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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 151 together. Under the terms of the primary school transport scheme children are eligible, subject to conditions, for free transport to their nearest national school or school of amalgamation. Pupils not attending their nearest national school or school of amalgamation may, subject to conditions, avail of concessionary fare paying transport to another...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In order to be considered eligible for school transport at primary level, a pupil must reside more than 3.2 km from and be attending their nearest school or school of amalgamation. Pupils who are ineligible for school transport under the conditions outlined above may avail of concessionary fare paying transport to the school being attended, provided the written agreement of the nearest...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school extension project referred to by the Deputy has been tendered. A tender report is being prepared by the school's design team and will be forwarded to my Department for consideration as soon as it is completed.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: For the purposes of post-primary education provision, the country is divided into catchment areas. Under the terms of the school transport scheme, a pupil is eligible for school transport if he or she resides 4.8 km or more from the post-primary centre in the catchment area in which he or she lives. Eligible pupils who wish to attend a post-primary centre other than the one serving the...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Board is an independent body set up under statute in 2002 to provide a mechanism for persons who were victims of child abuse while in residential institutional care to obtain financial compensation for the injuries they have suffered. The scheme applies to institutions for children which are specified in the Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: For the purposes of the post-primary transport scheme, the country is divided into catchment areas, each of which has its own post-primary centre. The scheme is designed to ensure that pupils who live more than a certain distance from the school in whose catchment area they reside, called eligible pupils, can avail of transport to that school. Such eligible pupils are collected at various...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The pre-selection of contractors is complete and the design team is preparing the bill of quantities. Once this work has been completed the project should be in a position to proceed to the invitation of tenders.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: According to my Department's records, the school referred to by the Deputy had an enrolment of 149 pupils on 30 September 2004. On the basis of this enrolment, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the appointment of one additional mainstream class teacher is warranted for the 2005-06 school year. Therefore, the mainstream staffing of the school for the 2005-06 school year will be a...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In this case, an application for resource teaching hours was made to the relevant special educational needs organiser, SENO, of the National Council for Special Education, NCSE. The application in question did not meet the criteria for resource teaching hours and this decision was conveyed to the pupil's parents by the SENO. However, I understand that the SENO has recently received an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of an application for an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been examined in the school planning section of my Department and agreement has been reached with the school authority with regard to the school's long-term accommodation needs. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There is no record of an application for transport having been received by either my Department or the transport liaison officer of County Tipperary South Riding VEC, in respect of the pupil referred to by the Deputy. In the event that an application is received in the future in respect of the pupil concerned, it will be considered subject to the normal terms and conditions prescribed in my...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Sep 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, agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The level of funding that my Department provides to Educate Together as a school management body is on a par with that provided to Foras Patrúnachta na Gaelscoileanna, the Church of Ireland Board of Education, the Islamic Board of Education and the National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education. However, following discussions with Educate Together my Department has...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works is acting on behalf of my Department for site acquisitions generally and is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. The question of the provision of new accommodation for the school will be considered further when a site has been acquired.

Written Answers — School Sponsorship: School Sponsorship (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The correspondence accompanying the Deputy's question relates to the search for a new sponsor for the form and fusion design awards. I have attended the national final of form and fusion awards and was impressed with the excellent creative work of the students involved in the competition. I was very disappointed to learn that the sponsor of this year's awards has decided not to continue its...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials are in the process of examining outline costs and drawings associated with the building project at this school, and when this is completed they will be in contact with the school authorities regarding the next stage in progressing this project.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is not in receipt of an application for grant assistance for site works from the school to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Ten hours per week home tuition has been sanctioned for the child in question with effect from 1 September 2005. This decision was conveyed to the family recently. The parents in question have appealed the number of hours sanctioned. My officials have been in further contact with them and sought additional information on the matter. The outcome of the appeal will be conveyed to the family...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Officials in the school planning section of my Department are carrying out a review of educational needs in the north Dublin, east Meath and south Louth areas, including Donabate and Portrane, by way of a draft area development plan. The need for a post primary school in Donabate is being considered in this context. The draft plan is nearing completion and I hope to be in a position to...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tabular statement. The vast majority of the contracts were in respect of construction works associated with the school building programme. Department of Education and Science: Contracts awarded 2000-2004 in excess of €100,000. Year Name of Company Value of Contract â'¬ 2000 Alliance Systems Limited...