Results 14,541-14,560 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 692 of 2 February, 2010 the position as stated at that time remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The new post primary school referred to by the Deputy, is one of eight schools which were approved for inclusion in the 3rd Bundle of schools to be procured via Public Private Partnership. This Bundle handed over to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) in July 2010 to commence the tender procurement process. It is anticipated that construction on all sites in this Bundle will...

Written Answers — Third Level Schemes: Third Level Schemes (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third-level admissions scheme for students with a disability. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions are regulated by the institutions themselves. The Deputy may wish to contact the Irish Universities Association in this instance.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 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 to construct a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 2 rating. There are four band ratings under the prioritisation criteria, each of which...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for funding to provide an ASD unit. This application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109, 116 and 117 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 band ratings under...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department recently received the Tender Report for the school to which the Deputy refers. When this documentation has been assessed and assuming that no issues arise, it is envisaged that the contract will be awarded and that the project will progress to construction.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The project to which the Deputy refers has a twelve month contract period and it is envisaged that it will be substantially complete at the end of August 2011. Information on the contract sum is commercially sensitive and it would be inappropriate of me to release such information as it could undermine current tender competitions.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 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 (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The extension project at the school referred to by the Deputy is an 18 month contract. It is envisaged that it will be substantially complete in March 2011.

Written Answers — School Provision: School Provision (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The most recent projections used by my Department would see the projected enrolments at post-primary level increase from the current total enrolment (excluding PLCs) of circa 312,200 pupils to an expected enrolment circa 328,700 pupils by the year 2016. Meeting this level of significant increased demand for education services will be a major challenge. It is within this context that the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Information in respect of the current school building programme, along with all assessed applications for major capital works and the status of these applications, is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. However, for the convenience of the Deputy, I include two lists which set out details of school building projects for County Kildare as requested. List A details...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is aware, a key focus and priority of my Department is to provide for resources in schools to support pupils with special educational needs, including those with dyslexia. For mainstream primary schools, this is done through the General Allocation Model. This model was introduced in September 2005 and ensures that mainstream primary schools have the additional teaching resources...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school building. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for a new school building. The application was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 1.1 rating. In 2007, a developer proposed transferring a site to my Department. My officials carried out a technical examination...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the project...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the project...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The school referred to by the Deputy was allocated a devolved grant in June 2009 to replace two prefab classrooms and a resource room. The grant was increased in November 2009 to allow for the provision of two additional mainstream classrooms. The school management authorities were advised that they could utilise this grant to purchase prefab accommodation or to build a permanent structure....

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has been requested to identify a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. On foot of a recommendation from the OPW, my officials will consider how best to progress the acquisition of a suitable site. Once a suitable site is acquired, the proposed building project for the school will be considered in the context of the capital budget available...