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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The new eight classroom building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. Earlier this year I announced details of 124 schools to progress through the architectural planning process and among those listed was the building project for the school in question. My Department's officials wrote to the school authorities on 28 October 2005...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373, 376 and 378 together. Major improvements in school staffing have been made in recent years with the hiring of more than 5,000 additional primary teachers. This represents the largest increase in teacher numbers since the expansion of free education. The annual estimated value of the additional expenditure on these posts is over â¬200 million. In 1996-97,...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: This Government has invested in the largest school building programme in the history of the State. Between 1998 and the end of 2004, almost â¬2 billion was invested in school buildings and in the region of 7,500 large and small projects were completed in schools, including 130 brand new schools and 510 large scale refurbishments-extensions. Indeed, funding for school building and renovation...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the extension at the school in question. The project is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2006.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction of the extension at the school in question has been completed.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 and 387 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the extension at the school in question has been recently completed.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the extension to the school in question was completed in May 2005.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 6 May 2005 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to tender and construction. Tenders for this project were returned at the end of October. The project's design team is currently examining the tenders.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The management authority of the school in question, County Kildare Vocational Education Committee, is currently progressing plans to relocate the school and expand its capacity to 1,000 pupils. A formal planning application has been lodged with the local authority. The authority has asked for further information, which the committee's consultants are now in the process of providing.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension at the school to which the Deputy refers was completed in May 2005.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently on site. Work commenced in October 2005 and is due to be completed in October 2006.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the management authority 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 modernisation...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently awaiting receipt of the tender report from County Kildare VEC for the proposed extension project at the school in question.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction work is well under way on an extension to the school in question. The extension is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2006.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 16 March 2005 the school in question was given devolved authority to progress this project to tender and construction. Tenders for the project were returned in mid-October and the tender report which was received in early December is currently being examined by my Department's technical staff.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. Officials from my Department visited the school in question in June of this year to carry out a technical inspection of the existing accommodation and to assess the needs of the pupils attending the school. The school authorities have embarked on a major redevelopment programme which...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404, 405 and 407 to 409, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, home tuition is primarily intended to provide compensatory instruction for pupils with a medical ailment that is likely to cause major disruption to their attendance at school on a continuing basis. In recent years home tuition has been extended as an interim support for children with a...
- Written Answers — Schools Provision: Schools Provision (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406, 412 and 413 together. As the Deputy is aware from recent answers to parliamentary questions in this matter, the school planning section of my Department proposes to rationalise provision at primary and post-primary level in New Ross. There is general agreement at primary level to this locally. Consequently, officials in my Department have carried out...
- Written Answers — Schools Provision: Schools Provision (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 414 together. The school planning section of my Department has identified Gorey as an area of rapid development and, consequently, it decided to undertake a review of the long-term needs of the area at primary and post-primary level. As a result of this review, I announced the provision of a new post-primary school for Gorey to cater for some 1,000...
- Written Answers — Schools Provision: Schools Provision (15 Dec 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 416 together. I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to Wexford town. The school planning section of my Department has no plans at present to carry out a review of educational provision for this particular area. However, all applications on hands for capital funding from schools in the town will be subject to the normal examination procedures to...