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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The progression of all projects to tender and construction, including the proposed new school building in Stranorlar, will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. As indicated in the post budget education briefing, I intend to announce shortly, the first tranche of projects that will be proceeding to construction in 2008.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: While an application for capital funding towards the provision of new school building has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy, the Deputy may be aware that the school authority and a private construction firm without the direct involvement of my Department were involved in an initiative to build a 16 classroom school on land owned by the developer at no cost to...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Department has acknowledged the need to relocate the existing primary school referred to by the Deputy to a green-field site. The acquisition of a site for this development is being actively pursued with South Dublin County Council and the relevant landowners. However, due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to property acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment...
- Written Answers — School Places: School Places (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware that many areas located within close proximity to Dublin, including Maynooth, continue to experience population growth, a position that almost inevitably places some strain on existing educational provision. To proactively plan for such areas of increased growth my Department is included among the prescribed authorities to whom local authorities are statutorily obliged to send...
- Written Answers — School Places: School Places (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In response to the need for additional primary school places in Celbridge, the Department recognised a new primary school which commenced operation this September. The schools initial intake was 79 pupils. The school is located in temporary accommodation, the refurbishment of which was funded by the Department to ensure that it was suitable for school use. Site identification and...
- Written Answers — School Places: School Places (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware that many areas located within close proximity to Dublin, including Naas, continue to experience population growth, a position that almost inevitably places some strain on existing educational provision. To proactively plan for such areas of increased growth my Department is included among the prescribed authorities to whom local authorities are statutorily obliged to send draft...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1087, 1089, 1090, 1092 to 1095, inclusive, and 1098 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that the schools to which he refers have applied for large scale capital funding. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Progress on individual projects will be considered in the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has applied for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building works and progress on the project will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The progression of all projects to tender and construction, including the proposed extension at the school in question, will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. As I indicated in the post budget education briefing, I intend to announce shortly the first tranche of projects that will proceed to construction in 2008.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy was authorised in 2007 to proceed to Planning Permission and preparation of the tender documentation. Progression of all projects to tender and construction are considered in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. As indicated at the post budget education briefing I intend to announce the first tranche of...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for large scale capital funding has been received from one of the primary schools in Clane and the Department has contacted the other school in relation to its long term requirements. The Department has no application for capital funding at post primary level but it is keeping the situation under review. As the Deputy will be aware, all applications for large scale capital...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The records maintained by my Department are confined to the transfers of civil servants in and out of my Department. These records show that to date 49 civil servants who were previously assigned to Dublin posts have relocated to posts outside of Dublin under the programme of decentralisation. A further 3 people who were employed in Dublin in a State body under the aegis of my Department...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jan 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Details of the records held by my Department on the numbers of civil servants who have relocated under the programme of decentralisation are provided on the table attached. At present my Department has two main locations outside of Dublin in Athlone and Tullamore. In addition to this it has smaller regional offices outside of Dublin in Navan, Naas, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Sligo, Galway and...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: This month Office of Public Works has announced further progress towards the provision of permanent accommodation in Mullingar for my Department in that it has just invited a consortium to become the successful tenderer for a decentralisation accommodation project to include Mullingar. To date no decision has been taken as to whether a number of posts will be located into temporary...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought is being compiled in my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought is being compiled in my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The details sought by the Deputy are not readily available. As the Deputy may be aware, the Summer Works Scheme was introduced in 2004. Since then, over 3,000 projects costing in excess of â¬300 million have been completed. Considerable extra investment has been provided in the Budget to increase funding for school buildings to almost â¬600 million next year. With so many small projects...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating special educational needs resources, including assistive technology supports to schools to support students with special needs. On receipt of an application for assistive technology from a school, the SENO will examine the application in...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, all applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria. Progress on individual projects, such as the one in question, will be considered in the context of the multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Primary Schools Patronage: Primary Schools Patronage (19 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Scoil Choilm, Diswellstown, Dublin 15 was opened last September under the temporary patronage of the Catholic Church. It was opened to provide for children who it had emerged could not be accommodated in the two established schools in the area, both under Catholic Patronage. I recently announced that it is my intention to roll out a new model of primary school patronage which will be...