Results 741-760 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: An application for major capital improvement works has been received from the management authorities of the school in question. The 2004 school building programme has now been published and full details regarding individual projects are available on my Department's website at www.education.ie On the basis of the funding allocation and the competing priorities for that funding, it was not...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: It is the responsibility of managerial authorities of schools that are not in a position to admit all pupils seeking entry to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act. In this regard a board of management may find it necessary to restrict enrolment to children from a particular area or a particular age group or, occasionally, on the basis of some other criterion. On...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is dealing with the matter referred to by the Deputy and contact will shortly be made with the family of the child in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application will be considered in the context of a review which is being undertaken of all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 school building programme with a view to including it in a multi-annual school building programme from 2005, details of which will...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The assessment in question, which is at a preliminary stage, involves a comprehensive analysis of changing demographics of the area necessitating detailed discussions with the local authority together with an evaluation of proposed housing schemes in the area. In the circumstances, it is not possible to provide a precise completion date. However, it expected that the assessment will be...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Section 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides for the addition of institutions that are identified as reformatory schools, industrial schools, orphanages, children's homes and special schools, in which children were placed and resident and in respect of which a public body had a regulatory or inspection function, to the Schedule. My Department has received correspondence...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is negotiating the possibility of a site acquisition with the school authorities in question. Consideration of any new PPP projects will be based on an evaluation of the completed pilot PPP schools project together with a thorough assessment of affordability of any new projects in the context of the competing demands on the capital funding envelopes going forward. EUROSTAT...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has received a number of applications for resource teaching support from the school referred to by the Deputy since February 2003. SER applications received between 15 February and 31 August 2003 are being considered at present. In all, more than 5,000 such applications were received. Priority was given to cases involving children starting school last September and all these...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: In terms of the number of classrooms required at the school to which the Deputy refers, the existing accommodation of two permanent classrooms and four temporary classrooms is sufficient to cater for the schools current enrolment and staffing levels. My Department agrees that the existing accommodation at the school is in need of replacement. The school management authority is in the process...

Written Answers — Education Provision: Education Provision (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Dr. Tom McCarthy was appointed as facilitator to assist in the development of a long-term plan for primary and post-primary school provision in the Portlaoise area. His recommendations indicated, inter alia, that educational provision at post-primary level required to be addressed as a matter of urgency. Following the release of Dr. McCarthy's report, the key priority for my Department was to...

Written Answers — Enrolment Figures: Enrolment Figures (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available for all schools in counties Laois and Offaly. Compiling the information would represent an inordinate investment of staff resources which would be very difficult to justify. I will be glad to assist the Deputy with details of capacity issues in regard to any specific schools...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I can confirm that my Department has received an application to establish an inclusion class at the school referred to by the Deputy. The application is being considered and a response will issue to the school authorities as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 219 together. The school planning section of my Department is actively considering the matter and expects to be in a position to communicate its considered view to the school authorities concerned within a matter of days.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: All applications for temporary accommodation have been considered by the school planning section of my Department. In the context of the available funding and, the number of applications for that funding, it was not possible to approve all applications received and, only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. The need for additional...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has devolved funding and responsibility for this particular project to the board of management of the school concerned. The issue of an extension of time in this case does not arise as the school has advised that the contractor will start on site this week.

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The specific information which the Deputy requires is not available. The most recently published analysis by my Department of retention rates at second level was released in August 2003. The report indicates that of those who commenced the junior cycle programme in September 1994, approximately 3,600, 5.7%, left school before completing the junior certificate three years later; approximately...

Written Answers — Schools Statistics: Schools Statistics (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Enrolments in Institutions Aided by the Department of Education and Science School Year 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 NUMBER OF FULL-TIME PUPILS AT : First Level National Schools (Ordinary Classes Only) 436,735 428,339 423,344 424,707 427,529 National Schools with Pupils with...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available in my Department. However, the information is being compiled from the records maintained in my Department and in so far as it is available in the format requested, the information will be issued directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Fógraíocht Ranna: Fógraíocht Ranna (25 May 2004)

Noel Dempsey: Tá sé i gceist agam Ceisteanna Uimh. 223, 224 agus 225 a thogáil le chéile. Is ábhair ceist do mo Roinnse nuachtáin nó foilsiúcháin a roghnú nuair a cuirtear fógraí nó fógraí poiblí i nuachtáin. Déantar an roghnú ar an prionsaibil luach ar airgead, ag cur san áireamh an cinéal fógra agus an lucht cuspóra. D'íoc mo Roinnse €1,168 i 2003 i leith fógraí-fógraí...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (1 Jun 2004)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 207 together. My Department has approximately 335 staff in Athlone following previous decentralisations which took place since 1977. Some of those staff would have decentralised from the Dublin offices of my Department or from other Departments, some would have been promoted and some would have been recruited to Athlone. My Department does not keep...