Results 161-180 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The school referred to by the Deputy has the services of a full-time resource teacher together with a shared learning support teacher. My Department has received a further application for special educational resources, SER, from the school. 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...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has received an application for additional accommodation from the school authorities of St. Brendan's College, Woodbrook, Bray. The application has been examined in the school planning section of my Department and agreement reached with the school authorities on the school's long-term accommodation needs. The project is awaiting the appointment of a design team. As I announced...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The Department is considering the issue of ceding a portion of land to a local group for the purpose of building a child care centre in Dingle. As soon as a decision is made on the matter, the Department will be in contact with the local authority and the child care group.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: An application for major capital improvement works has been received from the management authority of the Church of Ireland school, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. On the basis of the funding allocation for 2004 and the competing priorities for that funding, it was not possible to include the project in the 2004 building programme. However, a key strategy for building projects going forward...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Asbestos Remediation Programme: Asbestos Remediation Programme (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Officials in my Department are in contact with the authorities of St. Joseph's secondary school, Charlestown, County Mayo, regarding capital development. The Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the national asbestos programme of detection and remediation in schools, is fulfilling its remit at St. Joseph's secondary school.

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has been advised of the proposed closure on a phased basis of the school to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy will appreciate that a secondary school is a privately owned and managed institution and a decision to close such a school is a matter for the trustees. My main role in a school closure is to ensure that the best interests of the pupils are looked after in the period...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Information requested by the Deputy in regard to meetings is being gathered and will be forwarded as soon as it is available. Following completion of the current year of consolidation and review, the primary curriculum support programme will provide inservice training and support for teachers in 2004-05 in preparation for implementation of the new music curriculum the following year. Trainers...

Written Answers — Inservice Training: Inservice Training (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Approximately 26,000 primary teachers, full-time and part-time, will be involved in the teaching of the revised music curriculum at primary school. A team of trainers has been selected. The number on the team, 26, has been based on previous experience in the delivery of inservice. Training will be provided for all teachers. This year, following a request from teachers' representatives, I...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Until 1991, in addition to meeting certain academic requirements in the leaving certificate, candidates wishing to train as primary teachers were required to pass a test in oral Irish, to undergo a test in music and to appear before an interview board to determine their suitability for a course of training as a primary teacher. Since 1992, as part of the general improvement and streamlining...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department funds the guidance counselling service, which is available to all post-primary schools. In addition, the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, provides a psychological service to children and young people in primary and post-primary schools. Guidance counsellors and NEPS psychologists provide a certain amount of counselling input and this is always provided within...

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 currently 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...

Written Answers — Education Consultation Process: Education Consultation Process (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: A total of 17 public meetings have been scheduled as part of this process. These include a public meeting in Sligo on 12 February 2004 and a public meeting in Letterkenny on 19 February 2004. I have not ruled out the possibility of holding additional meetings, if it becomes clear during the next few weeks that there is a demand for these. Members of the public can also access the process...

Written Answers — School Transfer Responsibility: School Transfer Responsibility (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: In general, once a child completes his or her primary school education and has reached the age of 12 years, the child will progress to a post-primary school. Responsibility for ensuring that a child progresses from primary to post-primary education rests in the main with the child's parents. Under section 17 of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, parents are responsible for ensuring that their...

Written Answers — Council for Special Education: Council for Special Education (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: In establishing the new National Council for Special Education I did not set out to create a council which was representative of any particular sectoral interests, as I feel that it is very important that the council should operate in a cohesive, non-representative way. I have put in place a group of people with a wide range of knowledge and experience in this area. I did consult the INTO,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: A large-scale building project for Coláiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire, Buttevant, County Cork, is listed in section nine of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. This project is at early stages of architectural planning. It has been assigned a band two rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The school referred to by the Deputy has the services of a full-time and part-time resource teacher together with a shared learning support teacher. My Department has received a further application for special educational resources, SER, from the school. SER applications received between 15 February and 31 August 2003, including the one made by this school, are being considered at present. In...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: A large-scale building project for Kilcreadan national school is listed in section nine of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. This project is at early stages of architectural planning. It has been assigned a band three rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising large-scale projects. The...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Music in primary schools is inspected by primary inspectors. Each inspector is responsible for the inspection of the entire curriculum, which has been drawn up as an integrated whole. Inspectors do not specialise in particular curriculum areas. Primary inspectors are assigned schools on a geographical basis. Each regional team of inspectors is managed by an assistant chief inspector. The...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 Feb 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy in regard to meetings is being gathered at present and will be forwarded as soon as it is available. A grant totalling £6.1 million was issued to all schools in December 2000 in order to support schools in the implementation of the arts education section of the curriculum. The aim of the grant was to facilitate the purchase of necessary teaching and...