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Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The number of NEPS psychologists has increased almost threefold from 43 psychologists on establishment to 127 psychologists at present, including three NDA psychologists serving with NEPS and one psychologist currently serving with another section of the Department. This number does not include two psychologists who are on career break. All schools which do not have NEPS psychologists...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to clarify that on 10 March last the United Nations committee on the elimination of racial discrimination did not issue a judgment imposing an obligation on the State to promote the establishment of multidenominational schools. Rather, the committee encouraged Ireland to promote the establishment of non-denominational or multidenominational schools. The committee recommended that this...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of an application for improved accommodation from the authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which were revised last year following consultation with the education partners. The project will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The central vetting unit is run by the Garda Síochána. It is, therefore, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who has primary responsibility in this area. The vetting unit is responsible for vetting requests regarding prospective employees of designated agencies who would have substantial unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults. The designated agencies comprise...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application has been received from County Wicklow VEC for the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in Arklow. The application is under consideration by officials in the planning section of my Department and discussions will be arranged between my officials and the VEC to progress the matter.

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

Mary Hanafin: Where a pupil with special educational needs enrols in a post-primary school, it is open to the school to apply for additional teaching support and/or special needs assistant support for the pupil. My Department allocates additional teaching support and special needs assistant support to second level schools and vocational education committees to cater for pupils with special educational...

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

Mary Hanafin: My Department is planning the development of a new post-primary school in Dublin 15 to serve the growing population of that area. The acquisition process for this site is at an advanced stage. However, due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, the information requested by the Deputy relating to site cost is not available for release. My Department's policy...

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

Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently and which has been operational since 1 January 2005 is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs, SEN, supports. A total of 71 special educational needs organisers, SENOs, have been recruited throughout the country and are a focal point of contact for schools and parents. My officials...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The college referred to by the Deputy is not recognised by my Department and, therefore, does not qualify for any grants available to recognised schools.

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

Mary Hanafin: I have included the building project for the school in question in my recently announced list of school projects to be progressed through architectural planning in 2005. The building project is at early architectural planning stage 1/2, outline sketch scheme. The stage submission is with the Department and will be assessed by the Department's staff in due course. When this analysis is...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The person in question retired on pension in 2003. He had completed in excess of 40 years pensionable service. On retirement his pension and gratuity were calculated on the basis of 40 years' service, the maximum service reckonable for benefits. Accordingly, he is in receipt of his full superannuation entitlements. Superannuation contributions are payable in respect of all pensionable service...

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

Mary Hanafin: A new general allocation scheme has been announced under which schools will be provided with resource teaching hours, based on their enrolment figures, to cater for children with high incidence special needs such as dyslexia and those with learning support needs. The local special educational needs organiser has determined that the special educational needs of the pupil in question fall...

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

Mary Hanafin: The advertisement seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants to form the design team for the school in question was placed on the public procurement portal www.etenders.gov.ie on Friday 24 June 2005. This is a two-stage selection process and the closing date for receipt of expressions of interest — stage 1 — is 18 July 2005. It is anticipated that the full design...

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

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 676 and 750 together. It is proposed that a double 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. My officials have been liaising with the school authorities for some time on the resources to be made available to facilitate the operation of the...

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

Mary Hanafin: Special needs assistants are assigned to schools to meet the care needs of individual children who have been assessed by a psychologist as needing this type of support. Applications for SNA support are now dealt with by the National Council for Special Education which processes all applications for support from schools and communicates the decisions directly to the schools. At this stage, the...

Written Answers — Schools Funding: Schools Funding (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 678 to 680, inclusive, together. The current level of funding that my Department provides for Educate Together as a school management body is on a par with that provided to Foras Patrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge, the Church of Ireland Board of Education, the Islamic Board of Education and the National Association of Boards of Management in Special...

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

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers is included in the disadvantaged areas scheme, the Giving Children an Even Break programme and the support teacher scheme. Under the disadvantaged areas scheme, the school benefits from the allocation of one concessionary teaching post, additional capitation grants of €38.09 per capita, a refund of the television licence fee and eligibility for 95%...

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

Mary Hanafin: The Giving Children an Even Break programme was launched in 2001 and subsumes the previous process of designation of schools that serve areas of educational disadvantage and my Department's approach is now refined to ensure that individual at-risk pupils are targeted. Rather than the old method of designating additional schools, under this scheme my Department provides support that is...

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

Mary Hanafin: I draw the Deputy's attention to the series of announcements I have made so far this year as part of the 2005-09 school building and modernisation programme. These announcements which were published in county order outline schools with major building projects allowed to move to tender and construction; schools invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding;...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application has been received from County Wicklow VEC for the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in Arklow. The application is under consideration by officials in the planning section of my Department and discussions will be arranged between my officials and the VEC to progress the matter.