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

Noel Dempsey: Provision was made for additional accommodation to be provided at St. Mary's College, Naas, County Kildare as part of my announcement of an additional €30 million investment in school buildings. My Department has devolved authority and responsibility for the delivery of this project to the school and their design team. The tendering process has commenced and they envisage that the project...

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

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 245 together. Over the remainder of this school year a new school planning model involving published draft area development plans will be piloted in five areas. Included in the pilot scheme is the area around the N4 from Leixlip through Kilcock, Enfield, Longwood, Kinnegad and Rochfortbridge to Kilbeggan. The purpose of this new approach to school...

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

Noel Dempsey: A large-scale extension project for Scoil Mochua, Celbridge, County Kildare is listed for proceeding to tender and construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. The indicative timescale in the programme for this project proceeding to tender is the first quarter of 2004. The tendering process has commenced and the school authority has been authorised to progress this project to...

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

Noel Dempsey: A large-scale extension project for Scoil Linbh Íosa, Prosperous, County Kildare, is listed for proceeding to tender and construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. The indicative timescale in the programme for this project proceeding to tender is the third quarter of 2004. The school authority's design team is working on the tender documentation and they have also been...

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

Noel Dempsey: Provision was made for additional accommodation to be provided at Meánscoil Iognáid Ris, Naas, County Kildare, as part of my announcement of an additional €30 million investment in school buildings. This will be phase 1 of the development programme for this school. My Department has devolved authority and responsibility for the delivery of this project to the school and their design team....

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

Noel Dempsey: Over the remainder of this school year a new school planning model involving published draft area development plans will be piloted in five areas. Included in the pilot scheme is the area around the N4 from Leixlip through Kilcock, Enfield, Longwood, Kinnegad and Rochfortbridge to Kilbeggan. It will also include schools in the Maynooth area. The purpose of this new approach to school planning...

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

Noel Dempsey: An extension was completed at Scoil Dara, Kilcock, County Kildare in 2003. There are no plans at present to provide further accommodation at the school.

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

Noel Dempsey: In the circumstances that there may be asbestos present in the roof of Scoil Mhuire, Clane, County Kildare, the matter has been referred to the health and safety unit in the Office of Public Works, which carries out all asbestos surveys for the Department of Education and Science, for examination and report. The matter will be considered further in the light of the report.

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

Noel Dempsey: Provision was made for additional accommodation to be provided at Naas CBS as part of my announcement of an additional €30 million investment in school buildings. This will be phase 1 of the development programme for this school. My Department has devolved authority and responsibility for the delivery of this project to the school and their design team. The tendering process has commenced...

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

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy will be aware that my Department's 2004 capital programme has been published and is available also on my Department's website at www.education.ie. It was not possible to include this project in the list of new projects to commence in 2004. The project will be considered again in the context of the 2005 capital programme.

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

Noel Dempsey: The new school for Coláiste Cois Life, Lucan, County Dublin, is listed for proceeding to tender and construction as part of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie .The indicative timescale in the programme for this project proceeding to tender is the second quarter of 2004 and this process has commenced. It is expected that the...

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

Noel Dempsey: The property management section of the OPW, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, is currently exploring the possibility of acquiring a site for the replacement of the existing primary school in Kill, County Kildare. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired....

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

Noel Dempsey: The question of the relocation of St. Patrick's post-primary school, Naas, County Kildare, to an alternative site is under examination in my Department at present. Discussions have been held with County Kildare Vocational Education Committee and the local authority in the matter. These discussions are ongoing and it is not possible to indicate at this stage when they may be concluded and a...

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

Noel Dempsey: When publishing the 2004 school building programme, I outlined that my strategy going forward will be grounded in capital investment based on multi-annual allocations. My officials are reviewing all projects which were not authorised to proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme, with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual school building programme from...

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

Noel Dempsey: The school planning section of my Department is responsible for planning the provision of suitable cost effective accommodation both in response to applications from school managerial authorities for accommodation and by analysis of changing demographics. All resultant projects whether extensions to existing schools or new schools, including provision for pupils with special needs, are...

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

Noel Dempsey: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an initial grant of €3,500 per junior science laboratory was paid at the end of January 2004 to all schools in the free education scheme which opted to provide the revised syllabus from 2003-04. This reflected the total amount due in respect of schools which had received a substantial capital investment since 1995 either by way of a new building,...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (18 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Primary schools are given an annual allocation of €3,809 plus €12.70 per pupil under the grant scheme for minor works which can be used entirely at the discretion of school management to address basic health and safety issues relating to the school infrastructure. In addition, my Department has set aside a contingency sum of €11 million to deal with emergency works in primary and...

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

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. The school planning section of my Department is responsible for planning the provision of suitable cost effective accommodation both in response to applications from school managerial authorities for accommodation and by analysis of changing demographics. All resultant projects, whether extensions to existing schools or new schools in...

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

Noel Dempsey: The education system here is keeping pace with Ireland's competitors. It is worth noting that the annual competitiveness report 2003 ranks Ireland as first out of 12 countries examined concerning the proportion of science and engineering graduates per 1,000 of the population aged 20 to 34. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, established on a statutory basis in 2001, is...

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

Noel Dempsey: A range of actions is being taken to promote an increased uptake of science in second level schools, in line with the recommendations in the report of the task force on the physical sciences. In particular, important progress is being made in regard to the following: curricular reform and inservice support, with new syllabi already implemented in leaving certificate biology and physics and...