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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The home tuition scheme is primarily intended to provide compensatory instruction for pupils who have a medical ailment that is likely to cause major disruption to their attendance at school. In this context, my Department provides home tuition grants in respect of pupils who cannot attend school at all, or who are absent for a significant proportion of the school year. My Department also...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is fully aware of the need to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which he refers. Its preferred option in this regard is the use of an existing building. To achieve this, it commenced amalgamation discussions with existing schools in the area. These discussions have now been completed and I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the schools involved have agreed to...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The allocation of capital funding amounting to €900 million to cover the period 2006-2010 for the third level sector has enabled me to deal with a number of key priority projects in the sector that were identified during the needs assessment and prioritisation work carried out by the Kelly review group, which reported in September 2004. As a result of this allocation, I recently gave...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule and is finalised for a particular year following discussions with the education partners. The staffing schedule at primary level is structured to ensure that...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule and is finalised for a particular year following discussions with the education partners. The staffing schedule at primary level is structured to ensure that...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I confirm that I have received the correspondence referred to by the Deputy and a formal reply will issue very shortly. The Deputy may wish to note that the staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in a primary circular which...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Under the rules and programme for secondary schools, second level schools should offer a physical education programme based on an approved syllabus with teaching hours registered on the school timetable. The phasing in of a revised syllabus at junior cycle level for physical education, non-examination, commenced in September 2003. The syllabuses in physical education have been developed on...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and...

Written Answers — Overseas Students: Overseas Students (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The matter that the Deputy refers to concerns the report on the internationalisation of Irish education services which was published in November 2004. My Department has recently completed a consultation process with the main stakeholders in the sector and work on the preparation of the necessary legislation to establish the new body Education Ireland, which was recommended in the report, is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which was revised last year following consultation with the education partners. The project is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2005-2009.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made applications for funding under the additional accommodation scheme and summer works scheme 2006. All applications under these schemes are currently being examined in the school planning section of my Department. The list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment process is completed.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which was revised last year following consultation with the education partners. The proposed project, including the acquisition of a site, is being considered for progression in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2005-2009.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that, as explained in the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 1177 of 28 September 2005, progress on the next stages of the building project must await resolution of legal issues regarding the site which is being acquired under the statutory redress scheme under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324, 344 and 381 together. The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. A stage two submission has not yet been received. My Department's officials wrote to the school authorities in September 2005 advising them that they should now proceed to prepare and submit a stage two submission, that is a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 349 together. The property management section of the OPW has been requested to source a site for a new national school for Kill, County Kildare. The Commissioners of Public Works are in correspondence with Kildare County Council regarding potential options for the acquisition of a site for the new school facility. A meeting is scheduled to take place...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: All schools in County Kildare have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, or through the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments, SCPA, full details of which are available on my Department's website. The latest figures indicate that 4.2 whole-time equivalent NEPS psychologists are involved in providing a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 342 together. The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. Earlier this year I announced details of 124 schools to progress through the architectural planning process and among those listed was the building project for the school in question. My Department's officials are currently...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 328 and 365 together. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a suitable site has been identified for the school in question. The property management section of the OPW, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, is now awaiting receipt of the relevant draft contract documents.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 6 May 2005 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to tender and construction. Tenders for this project were returned at the end of October. The project's design team is currently examining the tenders.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 to 332, inclusive, 340, 341, 343, 345, 352, 354, 356, 363, 379, 388 to 392, inclusive, and 398 to 400, inclusive, together. The school planning section of my Department has received applications for major capital funding from the management authorities of the schools to which the Deputy refers. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the...