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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: This Government has invested in the largest school building programme in the history of the State. Between 1998 and the end of 2004, almost â¬2 billion was invested in school buildings and in the region of 7,500 large and small projects were completed in schools â including 130 brand new schools and 510 large scale refurbishments/ extensions. Indeed, funding for school building and...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 762 and 770 together. My Department's policy is to ensure the maximum possible integration of children with special educational needs (SEN) into ordinary mainstream schools. As the Deputy is aware, a general allocation scheme has been introduced under which mainstream primary schools have been provided with resource teaching hours, based on enrolment figures,...
- Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I share the Deputy's concern that any child would feel upset in school because of bullying â be it physical, verbal or cyber and I assure him that supports are in place to enable schools both to prevent bullying and to deal with cases that may arise. For a start, each school is required to have in place a policy which includes specific measures to deal with bullying behaviour, within the...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The pupil teacher ratio at primary level on a national basis (which includes all the teachers including learning support/resource teachers) has fallen from 22.2:1 in the 1996/97 school year to 17.1:1 in 2004/05. Significant improvements have also been made in the pupil teacher ratio at post primary level at national level in recent years. The ratio has fallen from 16:1 in the 1996/97 school...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, major improvements have been made in staffing at both primary level 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 at primary level, including resource teachers etc. Children with...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Data on the total number of assessments carried out by my Department's (National Educational Psychological Service) NEPS psychologists are collated on a school year basis. The most recent school year for which the data have been collated is 2004/2005 and the relevant number is 5,986. Not all assessments involved full cognitive IQ assessments. In addition to the above number, in the 2005...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773, 779 and 797 together. My Department has no record of applications for the provision of additional facilities from the relevant authorities of the schools referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school in question was listed on the 2006 School Building Programme and was authorised in April, 2006 to apply for planning permission and fire certificate and to proceed with the preparation of tender documentation for the project.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a letter issued to the school Authorities on 19 May 2006 giving approval to proceed to stage 3 (detailed plans / costs) of architectural planning. When a response is forwarded to my Department, my Officials will then be in a position to further progress this project.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional permanent accommodation. The initiative allows Board of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control of the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a letter issued to the school Authorities on 16 March 2006 giving approval to proceed to stage 3 (detailed plans / costs) of architectural planning. When a response is forwarded to my Department, my Officials will then be in a position to further progress this project.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 778, 780 to 783, inclusive, 787, 792 and 798 together. The School Planning Section of my Department has received applications for major capital funding from the management authorities of the schools to which the Deputy refers. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school for a particular school year is determined by reference to the enrolment in the school on 30th September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in Primary Circular 23/06 which issued to all primary schools recently. Under the staffing arrangements for primary schools there is provision for the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school for a particular school year is determined by reference to the enrolment in the school on 30th September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in Primary Circular 23/06 which issued to all primary schools recently. Under the staffing arrangements for primary schools there is provision for the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Design Team has recently been appointed to the proposed building project at the school in question. The architectural planning phase of the new building will commence with immediate effect. Progression of projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a suitable site for the school in question has been identified. Contract documents for the purchase of the site are in the process of being signed and are with the Vendor at present. Progress on the new school development will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Design Team has recently been appointed to the proposed building project at the school in question. The architectural planning phase of the new building will commence with immediate effect. Progression of projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school in question is on the 2006 School Building Programme and was authorised in March, 2006 to apply for planning permission and fire certificate and to proceed with the preparation of tender documentation for the project.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a tender was accepted, for the school in question, in May 2006. It is envisaged that the contact will be 12 to 15 months duration.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The process of appointing a design team to the building project referred to by the Deputy is underway. An advertisement seeking design team consultants will shortly be posted on the public procurement portal: www.etenders.gov.ie