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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 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 and refurbishment project. 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...

Written Answers — Public Service Pay: Public Service Pay (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 has determined the criteria for reducing the pay of public servants with effect from 1 January 2010. In this Act, a "public servant" is defined as a person who is employed by, or who holds any office or other position in, a public service body. A public service body is defined as one which receives direct or indirect...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the Co. Donegal projects referred to by the Deputy, is now available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The priority attaching to individual projects is determined by published prioritisation criteria, which were formulated following...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 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. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.2 rating, reflecting the fact that the deficit in mainstream accommodation represents a significant proportion of the...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the issues...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of having received specific proposals such as those set out by the Deputy. The Deputy is aware that 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 (SNAs) to schools to support children with special...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) became subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts 1997 and 2003 with effect from 31st May 2006. Applications to the NCSE under the FOI Acts will be dealt with in accordance with the legislation. Further details on how to apply to the NCSE for information under the FOI Acts is available on the NCSE website at www.ncse.ie....

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to clarify that special needs assistants (SNAs) and teachers have separate yet complementary roles. SNAs provide care support to pupils with special educational needs who have been assessed as having such needs while teachers deliver education to the pupils. It is not accurate to state that posts were withdrawn where students continued to need them. The terms and criteria for the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 174 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. Further to a meeting with the then Minister for Education and Science, additional details were subsequently submitted by the school to the Department and these are now under...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 169, 175, 177, 180 and 183 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...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. It is the responsibility of the managerial...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The brief for the project to which the Deputy refers is for a new 16 classroom school. A permanent site was acquired by the school authorities in 2005 and the project commenced architectural planning in 2006. The project is currently at tender stage and assuming that no issues arise, the project will be authorised to proceed to the award of a contract in the coming months.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to my Department for extra accommodation. All such applications are currently being assessed in my Department. A decision will issue to the school in question once the assessment of its application has been completed.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 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 (6 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In the last six months the project to which the Deputy refers has completed the detailed design stage and was authorised to proceed to tender. My officials are currently awaiting receipt of the Tender Report from the Board of Management. Question No. 174 answered with Question No. 166. Question No. 175 answered with Question No. 167.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 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 capital...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 May 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. The school authority recently sought additional funding for the provision of a new sewerage treatment and percolation area...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2010)

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

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 May 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.