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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Revised Procedures for the Suspension and Dismissal of Teachers were introduced at the beginning of the 2009/10 school year following necessary consultations and agreement with the education partners. The procedures adopt a progressive approach to addressing professional competence matters which include both informal and formal stages within the school. The involvement of the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The contract to design, build, finance and maintain the second bundle of 5 post primary schools and one primary school was signed by the National Development Finance Agency on 2nd June 2010. This bundle includes the provision of new accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy. Construction immediately commenced on all sites and it is expected that the schools will become...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains information relating to class size in primary schools for the school years 2006/07 to 2008/09. The information includes the number of pupils in each class, the number of pupils in each class size range and the number of teachers in each school. The primary census for the 2009/10 school year is currently underway and the final...

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Under the terms of Circular 58/2006 applications for the payment of redundancy to special needs assistants may be received by my Department up to 52 weeks after the date of termination of the contract of employment. The information as requested by the Deputy is not currently available as applications for redundancy in the school year 2009/2010 can be received up to 31st August 2011.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The priority attaching to individual projects is determined by published prioritisation criteria, which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. There are four band ratings under...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Financial assistance is available to students under the maintenance grant schemes, which are administered by the local authorities and Vocational Education Committees on behalf of my Department. Students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where they satisfy the relevant conditions as to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the progression of a building project for the school to which she refers necessitates the acquisition of a site. The OPW has been instructed to negotiate the acquisition of a site for the school and my officials are in ongoing liaison with OPW on the matter. Due to commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is my Department's intention to provide a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers on a site which is being made available by the VEC. The progression of a building project for the school, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. In April 2010, the stage 2a submission for the project was approved by my Department and the design team was authorised to proceed to apply for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate for the project. When these statutory permissions have been...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department has been in contact with the school authority regarding the proposed project and is awaiting clarification on certain queries it has raised. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Based on current demographic trends my Department anticipates that there will be a need for a further post-primary school in the Lucan area in the medium term. Given the changing nature of Irish society and the projected need for a number of post primary schools to open in the medium term, the Department is considering a number of broad policy issues regarding the establishment of new...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that 1568 projects, involving almost €132m worth of works, approved under the Summer Works Scheme 2010 are due to go on site over the course of the Summer. A full list of the successful applicants is available on my Department's website www.education.ie. However, for the convenience of the Deputy, I am setting out below a copy of that list. The Deputy...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Number of applicants who have been placed and commenced work under the FÁS work placement programme to date is 1,336 The location of these placements is as follows; (the information is not compiled by county) FÁS Region Areas/Counties Number of Placements Commenced Dublin Central Baggot Court ,D'Olier House, Parnell Street, Ballyfermot, Cabra 269 Dublin North Baldoyle, Balbriggan,...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 717, 719 and 720 together. To date, 1,336 unemployed people have taken up placements under the Work Placement Programme, 696 in the graduate stream and 638 in the non-Graduate Scheme. The Number of private sector employers who have applied for and been approved for the FÁS Work Placement Programme to 31 December 2009 is 752. The Number of public sector bodies...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Year Average No. of Places including supervisors 2009- 22,725 2008- 22,612 2007- 22,746 Currently the number of Community Employment vacancies is 252. Community Employment vacancies arise regularly as participants exit the scheme.

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: To date I have approved programmes being run by four Vocational Education Committees, providing up to 1,435 places, for funding from the Labour Market Activation Fund. These places are broken down as follows: Co Dublin VEC: 700 Co Meath VEC: 100 Co Mayo & Galway VECs: 320 City of Dublin VEC: 285 – 315 Candidates are currently being selected for participation on these courses,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: A total of €135.133m from the schools' capital budget for 2010 has been expended to date.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The final grant of planning permission, for the school referred to by the Deputy, issued from Cork County Council on 27/05/2010. The progression of this project is dependent upon the completion of the transfer (to the Cork Diocesan Trustees) of the two parcels of land which are currently in the ownership of Cork County Council and a private land owner. In relation to the appointment of a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is mindful of the need to keep all costs arising from the change in the Department's title to a minimum. The costs in question are being met from my Department's existing administrative budget allocation. The following table lists all of the costs incurred to date arising from the change in my Department's title. It is anticipated that all of the necessary conversions will...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department provides a grant under the Home Tuition scheme to parents/guardians of children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The maximum grant for children whose medical condition impacts their ability to attend school provides for 10 hours home tuition per week and the allocation is based on attendance levels. A home tuition application...