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- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: It is my Department's policy to support the provision of all-Irish school facilities at primary and post primary level in areas outside the Gaeltacht regions, where a demand for such provision is demonstrated and no alternative exists within a reasonable distance. The Aonad in the school referred to by the Deputy was established in response to demand for all-Irish provision at second level in...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A Circular Letter outlining details of the arrangements relating to redundancy for Special Need Assistants has been prepared by my Department. The number of the Circular Letter is 0058/2006 â " Redundancy Arrangements for Special Need Assistants in Primary and Second Level Schools". Where a redundancy situation arises in a school, the selection criteria will be on a last in first out (LIFO)...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 to 498, inclusive, together. The July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism who choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on the 30th September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in Primary Circular 23/06 which issued to all primary schools recently. The enrolment in the school referred to by the Deputy on 30th September 2005 was 232 pupils, which...
- Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. As I have previously informed the Deputy, there is no requirement for schools to report on incidents of bullying to my Department. I do not agree with the Deputy that such reporting should be required and I do not propose to introduce such a system. Incidents of bullying can most effectively be addressed at school level. As the Deputy...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I understand that the local Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) and the Education Welfare Officer (EWO) together with the Health Service Executive (HSE) are liaising with the family in relation to this student's needs. The Deputy will be aware that matters regarding health related services for this person are a matter for the HSE.
- Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme 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 interests...
- Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). The School Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on the 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 annually to all primary schools. This circular (0023/2006) issued to all schools in March 2006. Under the staffing arrangements for primary...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬250,000 was sanctioned in 2005 to enable the management authorities of the school in question to extend and refurbish their school. Devolving funding to school management authorities allows them to have control of their projects, assists in moving projects more quickly to tender and construction...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 508 and 509 together. I expect that the 2006 student support schemes will be issued shortly. The application forms and notes for the 2006/07 academic year has issued both electronically and in hard copy to the awarding bodies and the forms and notes are also available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬440,000 was sanctioned in 2005 to enable the management authorities of the school in question to extend and refurbish their school. Devolving funding to school management authorities allows them to have control of their projects, assists in moving projects more quickly to tender and construction...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department provides a range of supports to second level schools to enable them to cater for students with special educational needs and this involves a large number of staff. The supports in question include remedial and resource teaching support, special needs assistant support and funding for the purchase of specialised equipment which concerns staff in the National Council for Special...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The position is that the third level student support schemes funded by my Department do not extend to undergraduate courses outside the E.U. There are no monies at the disposal of my Department out of which financial assistance could be made available for study at undergraduate level in the U.S.A. You will appreciate that the Schemes of Student Support must be applied impartially and it is...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The 1999 Primary School Curriculum highlights the role of ICT as a resource which considerably enriches the teaching and learning of different aspects of the curriculum. It also emphasises the potential of ICT as a motivational tool in the classroom. The curriculum documents provide teachers with examples of how they can use ICT in the teaching of the different curricular areas. My Department...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has not been approached by Wicklow County Council for assistance in the establishment of an outreach third level centre at the location referred to by the Deputy in County Wicklow.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A number of factors are taken into account in determining an appropriate size for a primary school classroom such as curricular development, the pupil/teacher ratio and the fact that the number of pupils in a classroom may vary from year to year to take account of departing classes, and new enrolments. In the provision of major extensions/new school buildings it is the current practice of my...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to my Department for two new classrooms. This application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). The School Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A site has been identified for the school in question and while there are a small number of issues outstanding, these are currently being addressed and are expected to be resolved shortly. Meanwhile, in order to expedite the design process, my Department is replicating an existing design, which has been successfully completed in another location. This should allow for the project to proceed...