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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A site is being acquired by the VEC and the building project to deliver the new school will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: DEIS is designed to ensure that schools serving the most disadvantaged communities benefit from the maximum level of support available. Over the years, no less than 8 separate schemes for disadvantaged primary schools have been put in place. Some schools were benefiting from just one or two of these and others were benefiting from more. The DEIS initiative is designed to ensure that the most...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is not in receipt of applications for large scale capital funding from the schools to which the Deputy refers. One of the schools, however, recently submitted an application for temporary accommodation. This is currently under consideration and a decision will issue directly to the school management authority as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 485 together. DEIS is designed to ensure that schools serving the most disadvantaged communities benefit from the maximum level of support available. Over the years, no less than 8 separate schemes for disadvantaged primary schools have been put in place including the Giving Children an Even Break Programme. Some schools were benefiting from just one...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 486 together. 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). This standardised system replaces all of the existing arrangements for targeting schools for participation in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. The mainstream staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2006/2007 school year will consist...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application is currently being assessed and a decision will issue to the school authority as soon as possible.

Written Answers — School Retention Data: School Retention Data (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In my opinion it is desirable that parents and the public in general have information about schools that is meaningful, fair and fully rounded. Data on school retention in respect of individual schools or local areas are not provided by my Department as these could be used to create statistical comparisons that take account of only one dimension of school performance and outcomes and do not...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension was received in December 2005 from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application is being assessed to determine the long term accommodation needs of the school. A decision will then be taken on how best to provide for the school's long-term accommodation needs. My Department is currently considering an...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My officials have been in contact with the school authorities concerned. The pre-school referred to by the Deputy appears to be a privately operated facility and the promoters of the pre-school are renting accommodation from the Board of Management of the school. My Department has no involvement in the operation of the pre-school and in the circumstances it would not be appropriate for me to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of a general purpose room, staff room, multipurpose room and storage capacity has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects, which was revised following consultation with the Education Partners. The...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is now operational. A specific function of the NCSE, through its network of local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is to identify appropriate educational placements for all children with special educational needs. The SENO is a focal point of contact for parents and schools. My officials have liaised with...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Information provided to date to the Student Support Unit of my Department regarding the socio-economic background of third level grant recipients is being verified at present with the Awarding Authorities. I expect to be able to provide the information, in so far as it is available, to the Deputy in the near future.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Under my Departments four maintenance grants Schemes, in order for a student to be assessed as an independent mature candidate, the candidate must provide the relevant Local Authority/VEC with adequate proof of independent residence from 1st October of the year preceding entry to an approved course. Officials in my Department have been in contact with the assessing authority in this case,...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A number of access programmes are supported by my Department under special initiatives for disadvantaged second level schools. Financial support is provided for schools in a number of disadvantaged areas, including Ballymun, Clondalkin, Tallaght, Limerick, Blanchardstown and inner-city Dublin. Under these programmes, students can avail of a range of supports such as guidance, mentoring...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of a Principal's office, Remedial/Resource Room and General Purpose Room was received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The proposed building project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The project is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act was enacted in July 2004. On 14 July 2005 sections 1, 2, 14(1)(a), 14(1)(c), 14(2) to 14(4), 19 to 37, 40 to 44 and 50 to 53 of the Act were commenced. Separate establishment day orders were made in respect of the National Council for Special Education and the Special Education Appeals Board, setting their establishment dates as 1...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: All primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) that is administered by NEPS and full details of which are available on my Department's website. NEPS encourages a staged assessment process, whereby each...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (23 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Since the establishment of the Teaching Council on 28 March last, all teachers are required to register with that body. If the person to whom the Deputy refers wishes to become a recognised teacher she must, firstly, satisfy the Council that her qualifications meet the standards laid down for this purpose. The qualification requirements for appointment to Complementary Therapy teaching posts...