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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484, 493, 506 and 515 together. My Department has no record of applications for the provision of additional facilities from the relevant authorities of the schools referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware the new school to which he refers opened in September 2005. The school was given approval to enrol two Junior Infant Classes per year and, when fully occupied, will operate as a two-stream 16-classroom school. This incremental development is common to all newly established schools to ensure that a shortage of accommodation at the school is avoided by an over enrolment...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am please to inform the Deputy that the extension project at the school referred to by the Deputy has been completed.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 and 499 together. The School Planning Section of my 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 works is being...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a new 8 classroom building for the school in question has been completed. The school authorities have applied for additional classroom accommodation under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. This application is currently being assessed.

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department commenced a Radon Remediation Programme in 1998 when it commissioned the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) to conduct a survey of radon levels in all primary and post primary schools. The programme initially involved surveying radon levels in schools and subsequently carrying out mitigation works where appropriate. The programme is 100% funded by my Department...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: All primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessment service either directly from the National Educational Psychological Service or from the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments, details of which are available on my Department's website. In common with many other psychological services, NEPS operates a staged model of service to schools, whereby an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school in question is on the 2006 School Building programme and was authorised in March 2006 to apply for planning permission and fire certificate and to proceed with the preparation of tender documentation for the project.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a letter issued to the school Authorities on 19 May 2006 giving approval to proceed to stage 3 (detailed plans/costs) of architectural planning. When a response is forwarded to the Department, it will then be in a position to progress this project further. As the Board of Management is the Client in this instance, responsibility for setting a time frame...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of the Department has received an application for major capital funding from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the School Building and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the School Building and...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, following widespread local consultation undertaken by the Commission on School Accommodation, the Area Development Plan for the N4/M4 corridor was published in May 2005. This plan outlines the Department's long-term educational strategy at both primary and post-primary level for this area which included Leixlip. The recommendations in the plan are being considered...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the staffing schedule for primary schools is structured to ensure that all primary schools will operate to an average mainstream class size of 28 pupils. Posts allocated on the basis of this schedule are specifically for mainstream classes and should be deployed accordingly. School authorities are requested to ensure that the number of pupils in any class is kept...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the staffing schedule for primary schools is structured to ensure that all primary schools will operate to an average mainstream class size of 28 pupils. Posts allocated on the basis of this schedule are specifically for mainstream classes and should be deployed accordingly. School authorities are requested to ensure that the number of pupils in any class is kept...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of the Department has received an application for major capital funding from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the School Building and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a new school building was completed and provided for the school to which he refers in September 2006.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The process of appointing a design team to the proposed building project at the school referred to by the Deputy has commenced. On behalf of the Client (the School Board of Management) the School Building Section of the Department published the advertisement seeking the relevant consultancy services on the public procurement portal, www.etenders.gov.ie, on 15 August last. The closing date for...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a letter issued to the school Authorities on 16 March 2006 giving approval to proceed to stage 3 (detailed plans / costs) of architectural planning. When a response is forwarded to the Department, it will then be in a position to progress this project further. As the Board of Management is the Client in this instance, responsibility for setting a time...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: As I pointed out to the Deputy in response to previous Parliamentary Questions, the Department has no record of the school in question. If the Deputy submits more information which would make it possible to identify the school to which he refers then the Department will be happy to forward the information requested.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is not in receipt of an application for additional accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers.