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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department allocates resource posts and special needs assistant posts to second level schools to cater for students with special educational needs. Applications for such support are made to my Department by the relevant school authorities. Each application is considered on the basis of the assessed needs of the pupil(s) involved and the nature and level of the support provided is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of a new 16 classroom school for Griffeen Valley Educate Together school is listed on section 1 of the 2004 school building programme to proceed to tender and construction this year. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction work on the new school is under way with a view to it being completed for September 2004.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I assume the Deputy is referring to St. Andrew's national school in Lucan. A long-term accommodation brief for St Andrew's national school has been determined. However, a number of additional issues remain to be resolved with the school's management authorities before finalising the school's optimum accommodation strategy.

Written Answers — School Recognition: School Recognition (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: A formal notification of intention to apply for the recognition of a school in either Lucan, Leixlip or Tallaght-Firhouse was received from the Islamic Foundation of Ireland. However, a formal application for recognition which was expected in the Department by 23 January 2004 was not submitted and accordingly, the matter did not receive further consideration.

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department vigorously refutes the Deputy's suggestion that there is a shortage of pupil places in the Lucan area. Two multi-denominational primary schools, which will cater for a pupil population of in excess of 900 pupils, are operating in the Lucan area. At post-primary level, Lucan Community College is a multi-denominational school catering for in excess of 800 pupils.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Officials of my Department's planning section meet on a regular basis with the planning department of South Dublin County Council with a view to identifying the need for additional educational provision and reserving sites for schools, where required. Arising from this process, a site for primary school purposes has been reserved in the Ballycullen area. A decision on the provision of a new...

Written Answers — School Closure: School Closure (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The trustees of Greendale community school have notified my Department that a decision has been taken that the school should close. The timing of the actual closure has yet to be determined. Given the pattern of falling enrolments at the school, together with surplus capacity in the general area, my Department concurs with the trustees' recommendation. The Department's main role in a school...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The school referred to by the Deputy currently has the services of two full-time resource teaching posts (one based and one shared) in the school. My Department has received applications for additional special educational resources, SER, from this school. My Department received more than 8,400 applications for special education resources since 15 February 2003. The batch of approximately...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The position is that in late 2002 my Department's inspectorate recommended against the establishment of a special class for specific learning disability for the school in question, as the reports on the children concerned indicated that they did not meet the criteria laid down in my Department's circulars. However, I have asked the Inspectorate to investigate the current need for the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The position is that the school to which the Deputy refers progressed a capital project without the agreement of my Department and is now seeking retrospective funding. Since the introduction of the school building programme, in which all projects to be funded from the annual allocation are listed, it is not possible to consider applications for retrospective funding.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has received an application for additional special educational resources, SER, for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. My Department received more than 8,400 applications for special education resources since 15 February 2003. The batch of approximately 5,000 applications received between 15 February and 31 August, 2003, including one for the pupil in question, are being...

Written Answers — Suíomh Scoile: Suíomh Scoile (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Tá iarratas faighte ag mo Roinn ón mBord Bainistíochta i Scoil Náisiúnta Gort a' Choirce maidir le breis cóiríochta a chur ar fáil agus athnuacan a dhéanamh ar an bhfoirgneamh mar atá. Tá mo oifigigh i gcomhfhreagras le húdaráis na scoile ag féachaint ar an chaoi is fearr chun tabhairt faoi chóiríocht fhadtréimhseach na scoile a fheabhsú. Nuair a chuireas an Scéim Tógála...

Written Answers — Halla Spóirt: Halla Spóirt (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Tá Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair liostaithe in Alt 9 den chlár tógála scoile 2004 atá foilsithe ar láithreán gréasáin mo Roinne ag http://www.education.ie. Tá an tionscadal seo ag céim 2 (pleananna/sceitsí) den phleanáil ailtireachta. Tá rátáil 'banda 4' sannta chuig an tionscadal ag mo Roinn, de réir na gcritéar atá foilsithe ar thosaíocht a thabhairt do thionscadail ar...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department allocates resource posts and special needs assistant posts to second level schools to cater for students with special educational needs. Applications for such support are made to my Department by the relevant school authorities. Each application is considered on the basis of the assessed needs of the pupil(s) involved and the nature and level of the support provided is...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. The home school community liaison scheme, which was established in 1990, operates in 503 schools currently, 309 primary and 194 second level schools. A detailed review of all educational disadvantage initiatives is nearly complete within my Department and this will impact on existing schemes. I hope to announce the outcome of this review...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule and is finalised for a particular year following discussions with the education partners. The mainstream staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: A large scale building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is listed in section 9 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 and has been assigned a band 3 rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising large-scale projects....

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is considering options for the long-term accommodation needs of Gaelscoil Cholmcille including the possible purchase of a site. However, due to the commercial sensitivities surrounding site acquisitions the Deputy will appreciate that I am unable to comment on specific site purchase issues.

Written Answers — Third Level Colleges: Third Level Colleges (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I announced a pause in relation to all capital developments in the third level sector including capital projects under cycle 3 of the programme for research in third level institutions, PRTLI, in November 2002. Funding has been provided in the 2004 Estimates to commence cycle 3 of the PRTLI. At my request the Higher Education Authority, HEA, is undertaking a review of the entire set of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The position is that priority was given to cases involving applications relating to children starting school last September and all those cases were responded to at or before the commencement of the current school year. Other than junior infants, my Department received in the region of 305 applications for special education resources for pupils since 15 February 2003 in County Wexford. A...