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Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (28 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which purchases sites for new schools, was requested by my Department to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for the school to which the Deputy refers. Following an advertisement placed by the OPW seeking possible site proposals, a number of responses were received. Six sites were visited and their technical suitability as...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for additional accommodation for September 2006. However, this application was refused on the basis that my Department is satisfied that there is considerable spare capacity in neighbouring schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Enrolment decisions are the responsibility of the Board of Management of each individual school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment by schools. Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a Board of Management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the Board refuses enrolment to a student. Where a school...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy, consists of eight new classrooms, a special needs room, library, general purpose room and associated stores and toilets.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As stated in my reply of 25th May, the projects approved for 2006 under the Summer Works Scheme are being treated as year one of the 5 year period for local contribution purposes. Therefore schools that have projects approved under the 2007 Summer Works Scheme will be advised of how this will apply in the case of their own application for that year and the history of their applications. Each...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216, 218 and 220 to 222, inclusive, together. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated School Support Programme (SSP). The School Support Programme will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for capital funding towards the provision of additional classroom and ancillary accommodation. My officials are nearing completion of an examination of the overall accommodation needs of the school in light of projected enrolments for the coming years and will be in contact with the school authority in this regard. As soon as this...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department is currently awaiting a revised Stage 1/2 submission to address issues raised at the Planning Development Meeting held between officials of my Department, the school and its Design Team on 12 June, 2006. Once the revised stage is received and the issues raised are...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The proposed extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning and is one of the 124 schools that I announced in April of 2005 to progress through the architectural planning process. Following an increase in the long-term projected enrolments at the School, my Department's officials visited the School in question in February of this year...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department will write to the family in the coming days confirming sanction of a home tuition grant for a home based education programme during July. An application form for payment of the grant will accompany the letter. It will be a matter for the child's family to complete and return this form when the tuition is completed. The payment claim will be...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It is a fundamental principle of the free post-primary education scheme that no charge is made in respect of: instruction in any subject of my Department's programme for secondary schools; recreation or study facilities where all the pupils are expected to avail themselves of these as part of the school programme; and any other activities in which all pupils are required to take part. Schools...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As outlined to the Deputy in my response to his Parliamentary Question dated 28 June 2006, the school to which he refers applied for additional accommodation to cater for increased enrolments. This application was refused on the grounds that my Department is satisfied that there is considerable spare capacity in neighbouring schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is planning the development of a new post primary school in Phibblestown to serve the growing population of the Dublin 15 area. It is intended to progress the provision of the school as a design build project. My Department advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union for design build teams and the short-listing of these teams is...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The enrolments for the second levels schools referred to by the Deputy are as follows. The remainder of the information requested is not readily available but will be compiled and forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In general my Department seeks to maximise the use of school sites at primary and post primary level to cater for demand presenting in any particular area. To this end, where site conditions allow and with the agreement of the trustees, post primary schools to cater for up to 1,000 pupils are provided in areas where the population profile justifies this level of accommodation. The enrolment...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is no separate gym school building list nor are projects assigned numbers on a list in the manner suggested by the Deputy. Applications for the provision of PE or sports facilities in schools are considered in the context of all other applications on hand for capital investment e.g. applications for new schools; refurbishment projects; extensions; new sites; remediation programmes. All...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application has been assessed and the long term projected staffing, on which the accommodation needs will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs into...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for a new school. While a suitable site has been identified by the Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, the acquisition is not yet finalised. Once the site has been acquired, the building project required to address the school's accommodation needs will be considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is now operational. A specific function of the NCSE, through its network of local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is to identify appropriate educational placements for all children with special educational needs. The SENO is a focal point of contact for parents and schools. My officials have liaised with...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Education: Cross-Border Education (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The details requested by the Deputy are not available in my Department.