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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed among the large scale projects on the capital programme for 2005 which have been approved to move to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department's building unit arranged a general information session for all schools on this list to guide them through the process involved. The meeting took place on 1 February in Tullamore...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an extension project at the school to which he refers is on the list of projects approved to proceed to tender and construction in the next 12 to 15 months. Approval has recently been given to the school authority, County Kildare VEC, to prepare the tender documentation for this project. This will also involve advertising the project for expressions of...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question has been allocated one76 sq. m. temporary mainstream classroom. My Department's school building section will be contact with the school's management authorities as soon as possible advising them on how to progress the project.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers did not apply to my Department for temporary accommodation for the 2005-06 school year nor has my Department any record of a current application for additional permanent accommodation. If the school authority has concerns about its accommodation, it should make contact with the school planning section of my Department for advice.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers did not apply to my Department for temporary accommodation for the 2005-06 school year nor has my Department any record of a current application for additional permanent accommodation. If the school authority has concerns about its accommodation, it should make contact with the school planning section of my Department for advice.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. I recently announced details of 122 major schools building projects that will progress to tender and construction phase over the next 12 to 15 months under the €3.4 billion multi-annual funding secured for the years 2005-09. I also announced the next phase of the programme under...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is moving towards a model of devolving the responsibility of building projects to school management authorities where appropriate. The devolving of funding to local level will accommodate school authorities to have responsibility and ownership of their building projects and assist in moving projects in a specific timeframe through the design process, to tender action and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. In this regard, the Deputy may be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects countrywide...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Phase 2 of the extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme. In this regard, the Deputy may be aware that I recently announced the first...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management of the OPW, which acts on behalf of my Department as regards site acquisitions generally, is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for Kill national school, Kill, County Kildare. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for permanent recognition from the school to which the Deputy refers is currently under consideration in the school planning section of my Department. As part of the examination, factors such as the long-term viability of the school, current and projected enrolments and suitability of accommodation is being considered.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application for grant aid under the summer works scheme, SWS, 2005 for a covered walkway. All SWS applications are currently being assessed in the school planning section of my Department. I intend to publish the list of successful applicants in the near future.

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The primary schools operating in Dublin 4 and their current enrolment are as follows: 18569J, St. Declan's Special School, Northumberland Road, 44 pupils; 15253N, SN Naomh Pádraig, Cambridge Road, 130 pupils; 19727G, St. Mary's Central NS, Belmont Avenue, 248 pupils; 11894I, Scoil Mhuire, Dumhach Tragh, 271 pupils; 16567S, St. Brigid's Convent NS, Haddington Road, 198 pupils; 17279S, Scoil...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The process of assessing the need for new or additional educational facilities at primary or post-primary level in any given area entails consideration of all relevant factors, including enrolment and demographic trends, housing and other developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places. As part of this process, my Department is included among the prescribed...

Written Answers — Departmental Planning: Departmental Planning (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The process of assessing the need for new or additional educational facilities at primary or post-primary level in any given area entails consideration of all relevant factors, including enrolment and demographic trends, housing and other developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places. As part of this process, my Department is included among the prescribed...

Written Answers — Coeducational Schools: Coeducational Schools (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The position whereby some schools adjacent to each other operate on a single sex basis stems from a traditional approach to primary school education in this country. The vast majority of our schools are privately owned and managed and the question of ethos is, therefore, a matter for their trustees. However, schools wishing to change their status to become coeducational facilities or who wish...

Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Six school inspections, involving the work of 71 teachers, have taken place in primary schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 between January 2004 and January 2005. In four cases the evaluation report has been issued to the board of management of the school and to the school principal. A fifth inspection report will issue to the relevant school very shortly. In the sixth case, due to the absence of the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the specific areas in question is not available in my Department. However, I would like to assure the Deputy that every effort is made to ensure that children with special educational needs receive an education appropriate to their needs. Decisions regarding the most appropriate model of response in each particular case are based on the...

Written Answers — Primary School Ownership: Primary School Ownership (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There are different management and ownership structures for primary schools. The vast majority of denominational and multi-denominational primary schools are owned by the relevant patron. Sites and school buildings for Gaelscoileanna are vested in the Minister for Education and Science. Since 1999, the state offers to provide the full cost of sites for all new schools at both primary and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed to proceed to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department's building unit arranged a general information meeting for all schools at this stage to guide them through the process involved in moving projects to tender and construction. The meeting took place on 1 February in Tullamore and representatives from the school in...