Local TD, Denis Naughten has been informed by the Minister for Education that he intends to introduce a new category for small rural schools, namely “isolated school status” in order to support local schools where children would be forced to travel long distances. The Minister informed Denis Naughten during a recent debate in the Dáil on small rural schools, where …
Naughten advises parents to be aware of changes to Back to School Allowance
Denis Naughten TD has urged parents who do not automatically qualify for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance to submit their applications to the Department of Social Protection as soon as possible.
Naughten raises withdrawal of wisdom services in Dáil
Denis Naughten, TD for Roscommon & South Leitrim raised the issue of the provision of services for over 200 people with an intellectual disability by Wisdom Services in the Dáil this week.
First 7 Roscommon Schools under threat of losing teacher named – Naughten
A further 30 under threat over next 18 months A total of seven schools in County Roscommon are under threat of losing a teacher this September in the first of three rounds of cuts to the pupil teacher ratio, local TD Denis Naughten has highlighted this week. “The Roscommon schools that have been named as potentially losing a teacher this …
Scandal as 1,000 Roscommon children on eye test waiting list – Naughten
It has emerged that almost 1,000 children in County Roscommon are currently awaiting eye tests, local TD Denis Naughten has confirmed. Figures released to Denis Naughten by the HSE this week show that at present 783 children are on the ophthalmic services waiting list for the Roscommon Town clinic while a further 164 are awaiting ophthalmic services at the Boyle …
The most recent replies received by Denis Naughten TD on the impact of education cuts on Rural Schools 14th March 2012
Uimhir:201 Ceist Pharlaiminte Chun an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíoctha To the Minister for Education and Science To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the schools in County Roscommon and County Leitrim which are set to lose a teacher next September due to the revised pupil teacher ratio for rural schools; if he will amend the …
Cloonakilla NS dropped from school extension list – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten will question the Minister for Education in the Dáil seeking an explanation as to why Cloonakilla NS has been dropped from the school building programme for the next five years. “Cloonakilla is located on the edge of Monksland/Bealnamullia in one of the most rapidly growing areas in the midlands, an area which has seen every other …
Roscommon childcare report improving services for local children – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed a briefing presented to him by Children’s Minister, Frances Fitzgerald TD, on the steps being taken as a result of the recommendations contained in the report on the Roscommon childcare case. “On foot of the report an audit of childcare cases identified that in one in four neglect cases in County Roscommon, children were …
39 Roscommon schools under threat of losing teacher – Naughten
A total of 25 schools throughout County Roscommon could be set to lose a teacher under changes introduced by the Minister for Education within the next two school years, local TD Denis Naughten has claimed. This projection is based on an analysis by Denis Naughten of local school enrolment figures for the year 2010/11, which if replicated in the current …
15 Leitrim schools under threat of losing teacher – Naughten
A total of eight schools throughout County Leitrim are set to lose a teacher within the next two school years if the 2010/11 enrolment figures are replicated in the current school year, local TD Denis Naughten has claimed. In addition, a further seven schools will also lose a teacher if their overall pupil numbers drop by five pupils between September …