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Written Answers — In-Service Training: In-Service Training (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Funding for in-career development for teachers and other school support programmes has increased by just over €10 million since2000. The total amounts provided for each year since 2000 are as follows: Year Expenditure€ (Millions) 2000: €24.79 2001: €26.99 2002: €28.93 2003: €28.68 2004: €28.76 2005: €34.05 2006: €35.05 Over the past ten years, more than €200 million has...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Recently I launched a promotional campaign aimed at encouraging more men to consider primary teaching as a career choice. Studies have shown that decreasing numbers of men are applying to become primary school teachers, both in Ireland and across the developed world. The first phase of the Men As Teachers and Educators campaign has seen newspaper and radio advertisements highlighting the key...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. If the Deputy would like information on the staffing of a particular school, my officials would be happy to provide it.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently considering a report from the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, in regard to the application in question. My officials will notify all relevant parties when a decision on the application has been made.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Of the teachers who, for salary payment purposes, have been assigned to a notional school, 25 are employed in a temporary capacity. As insufficient suitable applicants from the ranks of serving teachers presented for selection to these posts, other suitable and qualified teachers were recruited to meet the Department's obligation under a European cultural agreement to the European schools...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 558 together. The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. This is in accordance with guidelines agreed between this Department and the education partners. The enrolment of the school referred to by the Deputy on 30 September 2005 was 190 pupils. This enrolment...

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559, 560, 563 together. I expect to receive shortly a report on the recommendations for a five year Traveller education strategy. This report spans the full spectrum of lifelong learning from pre-school to adult and further education. It also emphasises the important role that Traveller parents have in their own education and that of their children. The report...

Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I presume the Deputy is referring to the primary teacher training colleges funded by my Department. In that context, there are three different methods of providing funding to the five colleges of education, reflecting the historical context within which the colleges were established and developed over time. Coláiste Mhuire Marino and the Froebel College of Education are funded on a...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department appointed a consultant to progress this project and planning permission was applied for. The consultant has informed the school building section of my Department that he has received notification of decision to grant planning permission as issued by South Dublin County Council dated 27 February 2006. The consultant has been instructed to seek tenders for the works involved.

EU Summits. (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It is a personal choice.

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Coláiste Mhuire, Marino, is responsible for holding the SCG examination in 2006. The examination will be held in a number of centres throughout the country in the week beginning 17 April. Full details are available from Coláiste Mhuire. Regarding course provision, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a number of education centres throughout the country, which are directly funded by my...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's planning guidelines for new post-primary school buildings allows for the provision of an 80 sq. m. music-drama room for schools that offer music as a subject on the school curriculum. The guidelines also allow for the provision of fixed and loose furniture and demountable staging. In addition, my Department provides grant aid for the purchase of musical instruments and...

Written Answers — School Insurance: School Insurance (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 to 227, inclusive, together. I am not aware of the cost of insurance incurred by individual primary and secondary schools as it is a matter for the managerial authorities of the individual schools to arrange insurance cover on school property and against public liability. Funding is provided to primary and secondary schools by way of per capita grants,...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied to the registration council on 18 January 2006 to have his qualifications assessed to determine their suitability for the purposes of teaching at post-primary level. The council is in the process of carrying out this assessment at present and the applicant will be notified of its decision on the matter in due course.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Major improvements in school staffing have been made in recent years with the hiring of more than 5,000 additional primary teachers. This represents the largest increase in teacher numbers since the expansion of free education. Today there is one teacher for every 17 children, the lowest pupil teacher ratio in the history of the State. Aside from decreasing average class size, the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently considering a report from the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, in relation to the application in question. My officials will notify all relevant parties when a decision on the application has been made.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for a PE hall at the school referred to by the Deputy has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. This project has been assigned a band 4 rating and its progress will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The proposed refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. Following increased enrolments in the school, a revised schedule of overall accommodation issued to the school in late 2005. A planning and briefing meeting was held in October 2005 and the school's mechanical and electrical engineer was requested to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The tender report in respect of the new school in question was received by my Department in early December 2005 and has since been assessed. When the legalities associated with the site transfer are concluded, I expect that my Department will be in a position to approve the appointment of the successful contractor and for the construction phase to commence.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Mar 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The school in question was listed in my announcement of April 2005 as a project to progress through architectural planning up to pre-tender stage, that is, up to and including advanced architectural planning. In order to bring this project to the required stage, my Department's...