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Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Hanafin): The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 27.8. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 31.0. I should point out that, according to my Department's records, there were 627 pupils enrolled in the school at 30th September, 2005 and a Principal and 22 mainstream class teachers, including one developing school post, were allocated to the school for the current school year. Accordingly, the...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 29.3. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17 pupils...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 28.1. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17 pupils...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 30.6. I should point out that, according to my Department's records, there were 734 pupils enrolled in the school at 30th September, 2005 and a Principal and 26 mainstream class teachers were allocated to the school for the current school year. Accordingly, the average class size in the school should...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 29.8. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17 pupils...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 29.8. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17 pupils...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including the scheme of reasonable accommodation for persons with special needs. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am not aware of any such proposal. Officials in the School Planning Section of my Department will fully consider the matter should a proposal be received from the group in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department's Planning Section has assigned a band rating of 1.4 to the new community school and a band rating of 2.2 for the Gaelscoil Bheanntrai. The capital value of a PPP school bundle needs to be €50m approximately to attract sufficient interest from the private sector and to ensure my Department receives value for money over the lifetime of the contract. I am aware that County Cork...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 128 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than 20 at the school referred to by the Deputy in the current school year. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Hanafin): There are 472 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than 20 at the school referred to by the Deputy in the current school year. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 70 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than 20 at the school referred to by the Deputy in the current school year. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 27.2. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17 pupils...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The average class size in the school referred to by the Deputy for the 2005/06 school year is 26.3. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17 pupils...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 16 classes of 30 or more children in the school referred to by the Deputy in the current school year. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 3 classes of 30 or more children in the school referred to by the Deputy in the current school year. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is 1 class of 30 or more children in the school referred to by the Deputy in the current school year. Major improvements have been made in primary school staffing in recent years. Next September there will no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. Not only is the average class size in our primary schools down to 24, but there is now one teacher for 17...

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to assure the Deputy that no school has been told that they are going to lose any of the resources that they have been receiving under existing schemes for tackling disadvantage as a result of the introduction of the new DEIS initiative. On the contrary, the new School Support Programme is aimed at providing even more extra resources for the most disadvantaged schools in the country....

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379, 380, 405, 407 and 408 together. The Deputies will be aware of the significant initiative for allocating resource teachers that I introduced in primary schools in September 2005. The new scheme allocates resource teachers to schools to cater for the needs of children with high-incidence special educational needs, such as dyslexia and those children with...