Results 181-200 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Written Answers — Religious Orders Indemnity Scheme: Religious Orders Indemnity Scheme (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available within my Department. In the circumstances, I have asked my officials to examine the various questions raised by the Deputy with a view to issuing a comprehensive reply as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I am anxious that all children, including children with autistic spectrum disorders receive education appropriate to their needs. There are seven facilities in the State operating on a pilot-project basis and using alternative educational methods for teaching children on the autistic spectrum. Three of the seven are CABAS facilities, whose teaching method involves a comprehensive application...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The youth affairs section of my Department operates a number of funding schemes to support those providing youth work programmes and services in Ireland. This consists mainly of grant-in-aid assistance for national and major regional youth work organisations and the special projects for disadvantaged youth grant scheme. Funding is not available to Kentstown accordion band, Duleek, as it would...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I am anxious that all children, including the child in question, receive the resources appropriate to their needs. My officials are considering the application referred to by the Deputy and a response will issue to the school authorities as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I am anxious that all children, including children with autistic spectrum disorders receive education appropriate to their needs. I understand from my officials that the pupil in question is enrolled in a special pre-school class for autism attached to a mainstream school in north Dublin. This class has a pupil teacher ratio of 6:1 and has the support of two special needs assistants. I...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects. : Schools Building Projects. (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: My Department will be in contact with the school authorities in the near future with a view to progressing this project.
- Written Answers — Summer Works Scheme: Summer Works Scheme (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: Officials in the school planning section of my Department are in the process of registering and assessing all applications received for the summer works scheme 2004. Details of the result of this assessment and the schools which will receive funding will be published no later than 27 February 2004.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive, together. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that Loreto secondary school, Balbriggan, is one of 32 additional schools that will benefit from the further â¬30 million investment in school buildings that I announced last week. These schools will bring to more than 200 the number of schools with significant building projects to be...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: My Department has received an application for special education resources, SER, for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. SER applications received between 15 February and 31 August 2003, including the one made by this school, are being considered at present. In all, more than 5,000 such applications were received. Priority was given to cases involving children starting school last September...
- Written Answers — Special Needs Assistants: Special Needs Assistants (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: At primary level, special needs assistants employed on a full-time basis receive the same remuneration regardless of the date of appointment. The payment of special needs assistants employed in second level schools is a matter for the managerial authorities of each school. The matter raised by the Deputy regarding the remuneration of special needs assistants in second level schools appointed...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The total expenditure incurred by my Department on advertising was â¬1,061,889 in 2002 and â¬919,570 in 2003. In 2002, advertising expenditure by category was as follows: print media â¬1,014,593; radio advertising â¬38,271; other advertising â¬9025. In 2003, advertising expenditure by category was as follows: print media â¬609,103; radio and television advertising â¬310,467. The...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: In November 2003 I announced an increase of â¬10 in the standard leaving certificate fee (â¬76 to â¬86). This represented an increase of 13%, and similar increases were then applied to other examination fees. The new amounts were formally notified to schools in December 2003 by the State Examinations Commission. Any information given by schools to parents prior to this was not based on a...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The school referred to by the Deputy currently has the services of a full-time and part-time resource teacher together with a shared learning support teacher. My Department has received applications for further special educational resources, SER, from this school and the position in this regard is as follows. Resources in respect of an emergency application for one of the persons referred to...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The school in question has been allocated 1.04 whole-time equivalent teaching posts to cater for its pupils with special educational needs. A recent review of the school's needs concluded that the level of special teaching support already allocated to the school was sufficient to enable it to address the special educational needs of its students, including the student to whom the Deputy refers.
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I assure the Deputy that my Department intends to take a measured approach to considering the future of the three CABAS facilities in Dublin, Cork and Drogheda. My approach will be to ensure continuity of provision for the pupils in question. My Department appreciates the concerns of parents for greater certainty and, in this regard, I wish to confirm that my Department is prepared to...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276, 282 and 335 together. I am most anxious that all children, including children with autistic spectrum disorders, receive education appropriate to their needs. There are seven facilities in the State operating on a pilot-project basis and using alternative educational methods for teaching children on the autistic spectrum. Three of the seven are CABAS...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: I advise the Deputy that the provision of a personal assistant to enable the child in question attend a pre-school is a matter for the relevant health board. I can confirm that the child concerned is receiving support from my Department's visiting teacher service.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The proposed large-scale building project for the school for Nano Nagle's Special School, Listowel, County Kerry, is listed in section 8 of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie This proposed project is at stage 2-3 â that is, outline sketch scheme-developed sketch schemes â of architectural planning. It has been assigned a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: My Department engages with over 4000 schools, colleges and other institutions largely without any intermediate tier. This can give rise to contractual arrangements covering employment and procurement of goods and services. In the case of its own operations the Department also enters contracts. The largest single area of contractual activity is the schools building programme where contracts in...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Feb 2004)
Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled in my Department at present and will be forwarded directly to him.