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Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In accordance with the terms of circular 25/00, which outlines the provisions relating to the recognition of teacher qualifications in national schools, provisional or restricted recognition has been granted to the person in question. Notification to that effect issued to the person in question on 15 March 2006.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Department of Education and Science is considering a report from the National Council for Special Education regarding the application in question. The Department's officials will notify all relevant parties when a decision on the application has been made.

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The most up-to-date costings on extending free fees to part-time students were compiled in 2002 by the task force on lifelong learning, which estimated at the time that the cost of extending free fees to part-time students in State-aided third level institutions and in Oscail and distance learning options in other third level colleges would be approximately €32.122 million per annum. I have...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A copy of a document, Parents' Response on their Concerns about Kilkenny City Vocational School, has been forwarded to the Department of Education and Science. I assume this is the report to which the Deputy refers. While there is no specific reference to the report in the terms of reference of the inquiry I have established, the terms of reference are broad enough to allow the inquiry...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Teacher allocations for second level schools are approved by the Department of Education and Science on an annual basis, in accordance with generally applied rules based on recognised pupil enrolments on 30 September of the preceding school year. School management authorities are required to organise their curricula, teaching timetables and subject options with regard to the needs of pupils,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been received from the school referred in question. The application has been assessed and the long-term projected staffing on which the accommodation needs will be based has been determined. The project is being considered for progression in the context of the 2006-10 school building and modernisation programme.

Written Answers — School Support Programme: School Support Programme (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Some 320 rural primary schools have been invited to participate in the new school support programme under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme. The Department of Education and Science is considering the arrangements to be made for the clustering of the 320 rural schools under the school support programme and other rural schools retaining their entitlements under...

Written Answers — School Support Programme: School Support Programme (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Under the new action plan for educational inclusion, Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, 640 primary schools — 320 urban schools and 320 rural schools — and 200 second level schools have been selected to participate in the school support programme, which will bring together and build on existing interventions for schools and school communities with a concentrated level of...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 779 and 780 together. The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of primary schools is a matter that should be raised, in the first instance, with the relevant local authority. Local authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools and should ensure that measures are in place to protect the safety of local...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy was among the 43 schools which I listed in March 2005 as being ready to start architectural planning. The Department of Education and Science wrote to the school authorities on 27 June 2005 appointing a design team for the proposed building project and giving approval to proceed with a stage 1-2 submission — outline sketch scheme with costings. When the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I assume the Deputy's question relates to special needs assistants. I have forwarded a copy of the current special needs assistant pay scales and conditions for the Deputy's information. The details are available on the Department's website, www.education.ie. The current rates of salary have been introduced following the implementation of section 14.2 of the mid-term review of part 2 of...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds three means-tested maintenance grant schemes for third level education students in respect of attendance on approved courses in approved third level institutions and one maintenance grant scheme in respect of students attending approved post-leaving certificate courses in approved PLC centres: the higher education grants scheme; the vocational education committees'...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The fund for students with disabilities, which is ESF-aided, was introduced in 1994. It provides funding to students with disabilities attending courses in Irish and UK third level institutions and, since 1998, in post-leaving certificate centres. This fund is administered by the National Office for Equity of Access to Higher Education, national office. The purpose of the fund is to provide...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The children to whom the Deputy refers attend three different schools. Two are attending primary schools and the eldest child is in attendance at a post-primary school. Each school receives psychological support from the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS. I understand one child will be the subject of consultation shortly between the principal and the psychologist assigned to...

Written Answers — After-School Programmes: After-School Programmes (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is not aware of any problems which have arisen in regard to the vetting of persons engaged on after-school programmes. If the Deputy has a particular case in mind, I will arrange to have the matter examined if he submits the relevant information to my Department. It is the responsibility of the authorities of the school concerned to ensure that appropriate insurance cover is in...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers is scheduled to open in September 2006. When fully occupied, the school will operate as a two-stream 16-classroom school. Normally, a new school only enrols junior infants in its first year of operation to enable it to develop incrementally. This incremental development ensures that a shortage of accommodation at the school is avoided by an over-enrolment...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department provides a range of supports to second level school management to enable schools to cater for pupils with special educational needs. The supports in question include remedial and resource teaching support, special needs assistant support and funding for the purchase of specialised equipment. The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, has been established as an independent...

Written Answers — Teacher Remuneration: Teacher Remuneration (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: A scheme already exists whereby a teacher may receive incremental credit for relevant non-teaching experience. The criteria for the award of incremental credit under this scheme are outlined in primary circular 10/01, Amendments to the scheme for the award of incremental credit, which is available from the primary payments section of my Department or on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (21 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware from my previous responses on this issue, my Department is committed to funding the provision of PE, general purpose and outdoor play areas in schools as part of the school building and modernisation programme. This is being addressed in the context of available resources and the published criteria for prioritising school building projects. The provision of PE halls at...