, regardless of ethos, are assigned a band 1 priority status under the criteria....

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Agreement was reached some years ago, between the management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy and the authorities of two other primary schools in the area to amalgamate. A new eight classroom school is currently under construction to accommodate the amalgamated school. A decision on the amalgamation of these schools rests primarily with the Patron, subject only to my...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Don Triail Phraiticiúil beidh ar an iarrthóir a léiriú gur féidir leis/léi an clár sa Ghaeilge mar atá sé léirithe i gCuraclam na Bunscoile 1999 a mhúineadh mar ba chóir. Chun an critéir seo a shásamh ní mór don iarrthóir a bheith ag múineadh i limistéar ina bhfuil an curaclam san i bhfeidhm. Ciallaíonn san nach féidir an Triail Phraiticiúil den SCG a chríochnú go...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In relation to forward planning in areas of growth, the process of assessing the need for new or additional educational facilities at primary or post-primary level in any given area entails consideration of all relevant factors, including enrolment and demographic trends, housing developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places. Liaison with existing schools is...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 and 547 together. I wish to assure the Deputies that I recognise the unique contribution of special schools in the education of children with special educational needs and am committed to further developing this area. This is why I have asked my officials to undertake a review of the role of the special school and the special class. With inclusion of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, there are now no less than 4,000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Furthermore, there are nearly 7,000 more primary teachers than there were in 1997. This represents the largest increase in teacher numbers since the expansion of free education. In recent years, priority has rightly been given to providing extra support for children with...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's PPP Unit will immediately commence the pre-procurement process for the second bundle of Public Private Partnership projects which includes Bantry Community College and Gaelscoil Bheanntrai and will shortly begin stakeholder meetings with each of the individual schools. The stakeholder meetings will include management, staff, pupils, parents, trade unions and other interested...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards an extensive refurbishment at the school referred to by the Deputy, has been assessed and the long term projected enrolments, on which the school's accommodation needs will be based has been determined and notified to the school authority. The building project required to address the school's accommodation needs will be considered in the context of...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has examined the case referred to by the Deputy. Confirmation has been received by my Department that this Special Need Assistant had previous service which should be taken into account in determining her point on the salary scale. The details regarding the level of reckonable service will be issued to the person this week. The salary point will be adjusted accordingly, and...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: At this stage, no decision has been taken relating to an advance party. The feasibility of sending an advance party to temporary accommodation in Mullingar will be reviewed but any decisions made must be based on an adequate cohort of staff being in place with sufficient experience to undertake the functions decentralising as well as the availability of suitable temporary accommodation.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the School Planning Section of the Department is in receipt of an application for an extension and refurbishment work under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. Applications under this Scheme are currently being assessed and a list of successful applicants will be published when this process is complete.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: 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 particular clause in the relevant scheme is desired. It appears that no such advice or instruction has, to date, been...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information is not readily available in the format sought by the Deputy for the period in question. However, I can assure the Deputy that the Government has made a record investment of over €2 billion in the period from 2000 to 2005 in upgrading existing school infrastructure and providing new school accommodation at both first and second-level. Over 6,500 projects were delivered in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that my Department has recently received the SENO's recommendation in relation to the application for a laptop for the pupil in question. This is currently being considered and my Department will convey its decision to the school authorities shortly.