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- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Grangegorman Development Agency has been informed by my Department that a site for a sixteen classroom school is required for the school in question and that provision should be made for this in the overall strategic plan for the development of the Grangegorman site. The proposed phasing for the delivery of the various aspects of the development will be identified by the Grangegorman...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: A 6-acre site for primary school provision in Tyrellstown has been identified and negotiations are ongoing with the owner. As the Deputy will appreciate, due to the commercial sensitivities attached to site acquisition, I cannot comment further on the matter at this time. Subject to legal acquisition of the site and a full review of other provision in the area, this site will be developed to...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The proposed project at the school to which the Deputy refers has had its design team appointed and is currently at stage 1, 2 of early architectural planning. Some mechanical/electrical issues have arisen that require consideration by our technical staff and this matter is in hand. As the Deputy may be aware, the Programme for Government included a commitment to establish a Developing Areas...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 753 and 757 together. The school referred to by the Deputy is one of 27 new schools to be provided under my Departments PPP Programme. The First Bundle consisting of four post-primary schools â two in Co. Laois and two in Co. Offaly â are in procurement and is likely to go to construction this year. The Second Bundle, consisting of six schools â 5 post...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the Small Schools Scheme, a grant of â¬484,000 was sanctioned in March 2007 for the school in question to enable the Board of Management to extend and modernise their school. The intention of the scheme is to provide funding to schools to enable them to undertake wanted building projects. The scheme is not intended to leave schools with significant fundraising...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Comprehensive information is held on individual school files; however, my Department does not yet have these details available in a format that provides readily accessible cumulative information on the overall position regarding temporary accommodation. This issue is, however, being addressed as part of a general review of rental policy being undertaken. Information is being collated on...
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The cost pressures on schools are taken into account by my Department in determining the levels of annual increases in the capitation grants paid to schools to meet their day to day running costs. Primary schools are now getting â¬178 per pupil to meet their day to day running costs â an increase of nearly 70% on the 2002 rate of â¬105 and â¬15 more per child than they got last year....
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The person in question is seeking to have a short period of teaching service, which was non-pensionable when given, reckoned in the calculation of her teacher's pension. As part of recent changes in teachers superannuation it has been agreed in principle that this category of service may be reckoned for pension purposes in the case of teachers in service after a specific date. The detailed...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759 and 774 together. The project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Delivery of all building projects, including Caragh National School, Co Kildare will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Approximately â¬390 million has been allocated for the primary school buildings programme in 2008. As of now, this has been provisionally assigned to the various constituent parts of the building programme as follows â â¬80m on large scale and devolved projects under construction at 1 January 2008; â¬70m on devolved projects proceeding to construction during 2008; â¬35m on large scale...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the Summer Works Scheme has, since its introduction just a few years ago, transformed the standard of existing school accommodation. With over 3,000 projects now having been funded under the scheme, the Department's intention is to concentrate the investment in school buildings this year on delivering as many large projects as possible. While there will be a...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently located in temporary accommodation on a site in Rathnew. The development of permanent accommodation for the school will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations. I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the...
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is one of 27 new schools to be provided under my Departments PPP Programme. The First Bundle consisting of four post-primary schools â two in Co. Laois and two in Co. Offaly â are in procurement and is likely to go to construction this year. The Second Bundle, consisting of six schools â 5 post-primary and 1 primary school in Counties Cork, Limerick,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Legal costs incurred by the State, in defending those cases which are brought to court, are not met directly by my Department. In accordance with financial procedures in cases involving damages or compensation against the State, costs are generally charged to the Chief State Solicitor's Office Vote as sanctioned by the Attorney General. With reference to the costs incurred by my Department...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 766 to 769, inclusive, together. The development of a building project for the school in question is at an early stage. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the Summer Works Scheme has, since its introduction just a few years ago, transformed the standard of existing school accommodation. With over 3,000 projects now having been funded under the scheme, the Department's intention is to concentrate the investment in school buildings this year on delivering as many large projects as possible. While there will be a...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. There are now in the region of 6,000 more primary teachers than there were in 2002. By the 2006/07 school year, we had reduced the average class size in our primary schools to 24, while the pupil teacher ratio was 16.4:1, including resource teachers etc. In that year, schools were...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Summer Works Scheme was introduced in 2004 with the purpose of devolving funding to primary and post-primary school to carry out works to school buildings with minimum interaction with the Department. Since then, over 3,000 projects costing in excess of â¬300 million have been completed. With so many smaller projects having been completed over the past few years, I intend to focus on...
- Written Answers — Second Level Education: Second Level Education (2 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773 and 796 together. I can confirm that I have received the ASTI strategy document referred to by the Deputy. In relation to second level education it is my intention to prioritise the commitments in the Programme for Government 2007-2012 for delivery over the lifetime of this Government, having regard to available funding, and I will consider the proposals...