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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of the Department of Education and Science recently received an application for major capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy. The Department of Education and Science is awaiting the local school inspector's report in support of the application. Once this is to hand, the application will be assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Department of Education and Science provides funding towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services in primary schools under two separate schemes. One scheme is the 1978-79 scheme for the employment of full-time secretaries and caretakers in primary schools, under which the Department of Education and Science meets the full cost of salary. This scheme is being phased out as posts...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The report of the recent meeting between parent representatives and officials of the Department of Education and Science regarding school transport for first year pupils attending the school referred to by the Deputy has been presented to the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, and me. The key consideration in this matter was that the arrangements were contrary to the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567 and 568 together. As the Deputy may be aware, it is proposed that a two-classroom autism unit will be established at the school in question. In this regard, appropriate classroom accommodation has been provided in the school for this purpose. This proposed autism unit would be additional to autism provision already in place in the area. This existing...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Chuir an scoil dár thagair an Teachta iarratas isteach ar chóiríocht bhreise. Tá an t-iarratas arna mheasúnú de réir na gcritéar foilsithe um bheartú tosaíochta gur deineadh athbhreithniú orthu anuraidh de thoradh ar dul i gcomhairle leis na páirtnéirí san Oideachas. Táthar ag breathnú ar an dtionscadal i gcomhthéacs an chláir um fhoirgnimh scoile agus athnuachainte 2005-2009.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for capital funding towards the provision of additional classroom and ancillary accommodation. An upward trend in enrolment in recent years necessitated a review of enrolment and demographic trends to ensure that any capital funding being provided is appropriate to meet the school's long-term accommodation needs. This review is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application under the 2006 additional classroom accommodation scheme for a double science classroom has recently been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the scheme is to provide an accommodation solution to schools for the 2006-07 school year, where an absolute need is demonstrated. Officials of the Department's school planning section are in the process of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the school building programme from 2006 onwards.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension to the existing bus route to the school referred to in the details supplied, in order to facilitate the children in question, was received in the Department of Education and Science on 20 October 2005. A report has been requested from Bus Éireann, which organises the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department of Education and Science. When this report...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 to 576, inclusive, together. The Department of Education and Science provides a range of supports to second level schools to enable them to cater for students with special educational needs transferring from primary level. The supports in question include remedial and resource teacher allocations, special needs assistant support and funding for the...

Written Answers — Second Level Education: Second Level Education (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: All levels of education, primary, second level, third level and beyond are equally important to society, the economy and the individual. Our primary education system is based on the belief that a high quality education, supported by an appropriate curriculum, enables children to realise their full potential as individuals. Building on this, second level education aims to provide a...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 and 579 together. Enormous progress has been made in recent years in increasing the number of teachers in our schools who are specifically dedicated to providing education for children with special educational needs. At primary level there are now approximately 5,000 teachers working directly with children with special needs, including those requiring...

Statement of Expenditure for Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move: That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning 1 January 2006 and ending on 31 December 2006 prepared and published by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in accordance with section 13 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003, which was laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. The National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, is organised into ten regions, roughly equivalent to the former health board areas. In June 2001 my predecessor announced the establishment of a number of regional offices throughout the country as part of the programme of structural reform of my Department. The programme followed on...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, staff of my Department share office space in Mullingar, County Westmeath, with a number of other Department staff, including regional office staff. The question of the cost of leasing the accommodation is a matter for the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is proposed to transfer approximately 300 civil service posts from my Department's headquarters in Dublin to Mullingar under the Government's decentralisation programme announced in December 2003. The indicative date for the provision of accommodation in Mullingar given in the November 2004 report of the decentralisation implementation group is the second quarter of 2008. The Office of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Negotiations are underway on the site acquisition for the school referred to by the Deputy. Once the site issue is finalised, the project will be considered for progression in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-2009.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department understands from Bus Éireann that the child referred to in the details supplied resides 0.96 kilometres from the school in question. The child is not eligible for school transport. My Department further understands that the child has not been carried on a service provided by Bus Éireann.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. While my Department is prepared to consider applications from school authorities for grant aid towards improving safety arrangements, including car parking, at individual schools, grant aid is not available for works outside the vested...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together. My Department has no record of receiving an application for resource teaching support in 2003 for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. 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...