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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 596 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have given approval for the commencement of a new primary school for Celbridge to commence operation next September. A Principal has already been appointed and the Patron is making the necessary temporary accommodation arrangements. The Department is in discussion with the Local Authority in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department issued a letter to the school in question in February of this year devolving authority to the Board of Management to progress the proposed extension project to tender and construction. The school's Design Team are currently working on the Stage 4/5 (Detailed Design/Bill of Quantities) and the advertisement for the pre-selection of contractors will be placed shortly. It is...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs and for establishing special classes for children with specific special needs, including autism. I am pleased to advise the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise that the National Council for Special Education has sanctioned two special classes for autism in the school in question following the school's decision to open such classes.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 28th May 2007 giving approval to proceed to Stage 3 of architectural planning (Detailed design with costings). When this stage 3 submission is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A Design Team was appointed to the School referred to by the Deputy on the 24th November 2006 last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings). The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department; my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 603 to 608, inclusive, together. I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of applications for large scale capital funding from the schools to which he refers. The projects have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 28th May 2007 giving approval to proceed to Stage 3 of architectural planning (Detailed design with costings). When this stage 3 submission is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a new 16-classroom primary school with double autistic unit was provided for the school in question. It commenced operation in September 2004.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that I announced to start the architectural planning process in January of 2006 and to proceed to tender and construction as per my announcement of November 2006. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room. A...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A Design Team was appointed to the School referred to by the Deputy on the 24th November 2006 last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings). The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that earlier this year, the Department approved devolved funding to enable the management authority of the school to which he refers to provide additional permanent accommodation. Devolved initiatives allow Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control of...

Written Answers — School Security: School Security (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An official from the Building Unit of my Department has been in telephone contact with the school authorities. An application for emergency funding for the provision of security fencing will be submitted in the near future. As soon as the application is received it will be considered and the outcome will be notified to the school authorities without delay.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to the Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Progress on the project is being considered under the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is advancing plans to make considerable extra post primary provision available in the Dublin 15 area. In this regard and, as the Deputy will be aware, I have already given the go-ahead for the delivery of a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school in Phibblestown. This new school will be delivered along with new schools in Donabate and Laytown under a design and build contract and...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department has asked Fingal County Council to explore the possibility of acquiring additional land adjacent to the school to which he refers for the purpose of expanding the campus.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department has identified a suitable site for the school in question. Agreement on its acquisition has been reached with the vendor subject to contract. Contracts are now awaited from the vendor's solicitor.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The assessment to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage. The question of permanent recognition for the school in question will be addressed as part of a strategic examination of multi-denominational provision in the Dublin 9 area. It will also determine long term requirements and how these should best be addressed.

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Two projects that exceed the threshold for cost benefit analysis have been approved by my Department in 2007: a new Engineering School at Athlone Institute of Technology. The cost benefit analysis for this project was carried out by James Shivnan. campus development at St. Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra. The cost benefit analysis for this project was carried out by Indecon...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Mary Hanafin: One hundred (100) posts in my Department will relocate to Athlone when the new office accommodation is ready for occupation next year.