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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which the Deputy refers was included in the announcement on 16 February of projects progressing to tender and construction. The project is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. A Stage 2b submission was received in my Department in May 2010 and comments issued to the VEC earlier this week requiring some revisions to the tender...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 168 together. I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.1 rating. Information in respect of the current...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 3.1 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department publishes extensive statistical information on its website in relation to schools. This includes information relating to teacher allocations at primary and post-primary level published for the 2009/10 school year. The Deputy will be aware that teacher allocations to schools typically increase or decrease depending on pupil enrolment. In terms of the position at individual...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the details...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is open to any Board of Management to submit an appeal under certain criteria to an independent Appeal Board. Details of the criteria for appeal are contained in the staffing schedule, Circular 0021/2010 which is available on my Department's website. I understand that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an appeal to the Primary Staffing Appeal Board. The school will be...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Advice on prescribed material for the Junior and Leaving Cert exams is submitted to my Department by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. No texts are prescribed for study by students preparing for Junior Certificate English. The syllabus allows for an open course, in which teachers are free to choose a range of texts which they consider appropriate for their students....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175, 177, 183, 185, 188 and 191 together. I can confirm that the schools to which the Deputy refers have made applications to my Department for large scale funding. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 182 together. A proposal has been submitted to the Department by the authority of the school to which the Deputy refers to meet its long term accommodation needs. This proposal is under consideration and decision will issue to the school authority in due course.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Architectural planning for the project to which the Deputy refers commenced in 2006. The brief is for a new 16 classroom school. My Department is currently awaiting receipt of the Supplementary Tender Report. When this report is received and approved, assuming that no issues arise, the project will progress to construction. Once on site it is envisaged that the project will take 12...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department recently approved the provision of additional accommodation - 3 x 49m2 mainstream classrooms at this school. It is open to the school authorities to utilise this grant to purchase temporary accommodation or build a permanent structure. The school authorities were advised of this by letter on 25th May.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building project to which he refers has been on site since September 2009.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The tender report for the proposed extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been recently received in my Department and is currently being assessed. When the tender report is approved, assuming that no issues arise, the project will progress to construction. Once the project goes on site it is envisaged that it will take twelve months to complete.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for large scale capital funding in 2004. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school in question was allocated grant aid for the provision of 2 mainstream classrooms in 2009. The school management authority was advised that they had the option to purchase prefabs or build a permanent structure and they opted to build a permanent structure. Construction of the two classrooms commenced in November 2009. 70% of the grant has been paid to the school. The school...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the completion contractor for the project to which he refers commenced work on site in early April 2010. With regard to the degree of interaction with the various interests involved, officials in my Department have been constant contact with the school principal who has been fully appraised of the latest developments with regard to this project....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school in question received grant aid in 2007 to provide four resource rooms under my Department's Permanent Accommodation Scheme. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction works on the school have been completed recently.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has temporary recognition from my Department. Schools with temporary recognition are not entitled to capital funding. Accommodation remains the responsibility of a Patron until permanent recognition has been given and until my Department is in a position to make capital funding available for a permanent building subject to competing demands on...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the construction phase for this project commenced in January this year.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy has been previously informed, the school to which he refers has not applied to my Department for large scale capital funding and it has indicated to my Department that it is not in need of such funding.