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Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The table indicates the receipts from the European Social Fund (ESF) which were brought to account in my Department's Vote as Appropriations-in-Aid expressed as a percentage of Gross Current Expenditure for the years 2000-06. ESF as % of Overall Current Allocation Year Gross Current Expenditure EU Aid % €m €m 2000 3,811,545 83,437 2.2 2001 4,227,409 2,574 0.1 2002 4,816,115...

Written Answers — Water Supply: Water Supply (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is not aware of any difficulties that the school referred to is encountering with its water supply. It is open to the management authority of the school to apply to the Department for emergency funding to address the works required as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department has just recently given devolved approval to the school authority for the project in question to proceed to planning permission, tender and construction.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Representatives of the Board of Management of the school to which the Deputy refers attended an Information Seminar in Tullamore on 13 December 2006 hosted by the School Building Section of the Department. The steps necessary to initiate the design phase of the eighty building projects announced by me in November last were discussed at that meeting and all schools were advised that...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The stage 3 submission in relation to the building project for the School referred to by the Deputy has not been received in my Department to date. The School referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that I announced to start the architectural planning process in January of 2006. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design school with an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: A Design Team was appointed to the project for the School referred to by the Deputy on the 28th November last and the School Authorities were requested to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings). The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in the Department, Officials will arrange a meeting with the School...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: Major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. At the beginning of the current school year there are no less than 4000 extra teachers in our primary schools, compared with 2002. The average class size in our primary schools is 24 and there is now one teacher for 17 pupils at primary level, including resource teachers etc. Children with special needs and those...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573, 575, 579 to 582, inclusive, together. The School Planning Section of the Department has received applications for major capital funding from the management authorities of the schools to which the Deputy refers. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the School Planning Section of the Department is in receipt of an application for an extension under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007 from the school to which the Deputy refers. Applications under this scheme are currently being assessed and the list of successful applicants will be announced shortly.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that on 16 January, 2007 my Department gave devolved approval to the school authority for the project in question to proceed to planning permission, tender and construction.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: My Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to planning permission and preparation of tender documentation. My Department has authorised the Design Team to commence the pre-qualification process and it is envisaged that the school authority will be in position to get the project to tender and construction in the coming months.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department has just recently given devolved approval to the school authority for the project in question to proceed to planning permission, tender and construction.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the proposed new post primary school for the area in question will be delivered by way of a Public Private Partnership. The school will cater for up to 1,000 pupils. This level of accommodation is based on assessment of the demographics emanating from current and future housing developments. The Department is currently in discussion with Wexford County Council...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that following an extensive search of my Department's records, my officials have been unable to locate the correspondence in question. However, my officials will make direct contact with the Deputy's office regarding the matter.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital works from the Board of Management of the school to which the Deputy refers. The school initially applied for devolved funding for 3 permanent classrooms under the Departments Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2005 and was approved for funding under the scheme in February 2005. The school later...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project at the School referred to by the Deputy and is at an early stage of architectural planning. The brief for the project has been recently revised to a sixteen classroom extension. The Design Team are currently preparing a Stage 1/2 submission (Site suitability, outline sketch scheme) based on this revised brief. I understand that preliminary discussions...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: 6 primary schools and one Post-Primary school are planned, on a phased basis, for the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Two primary schools are currently under construction and are due to be completed in September and December 2007. In addition, I recently included the post-primary school on the latest list of projects to proceed to tender and construction and it is planned that...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and an integrated School Support Programme (SSP). The new plan is the outcome of the first full review of all programmes for tackling educational disadvantage that have been put in place over the past twenty years. The new...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 592 together. The National Development Plan (2007-2013) is a strategic document setting out a broad investment framework and investment priorities, together with indicative financial allocations, for the next seven years. It does not contain a list of all projects to be undertaken in 2007 and/or over the period of the Plan, although certain Chapters,...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Hanafin: We could not do it all.