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Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware all primary and post-primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an assessment...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. In terms of the position at individual school level the key factor for determining the level of resources provided by my Department for the current school year is the pupil enrolment at 30 September 2009. While the staffing schedule allocates on the basis of an average number of...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The overall policy goal of my Department is to ensure the highest standard of permanent accommodation for all schools. However, in the context of a rapidly increasing school population and competing pressure on the capital budget available to my Department, it is necessary to make use of temporary accommodation in order to meet the accommodation needs of schools. This temporary...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In general, my Department approves the purchase or rental of prefabricated classrooms based on need at the time of application. My Department does not hold information on the numbers of pupils in individual schools who currently occupy temporary accommodation, this depends on the organisation of class groups by the school management within available accommodation and may vary from year to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 to 391, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The 2010/2011 National School Annual Census has yet to take place. In 2009/2010 there were 499,093 pupils attending mainstream National Schools and 6,905 attending Special Schools. There were 442,677 pupils attending mainstream National Schools and 6,621 attending Special Schools in 2004/2005.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The public sector numbers for the 2009-2010 school year were 31,880 primary teachers. The corresponding figure for the 2004/05 school year was 26,282 primary teachers.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Forward Planning Section of my Department has carried out a study of the country to identify the areas where, due to demographic changes, there may be a requirement for significant additional school provision at both primary and post-primary levels over the coming years. This study has been conducted using data from the Central Statistics Office, the General Register Office and the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As I indicated to the Deputy in response to an earlier question today, my Department is engaged in the process of acquiring a site and to this end has applied for planning permission as part of the exchange of contracts. The future Patronage of any schools constructed on this property will be in the context of the educational demand in the area and the outcome of the application for planning...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The table below provides a breakdown of rental payments made to the school referred to by the Deputy from 2007 to date. Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann, Midleton 20107G Year Land & Buildings Prefabs Total â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2007 81,066.66 17,644.83 98,711.49 2008 82,883.33 43,141.87 126,025.20 2009 148,115.00 101,024.40 249,139.40 2010 Nil to date Nil to date Nil to date

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Table below provides a breakdown of rental payments made to the school referred to by the Deputy from 2007 to date. Midleton Educate Together 20336V Year Land & Buildings Prefabs Total â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2007 No rentals No rentals No rentals 2008 41,825.00 6,050.00 47,875.00 2009 10,384.62 37,830.07 48,214.69 2010 20,769.23 24,414.37 45,183.60

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Applications for planning permission are made in my Department's name only in cases where the site is owned by my Department. In the large majority of projects, the site is not owned by my Department and, in those cases, the application for planning permission is made in the name of the Board of Management of the school. In 2010, there were 21 planning applications relating to primary level...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: To date over 2,200 persons are availing of measures including occupational guidance, upskilling, retraining, enterprise supports and educational opportunities, which are being provided to redundant workers from the Dell Raheen plant and ancillary enterprises with the assistance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Expenditure to date and committed in 2010 is still being...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Since June 2009 the Government had made four applications under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for co-financing assistance for measures in support of redundant workers. Two EGF applications, in respect of redundant workers at the Dell plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and the Waterford Crystal plant in Kilbarry, Co. Waterford have been approved by the EU budgetary authorities...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested is being researched. I will reply to the Deputy substantively as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Work Placement Programme will provide up to 9 months work experience for 2,000 unemployed individuals, including graduates. Under the programme there are 2 streams, each Stream consisting of 1,000 places. Stream 1 is the graduate stream and stream 2 is the non-graduate stream. Whilst participating on the programme, participants may be entitled to maintain their social welfare entitlements...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Short-Time Working Training Programme was introduced in May 2009. FÁS administered the programme, which aimed to provide training to people on systematic short time for the days they are not working. The Programme aimed to provide two days training a week for up to 277 workers over a 52-week period and they received training free of charge for these two days. The Department of Social...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS Employment Services, under the National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) preventative strategy, systematically engages with persons who are between 18 and 64 years of age and have been unemployed for three months. As part of this process, the Department of Social Protection refers persons in receipt of unemployment payments to FÁS for assistance. The specific information requested by...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There is a number of supports for persons in Cork City and County who have lost their jobs, the majority of which are provided through education programmes and FÁS interventions aimed at ensuring that these people who are unemployed are better equipped to re-enter the workforce. The FÁS South West Region (Cork and Kerry) is providing key early supports to unemployed people that are aimed at...