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Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The schools to which the Deputy has referred have agreed to amalgamate into a single boy's and single girl's school. The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, are considering a number of site proposals with the intention of providing a site for the girl's school. Due to commercial...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Circular Letters outlining the details of the arrangements relating to seniority and redundancy for Special Need Assistants have been prepared by my Department. The Circular Letters shall be available on my Departments' website in the next fortnight. It is also proposed to issue copies of the Circular Letters directly to schools in the near future.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of additional accommodation has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The project has been assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. The long term projected staffing figure, on which future accommodation needs will be based, has been agreed with the school authority and...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: An application has been received in School Planning Section of my Department for the establishment of a Pobal Scoil in Ballymun. This application will be assessed in due course and the applicant will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: On 21st April I announced that, following consideration of the report and recommendations of the New Schools Advisory Committee on the recognition of new primary schools, I approved the establishment of six new schools from September 2006 in accordance with Section 10 of the Education Act, 1998 and the published criteria for the recognition of new schools. My announcement also stated that...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that the pupil in question is enrolled in a mainstream primary school with appropriate supports. My Department considers that school-based education provision is the most appropriate intervention for all children and has discontinued the practice whereby children who are in full-time education provision would also be able to avail of home tuition grants. My Department wrote to...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 457 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 489 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 147 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 191 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 333 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 456 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 121 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 273 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 500 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There are 657 children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than twenty in the school referred to by the Deputy. Recently I announced that I have secured sufficient funding to provide even smaller classes in our primary schools in the next school year, and the Minister for Finance has committed to a further reduction in class size in the following year. Accordingly, over the next...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school property referred to by the deputy is in the ownership of the Christian Brothers. Any questions regarding the future use of the property would be a matter for that Order.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I do acknowledge and appreciate that the post of school principal is of critical importance in the management of primary education. In recent years many improvements have been made to assist principal teachers in the performance of their duties and to relieve their administrative burden. Up until the 1999/2000 school year, principals were released from teaching duties to become an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2006)

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

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The determination of the long-term projected staffing of the school to which the Deputy refers is currently under way in the School Planning Section of my Department. Once this process is complete the project will be considered for progress in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2006 onwards. In the meantime, approval has been given to the school for the rental...