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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school in question first made an application for an extension in September 1999. It is not my Departments policy to provide details of estimated costs as to do so might prejudice the tender outcome for the project. The project was included in the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works for 2005. A grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of this...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In order for a temporary teacher to receive holiday pay for July and August of the school year in which he or she is working, the teacher must commence employment as a temporary teacher during the month of September or on the first working day of October. A teacher who commences employment between October and 1 April will receive summer pay retrospectively if he or she secures a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which he refers has submitted an application for a new site entrance under the summer works scheme for 2006. The closing date for the receipt of such applications was the 14 October 2005. All applications are being assessed and a list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment procedure has been completed. All primary schools receive an annual minor works...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 individual school authorities are responsible in the first instance for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. Provision is built into the annual school building programme to enable schools to address urgent health and safety issues as identified by the school authority by way of an annual...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Bus Éireann, which is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the school transport services, has advised my Department that buses serving post-primary centres in Cavan and Monaghan are operating on the basis of one child per adult seat. Buses serving primary schools which have seat belts fitted are also operating on a one child per adult seat basis. As I announced on 27 July 2005, my...

Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: During the course of the normal school inspection process, my Department's inspectorate became aware of a number of issues at the school referred to by the Deputy. The majority of those issues have now been resolved. The inspectorate is continuing to work closely with the school authorities to resolve any outstanding issues relating to compliance with the rules for national schools.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The pupil referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy is not attending the post-primary centre for the catchment area in which she resides. The pupil is availing of school transport from the catchment boundary of the centre being attended. Under the terms of the post primary school transport scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport is he or she resides 4.8 km or more from his or her...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which he refers submitted an application to my Department for extra accommodation under the scheme for the provision of additional classroom accommodation 2006. The closing date for the receipt of applications under this scheme was the 14 of October 2005 and all applications received are being assessed. A list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: With the exception of the Protestant comprehensive schools, agreement has been reached on the legal instruments underpinning the revised arrangements for boards of management of comprehensive schools, and the schools concerned were advised to proceed with the arrangements for the election of the parent and teacher representatives and the formation of the new boards. My Department communicated...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The closing date for receipt of applications for the summer works scheme 2006 was 14 October 2005. While the scheme was initially advertised on my Department's website on 18 August last, it was subsequently widely publicised in advertisements in the national newspapers on 7, 8 and 11 September. These dates were specifically chosen to allow schools a settling-in period at the commencement of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 to 536, inclusive, together. My Department does not hold details on the number of children who have been identified as needing speech and language therapy services in each primary school in County Tipperary, the number who have been offered speech and language therapy services, the number of children awaiting the preparation of a speech and language report...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of therapy services for people with disabilities, including speech therapy, is a matter for the Health Services Executive and funding is provided to the HSE for such purposes. My Department does not employ speech therapists for the delivery of speech therapy services to schools or determine the children that should receive these services. The number...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act was enacted in July 2004. On 14 July 2005 establishment day orders were signed in respect of sections 19 and 36 of the Act. The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 (Establishment Day) (Section 19) Order 2005, SI 508 of 2005, set 1 October 2005 as the establishment day for the National Council for Special...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act was enacted in July 2004. On 14 July 2005 sections 1, 2, 14(1)(a), 14(1)(c), 14(2) to 14(4), 19 to 37, 40 to 44 and 50 to 53 of the Act were commenced. Separate establishment day orders were made in respect of the National Council for Special Education and the Special Education Appeals Board, setting their establishment dates as 1...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The design team working on the proposed refurbishment project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been asked to report on remedial works required in the sports complex also. This report is due to be submitted in the coming weeks and once it has been received a decision can be taken on how to progress this matter.

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides a statutory scheme of financial redress for persons who, as children, were abused while in residential institutional care. The scheme applies in respect of institutions specified in the Schedule to the Act. Section 4 of the Act provides that the Minister for Education and Science may, by order, provide for the insertion in the Schedule of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 542 and 591 together. The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for a new school building. In considering this application, officials in school planning section are carrying out a review of all-Irish provision at primary level in the Ballymun area. This review will take into account current and future demographics, planned housing...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 and 544 together. My Department received a response from the school in question on 1 November 2005 to its proposals for resourcing the proposed autism unit at the school. This response is now being considered within my Department. I also understand that the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, is continuing to liaise with the school authorities...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for a general purpose room and ancillary accommodation has been received from the management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy. The application was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised last year following consultation with the education partners. In general a band three rating is applied to projects such as this...

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The levels of tuition fees for postgraduate courses are set by individual universities and not by my Department. The universities are autonomous institutions and, under the Universities Act 1997, may determine the amount of such fees they charge. I am not aware that there has been a general increase in postgraduate fees of the magnitude outlined by the Deputy. Section 473A, Taxes...