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Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The person referred to by the Deputy does not hold EU nationality or official refugee status and, therefore, does not qualify for free tuition fees under the free fees initiative.

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has records of correspondence in the period 1965 to 1967 between the person mentioned by the Deputy and the then Minister for Education with regard to juvenile offenders and problems encountered by those who subsequently emigrated to Britain. The Department has no record of any report on the matter from the person concerned nor does it have any record of a meeting with the then...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Records indicate that my Department was first advised in 1991 by the principal of the school referred to by the Deputy of this complaint and the investigation involving the school and the health board into it. This investigation concluded that the allegations were unfounded. Following the subsequent referral of the matter to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse by the complainant, my...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together. The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of primary schools would be 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Section 7 of the Education Act 1998 confers a function on the Minister for Education and Science to ensure that appropriate education and support services are provided to children, including children with special educational needs. The State delivers therapies through the Health Services Executive, HSE, which is funded by the Oireachtas to provide such services. This is made clear by sections...

Written Answers — Recoupment of Legal Costs: Recoupment of Legal Costs (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 250 together. The Deputy refers to litigation taken against the State in which my Department is a named party. While I cannot comment on any individual case, it should be understood that each set of proceedings is examined on a case by case basis. In litigation where the State believes it has fulfilled its constitutional and legal obligations to the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 253 together. The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 was enacted in July 2004. Sections 1, 2, 14(1)(a), 14(1)(c), 14(2) to 14(4), inclusive, 19 to 37, inclusive, 40 to 44, inclusive, and 50 to 53, inclusive, of the Act were commenced on 14 July 2005. Separate establishment day orders were made in respect of the National...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the higher education grants scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those which relate to nationality, residency, means and previous academic attainment. The nationality requirement, which is set out in clause 4.5 of the 2005 higher education grant scheme guidelines, provides that candidates must hold EU...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education was established under the provisions of section 54 of the Education Act 1998. The council's functions are set out in the National Council for Special Education (Establishment) Order 2003, SI No. 270 of 2004. The council is charged with conducting and commissioning research on matters relevant to its functions and, as it considers appropriate,...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Some 28 former employees have been brought back to work on contract in the Department of Education and Science since 2000. Two former employees were brought back to work on contract in this period on the basis of information supplied by the agencies under my authority. Short-term employment contracts of this nature are not considered as part of the overall numbers employed by the Department.

Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I have spoken and explained to her——

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works has been requested to source a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. To this end, the OPW had discussions with the relevant local authority and in light of these discussions and in consideration of the 2003 development plan for Ennis town and environs, it is clear that the current site is not considered suitable...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school in question receives a service from NEPS. However, the assigned psychologist is currently on maternity leave. Schools that do not have direct access to a NEPS psychologist for whatever reason, including employee leave, are eligible to avail of the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments, SCPA, whereby the schools can commission assessments from a member of the panel of...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The enrolment figures for each year as requested by the Deputy for the four post-primary schools in the Lucan area are as follows. Total enrolment for Schools in Lucan from 2000-2004. Sch. No. School Details 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 60264A Coláiste Phádraig, CBS, Roselawn 567 535 546 577 520 60263V St. Joseph's College 802 801 813 815 809 ...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table for all primary schools with an address in the Lucan area. If some schools in the area are not included here this can be provided by my Department. Enrolment figures are not available yet for 2005. Roll No. School Address Year Boys Girls Total 00714P Lucan BNS Lucan, County Dublin 2000 523 0 523 ...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the proposed new post-primary school for Gorey will be delivered by way of a public-private partnership. As I indicated in my statement of 29 September 2005 on this matter, it is my intention that the first bundle of schools under my Department's PPP programme will be offered to the market in the first half of 2006 and regularly thereafter in the period 2006 to...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Garda, in conjunction with the former Eastern Health Board, my Department and the management of the industrial school referred to by the Deputy were engaged in a look-back investigation into allegations of abuse at this school. This look-back investigation, which was initiated in 1996 and involved interviews with a sample of former residents, identified 41 allegations of abuse. However it...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the statement referred to in her question was provided in its entirety to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse in June 2003.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding for a sports hall 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (23 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.