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- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The amount spent on rental of temporary accommodation to date in 2010 is â¬20.6m. This includes rental costs for prefabricated units, associated costs for site works such as installation and removal of these units and rental costs for land and buildings for primary and post-primary schools. This figure has fallen significantly since 2008 when a total of â¬53m was spent. It is...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Information in respect of all applications for large scale capital works is available on my Departments website. Currently there are 1,167 applications listed for major works from schools in the primary and post-primary sectors. In addition there are 241 major projects at various stages of architectural planning 50 of which are currently at tender stage. Information in respect of these...
- Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Strands 1 and 2 (1 â Statistics and Probability and 2 â Geometry & Trigonometry) of the Project Maths syllabus are being implemented in 1st and 5th year in post-primary schools from this September. In advance of the implementation of these Strands, two full day workshops were offered to all post-primary teachers of mathematics in the school year 2009/2010. Over 4,700 teachers received...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Project Maths began in all second level schools from September 2010. The Project Maths initiative is designed to encourage better understanding of Maths, to reinforce the practical relevance of maths to everyday life, and to ensure better continuity between primary and second level, and junior and senior cycle. A key objective is to improve attainment levels in maths and to encourage more...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In July 2009 my predecessor gave notice that, with effect from the start of the 2010/11 academic year, a number of changes to the student grant schemes would be introduced. These included: Some social welfare allowances, including the Back to Education Allowance which had been excluded in the means-testing process, will be included as reckonable income in assessing eligibility for student...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Departmental Circular 09/99 states that schools must make arrangements for the appropriate integration of children with special educational needs attending special classes into mainstream classes according to their level of needs and attainments. My Department does not hold details of the number of students with special educational needs who are partially integrated into classes.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The recommendations made in the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes were fully assessed and considered by my Department. The recommendations which were incorporated in Budget 2010, together with estimated savings yields for 2010 where relevant, are set out in the following table. The recommendations made by the Special Group will be further...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, applications were invited under the Summer Works Scheme 2010 for specified water conservation measures. In excess of 1,800 applications were received. I hope to announce details of the successful applicants later this year. The specific water conservation measures were: urinal controls; cistern displacement devices; variable flushing devices; push type percussion...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examinations and issuing the results of examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers currently operates with provisional recognition and has applied to my Department for permanent recognition status. My Department is prepared to consider the school's application subject to conditions as set out in a letter that issued to the school authority in June 2010 which included a requirement for an enrolment figure of not less than 150 pupils for...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The original contractor appointed for this project went into receivership. Subsequently a completion contractor was appointed and works re-commenced in April of this year. The project is now progressing satisfactorily and it is envisaged that the new school will be ready for occupation early next year.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 365 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the construction phase for this project commenced on 12th July 2010.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department recently received the Tender Report for the school project to which the Deputy refers. When this documentation has been assessed and assuming that there are no issues arising, the contract can be awarded and the project will progress to construction.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: 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 2.5 rating. There are four band ratings under the prioritisation criteria, each of which describes the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the construction phase for this project commenced on August 23rd 2010.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 367 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers has been approved funding on a devolved basis to construct an additional four mainstream classrooms. The school authority was advised of this by letter earlier this month.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368, 369 and 371 to 373, inclusive, together. I can confirm that the schools to which the Deputy refers have made applications to my Department for large scale capital funding. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. There are four...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for large scale capital funding in 2001. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major capital...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Where the assessing authority decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department by submitting an appeal form...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Sep 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Where the assessing authority decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department by submitting an appeal form...