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Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is being collated by officials in the Department of Education and Science and will be forwarded directly to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515, 544, 552 and 553 together. I met representatives of Educate Together some months ago at which various issues, including the matter of funding, were discussed. The level of funding that the Department of Education and Science provides for Educate Together as a school management body is on a par with that provided for Foras Patrúnachta na Scoileanna...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of the Department of Education and Science is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation 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...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of the Department of Education and Science is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation 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...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Nov 2005)

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 staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy is a principal and two mainstream class teachers based on an enrolment of 77 pupils on 30 September 2004. The school also has...

Written Answers — Student Representation: Student Representation (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Marino Institute of Education is not under the remit of the Higher Education Authority and, accordingly, is not obliged to implement its recommendations. The institute is not covered by the 1997 Universities Act and its relevant provisions regarding the composition of university governing authorities, including the question of student representation. As the institution referred to by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As stated in my reply of 2 November 2005, four people are employed in the press office of the Department of Education and Science. This office deals with all press queries to the Department. The grades of the staff are as follows: one press officer at assistant principal officer level; two higher executive officers; and one executive officer. The amount paid in respect of salary for these...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Four people are employed in the constituency office of the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera. The grades of staff are as follows: one personal secretary; one staff officer; and two clerical officers. The amount paid in respect of salary for these officers is in accordance with the Department of Finance salary scales for the relevant grades.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. The Deputy should be aware that the enrolment figures given are provisional and subject to check. School Address Roll No. Enrolment on 30/9/2005 Corlea N.S Kingscourt, Co. Cavan Roll No: 14320 U 13 children Baltard N.S. Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare Roll No: 15968 I 8 children S.N. Breac Maigh...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Sections 14, 15 and 23 of the Education Act 1998 assign each board of management and principal teacher responsibility for the day-to-day management of schools at both primary and post-primary level. Principals should organise supervision for the order and general behaviour of pupils during school hours. In particular, they should organise and participate in the effective supervision of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Schools lose teacher support for various reasons, including reducing enrolments, reduction in the number of Traveller pupils, reduction in the number of non-national pupils who do not have English as a first language as well as reduced levels of pupils with special educational needs. The Department of Education and Science allocates teaching resources according to agreed criteria and posts...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Universities Act 1997, universities are autonomous institutions and I, as Minister, have no role in the day-to-day management of the institutions. Sections 24 and 25 of the Act provide for the appointment of a chief officer and staff to a university. With regard to the technological sector, the...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application for an upgrade to its external play area under the summer works scheme for 2006. The closing date for the receipt of such applications was 14 October. All applications are being assessed and a list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment procedure has been completed.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As previously outlined in response to the Deputy's questions tabled on 24 May, 22 June and 11 October 2005, an application for school transport in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy was received by the Department of Education and Science in October 2004. However, as she did not meet the conditions prescribed under the Department's school transport scheme, she was deemed ineligible...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of accommodation for Monaghan Institute of Further Education and Training has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which were revised following consultation with the education partners. It has been agreed that the long-term accommodation needs of the college will be met by way of a new building. As the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for funding under the summer works scheme 2006. All applications under this scheme are being examined in the school planning section of the Department of Education and Science. The list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment process is completed. An application for capital funding towards the provision of an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 572 together. The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for capital funding towards the provision of additional classroom and ancillary accommodation. The overall accommodation needs of the school are being examined in my Department in order to ensure that any capital funding being provided is appropriate to meet the school's...

Written Answers — Outdoor Education Centres: Outdoor Education Centres (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Outdoor education centres, such as that referred to by the Deputy, have been developed by vocational education committees in the interest of providing outdoor education programmes to enhance the quality of the educational experience for young people. The VEC outdoor education centres cater mainly for primary and post-primary students, including young people from disadvantaged backgrounds....

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that the Minister for Education and Science may, by order, include in the Schedule to the Act any industrial or reformatory school, orphanage, children's home, special school providing education services to children with a physical or intellectual disability, or hospital providing medical or psychiatric services to people with a physical...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A teacher who has retired on pension may, subsequent to retirement, give further teaching service provided the nature of the pension does not debar a return to employment. Pensions which could debar employment are those awarded because of ill health or under the early retirement scheme for teachers, namely, the three-strand scheme. Where the teacher's pension is an ill-health pension, a...