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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 977 and 1014 together. County Kildare VEC submitted an application on behalf of Confey College, Leixlip for grant-aid under the summer works scheme 2005 for a covered walkway. The school also applied for two other projects and a list of all successful applicants has now been published by my Department. I can confirm that this school's highest priority project,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's records show that the school in question currently has the services of a shared learning support teacher post, supporting a total enrolment of 63 pupils in the school. I trust that the Deputy is aware of the proposed new system for resource teacher allocation which involves a general allocation for all primary schools to cater for pupils with...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am sure the Deputy is aware that the teacher supply and demand issue at second level is very complex. Analyses undertaken by my Department in the past indicated that while there are regional and subject variations there is no overall shortage in teacher numbers. Another complicating factor is that vacancies in second level schools usually require specific subject combinations. My Department...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students. These are the higher education grants scheme, the vocational education committees' scholarships scheme, the third level maintenance grants scheme for trainees and the maintenance grants scheme for students attending post leaving certificate courses. The higher education grants scheme is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension and refurbishment has been received from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy will be aware that I have made a number of announcements relating to the 2005 school building programme which included details of 43 school projects which are being authorised to proceed to architectural planning immediately. I will be making...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule, agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department is moving towards a model of devolving the responsibility of 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 Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: County Kildare VEC which is the management authority of St. Patrick's post-primary school is currently progressing plans to relocate the school and extend its capacity to 1,000 pupils. Discussions have been held with County Kildare VEC, the local authority and representatives of a developer on the matter. It is not possible to indicate at this stage when all matters relating to the school...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that the extension project at the school to which he refers is due to be completed in May 2005.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The accommodation needs of the school for September 2005 are being met by the provision of temporary accommodation.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the extension at the school referred to by the Deputy and the project is on target for completion in the latter half of 2005.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed among the large-scale projects on the 2005 school capital programme which have been approved to move to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. The school's design team is currently preparing the pre-tender documentation for this project. My Department expects to be in a position to authorise the school authority to proceed to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed among the large-scale projects on the 2005 school capital programme which have been approved to move to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. Planning permission for the new school was applied for in February 2005. It is envisaged that the tenders will be sought in the latter half of 2005 and the contract period for the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that the extension project at the school to which he refers is due to be completed in May 2005.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the extension at the school referred to by the Deputy and the project is on target for completion in the first half of 2006.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As part of a review of all projects for the 2005 capital programme, the application for capital funding towards the refurbishment of the school to which the Deputy refers, was assessed against the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects which were revised last year following consultation with the education partners. Under this review all projects were assigned a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the extension at the school referred to by the Deputy and the project is on target for completion in the latter half of 2005.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the extension to the school referred to by the Deputy and the project is on target for completion in the latter half of 2005.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department has no trace of a record of a current application for extra capital facilities and resources from the authorities of the school in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The new school project to which the Deputy refers is under construction. This project is progressing well and there is nothing to indicate that construction will not be completed within the timeframe.