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Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Both post-primary schools in this case have a dedicated service from my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). I understand that the child in question was not prioritised for assessment by the school she is currently attending. I also understand that the school to which the child intends to transfer in September 2006 has requested an assessment and that the NEPS...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: FÁS registered apprentices attend Institutes of Technology for the 4th and 6th phases of their apprenticeship training and my Department provides funding to the institutes for these places. At present, there is a total of 75 Blocks (one Block provides for 16 apprentice places) of apprentice training provided countrywide in the trade of plumbing. Overall, the number of Plumbing Blocks...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: At the outset, I want to state emphatically that no school has been told that they are going to lose any of the resources that they have been receiving under existing schemes for tackling disadvantage as a result of the introduction of the new DEIS initiative. On the contrary, the new School Support Programme is aimed at providing even more extra resources for the most disadvantaged schools...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not held in my Department. Details of enrolments at both primary and post primary level are kept by school authorities.

Written Answers — Education Programmes: Education Programmes (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's support package for 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 disability. The package includes...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology. : Institutes of Technology. (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Dublin City Manager was appointed by me to serve as Chairperson of the Grangegorman Development Agency for the full term as provided for in the Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005. Section 18 of the Act provides that the term of office of Chairperson of the Agency is three years, subject to a maximum of two terms.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: For the purposes of determining grant eligibility under my Department's Maintenance Grants Schemes, all investments must be declared, including deposit accounts, savings certificates, life assurance bonds and other financial instruments where the interest/profit is accumulated and paid out as a lump sum at the end of the investment period. The amount of income to be included in respect of...

Written Answers — Radon Gas: Radon Gas (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In 1998 my Department commissioned the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) to conduct a survey of radon levels in all primary and post primary schools. In addition, in June 2001 circular letter M46/01 issued to all Boards of Management informing them of the Department's initiative and advising schools on the course of action necessary for radon mitigation. During the course of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs (SEN) supports. My officials have been advised by the NCSE that no application for special needs assistant support was made to the SENO. It is open to the school to contact the SENO regarding any special education needs that the pupil may have.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the numbers of portacabins rented is not readily available. I am not in a position to provide a comparative cost of purchasing the equivalent number of portacabins in this instance. Expenditure on the rental of temporary school accommodation, is as follows: 2001: €6.1m; 2002: €8.4m; 2003: €9.4m; 2004: €11.3m; 2005: €15.7m. To put...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Youth Affairs Section of my Department currently provides grant-in-aid to the Clonmel Youth Resource Centre and Clonmel Youth Information Centre. Funding for the Clonmel Youth Resource Centre is made available under the Special Projects for Youth scheme and in 2005 was in receipt of €59,713 from my Department. Funding is made available for the Waterford Regional Youth Information...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (31 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has contacted the awarding authority, in this case Kildare Vocational Education Committee, in relation to the student referred to by the Deputy. Kildare Vocational Education Committee has confirmed that candidate mentioned by the Deputy is in receipt of the Third Level Maintenance Grant. Kildare Vocational Education Committee has further confirmed that the reckonable income in...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A key focus of the Government's education policy is to prioritise investment in favour of those most at risk and to optimise access, participation and outcomes at every level of the system for disadvantaged groups. The wide variety of measures in place for tackling educational disadvantage and social exclusion reflect these concerns. These measures range from pre-school interventions,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension to provide ancillary accommodation has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The project has been assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the pupil in question is enrolled in a mainstream primary school and has been sanctioned five hours resource teaching together with the added support of a special needs assistant. My Department considers that school-based education provision is the most appropriate intervention for all children, including those with special educational needs. In this context, my Department...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The proposed extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning and is one of the 124 schools that I announced in April of 2005 to progress through the architectural planning process. An educational worksheet was returned to my Department in December 2005 and following this a schedule of overall accommodation was completed by a member of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy originally applied for an extension and refurbishment to provide for improved ancillary accommodation only and the application did not include proposals for additional mainstream classrooms. Given the then falling rates of enrolment at the school and having regard to competing demands on the building programme the application was at that time afforded a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the assessment of the school's application for additional accommodation, my officials are carrying out a detailed assessment of demographic trends, housing developments and enrolment trends in the area in order to ensure that any capital funding provided will deliver accommodation appropriate to the school's need into the future. Upon completion of this assessment a decision will...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2006)

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, preferably through the primary and post primary school network. My Department supports an eclectic approach to the education of children with autism where a range of teaching methods can be applied specific to the needs of individual pupils. I...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department grant-aided the provision of additional accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers in 2004. It is not aware of any application for new premises for the school. With regard to roof repairs, works of this nature are appropriate to the Summer Works Scheme. The School has not applied for funding to date under this scheme, which has been operating for three years. Details...