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Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989, it is the responsibility of school management authorities to have a safety statement in place in their schools. Schools are obliged to identify possible hazards, assess the risks to health and safety and to put appropriate safeguards in place. Provision is built into the school building programme to enable schools address...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received an application for improved facilities from the school in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The construction of the PE hall at the school to which the Deputy refers has been completed and the equipment is expected to be delivered in the very near future. Discussions are ongoing with the Departments of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the current funding required to facilitate the community usage of the halls.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the schools referred to by the Deputy is currently at tender stage. The schools are in the process of appointing a contractor and work is due to commence on site shortly.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Schools catering for non-national pupils who have significant English language deficits are entitled to assistance to enable these pupils gain full access to the curriculum. Schools that have 14 to 27 non-English speaking non-national pupils enrolled are entitled to a full-time temporary language support teaching post at primary level. Schools with 28 or more such pupils are entitled to two...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An extension catering for the immediate needs of the school to which the Deputy refers is currently under construction and is due to be completed shortly. Phase two, consisting of a further extension, is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials recently wrote to the school requesting a stage two submission — outline sketch scheme — and a response is awaited...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The question of the purchase of the site and buildings of the school referred to by the Deputy is under consideration in my Department at present. Officials will be in contact with the school authorities as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage of architectural planning. Specifically, the school building section is in the process of examining a recently received stage one/two submission — outline sketch scheme. When this examination is completed, contact will be made with the school authorities with regard to the next steps to progress the project.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An extension to cater for the immediate needs of the school to which the Deputy refers is currently under construction and is due to be completed shortly. Phase two, consisting of a further extension, is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department recently wrote to the school authorities requesting a stage two submission — outline sketch scheme. A response is awaited to...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has identified a number of possible site options for the school referred to by the Deputy. Discussions between the relevant landowners and the OPW are continuing. Delivery of the project can be considered in the context of the school building and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the extension at the school in question will be completed shortly.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed among the large scale projects on the capital programme for 2005 which have been approved to move to tender and construction. My Department's technical staff are examining the revised stage three documentation for this project. It is anticipated that this examination will be completed shortly.

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The most recent information available regarding the class size and pupil-teacher ratio, PTR, of the school to which the Deputy refers is for the 2004-05 school year. The staffing of the school for 2004-05 was a principal, 21 mainstream class teachers, two learning support teachers, two special class teachers, three resource teachers and one language support teacher. Based on the allocation of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials recently wrote to the school requesting further information from the consultant quantity surveyor on its stage three submission — developed plans/costs — and a response is awaited before further progression of this project.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is moving towards a model of devolving the responsibility for building projects to school management authorities where appropriate. The devolving of funding to local level will accommodate school authorities to have responsibility and ownership of their building projects and assist in moving projects in a specific timeframe through the design process, to tender action and...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of 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...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The most recent information available regarding the class size and pupil-teacher ratio, PTR, of the school to which the Deputy refers relates to the 2004-05 school year. The staffing of the school for 2004-05 was a principal, nine mainstream class teachers, one learning support teacher, one special class teacher, one resource teacher, one shared resource teacher and one shared language...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 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. Planning permission for the project had been obtained from Kildare County Council in February 2005. Tender documents are being prepared by the project's design team and it is envisaged that it will go to tender shortly.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at tender stage. The school is in the process of appointing a contractor and work is due to commence on site shortly.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The question of the relocation of the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. Discussions have been held with County Kildare VEC, the local authority and representatives of the landowner. These discussions are ongoing and a decision will be taken in the matter as soon as they are completed.