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Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that an initial exploratory meeting took place between officials from the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, of my Department and from the HSE on 20 December 2005 and that a further meeting is planned for 8 February 2006. The purpose of those meetings is to discuss a proposal for a general review of the current situation in the unit in question and to explore how...

Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy was listed among the 43 schools that I announced in March of 2005 to start architectural planning. The brief is for a new 16-classroom school. Apart from the civil and structural engineer, which my Department hopes to have appointed in the near future, all other design team members have been appointed. The architectural service for this project is being...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has approved a taxi service to and from school for the pupil referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy. My Department has no plans to provide funding for an alternative service. It is open to the family to appeal my Department's decision to the independent School Transport Appeals Board.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream teacher allocation of all primary schools, including one-teacher schools, is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on the 30 September of the previous school year. The staffing schedule is outlined in a circular which is issued annually to all primary schools. In addition, such schools may be eligible for additional teacher or special needs assistant...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. My Department authorised the school, in a letter dated 12 January 2006, to prepare a stage 4 and 5 submission, preparation of detailed design and tender documents. Progression of projects to construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has received correspondence from the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland seeking approval for the inclusion of the winter streams of the professional practice course 1 under the higher education grant scheme for 2005-06. The application for course approval is still currently under active consideration within my Department. A decision is expected shortly, and the Incorporated Law...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for a new PE hall at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. The 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 (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The initiative allows the board of management to address its accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of management control of the building...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school referred to by the Deputy. I am also aware of the recent whole-school evaluation report which was completed on the school. The school's application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context of the School...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: This issue is being considered at present and my Department will be in contact with the school authorities in due course.

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The youth affairs section of my Department received an application for funding under my Department's special projects for youth scheme, on behalf of the centre referred to by the Deputy. While it was not possible to accede to the request for mainstreaming this project in 2005, owing to the large number of applications received, a once-off grant was made available late in 2005 to assist the...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1288, 1289 and 1290 together. The full-time capacity of the National Maritime College is 750 students, including Cork Institute of Technology and Naval Service students. Up to 300 personnel from the Naval Service and 450 students from Cork Institute of Technology can be accommodated at the college at any one time. Some of the personnel from the Naval Service...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently, and which has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports. My officials have been advised by the NCSE that the pupil referred to by the Deputy currently has access to a special needs assistant on a...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The information which the Deputy has sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as it has been finalised.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved 2005 scheme for primary school building works, a grant of €100,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide one additional permanent classroom. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department was informed late last year of the proposed membership of the board of management of the school concerned. Approval for the new board has now been granted in line with the agreed arrangements. That means that the new board is effectively in office.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently funding 11 autism-specific facilities, which are operating on a pilot basis. Some of those facilities provide an applied behavioural analysis, ABA, model of response, which is one of a range of models of approach to the education of children with autism. Approval has also been given for the establishment of a further three such facilities. In addition to the autism...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I assume that when the Deputy refers to educational assessments, he is referring to psychological assessments and other professional assessments undertaken by professionals who are not employed directly by schools. All primary and post-primary schools have access to psychological assessments, either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, or through the scheme...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule which is issued annually to all primary schools. The general rule is that the schedule provides at least one classroom teacher for every 29 pupils in the school. Of course, schools with only one or two teachers have much lower...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1298, 1305, 1309 and 1310 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the schools to which he refers are included in my recent announcement of 62 large-scale building projects countrywide which have been approved to advance under the school building and modernisation programme. Those will be advanced by way of the appointment of a design team under my...