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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy originally applied for an extension and refurbishment to provide improved ancillary accommodation. The school submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to facilitate the provision of education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A technical inspection of the school to which the Deputy refers was carried out by officials from the Department. The proposed building project will be progressed in the context of the multi annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Written Answers — Oideachas trí Ghaeilge: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Tá tuairim is 39,883 mac léinn i mbunscoileanna agus i scoileanna dara leibhéal atá ag fáil oideachais trí Ghaeilge ar fad. Tá feabhsaithe suntasacha dá ndéanamh i dtaca le soláthar téacsleabhar agus áiseanna múinteoireachta oiriúnacha ar ardchaighdeán le n-úsáid go sonrach i scoileanna Gaeltachta agus i nGaelscoileanna taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, go háirithe ó bunaíodh...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Physical Education and sport, although closely linked, are not synonymous. Sport begins with play and develops through games, competition and challenges. Competition in sport contributes to the holistic development of the student, provided that the opportunities presented are such that he/she is progressing towards the achievement of his/her potential. It is government policy to encourage...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The long term projected enrolment has recently been re-assessed for this school. Accordingly, the brief for the project has been amended to provide adequate accommodation for a Principal + 7 Classroom Teachers + 1.5 Learning Support/Resource teachers. My Department's technical team...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application will be assessed with reference to factors such as current and projected enrolments at the school, the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing developments and existing provision in the general area. When this assessment is complete, a decision will be taken on how best to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers was received and assessed. The long term projected staffing, on which the future accommodation needs of the school will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs into the...

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: According to the Quarterly National Household Survey carried out by the CSO in the Autumn (Q4; Sept-Nov) of 2006, approximately 19,600 persons aged 16-64 years, who had not attained either Junior or Intermediate certificates, were either students or apprentices in the 4 weeks prior to the survey. This number represents 5% of the total number of persons in the age group who had not attained...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Information in relation to class sizes is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The details for the current school year (2006/2007) are currently being compiled by my Department and the information requested is not readily available. As the Deputy will be aware, major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. There are now 5,000 more primary...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The number of mature students enrolled in third level courses in 2002/2003 was 31,000 while the number in 2005/2006 was of the order of 38,000. Using the top-up grant system as a measure of disadvantage, the number of students qualifying for the grant in 2002/2003 was 8,300 and, in 2005/2006, was of the order of 10,000. A comprehensive national survey of New Entrants to Higher Education in...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 457 together. Information in relation to class sizes is provided in the annual census of primary schools. The details for the current school year (2006/2007) are currently being compiled by my Department and the information requested is not readily available. As the Deputy will be aware, major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 458 and 459 together. The information is not readily available in the format sought by the Deputy for the period in question. I can assure the Deputy, however, that the Government has made a record investment of over €2.6 billion in the period from 2000 to 2006 in upgrading existing school infrastructure and providing new school accommodation at both first...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of my Department's Higher Education Grants Scheme and the Vocational Education Committees' Scholarship Scheme, grant assistance is available to eligible students attending approved third level courses in approved institutions. An approved course for the purpose of the schemes means a full-time undergraduate course of not less than two years duration and a full time...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the lands at St. Edmundsbury Lucan in the context of a requirement for a site for St. Andrew's National School. The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of the Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has been asked to source a site for the school to which the Deputy refers. A number of...

Written Answers — Third Level Students: Third Level Students (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The decision on eligibility for third level grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except, in exceptional cases, where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a particular clause in the relevant scheme is desired. It appears that no such advice or instruction has, to date, been sought in the case of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463 and 495 together. The Department recognises the need for a new Community School in Ballinamore. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is acting on behalf of the Department in relation to the acquisition of a site for the project and the acquisition of same is currently at contract/conveyancing stages. On completion of the site acquisition process the project...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that devolved authority has been given to the school in question to take their project to tender stage. Therefore, it is a matter for the school and their Design Team to decide on the date that tender will be invited.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that devolved authority has been given to the school in question to take their project to tender stage. Therefore, it is a matter for the school and their Design Team to decide on the date that tender will be invited.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The new School Building project referred to by the Deputy is at early stage of architectural planning. My Department wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 20th September 2006 requesting a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costing) and this submission is expected in my Department by the end of April this year. When this stage 1/2 submission is received in my Department,...