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Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 to 432, inclusive, together. The national level pupil-teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the number of pupils by the number of teachers. Data on teachers include special education teachers and resource teachers in addition to classroom teachers. Teachers other than classroom teachers are generally shared among a number of classes and, in some cases,...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the primary school transport scheme, children are eligible, subject to conditions, for free transport to their nearest national school or school of amalgamation. Pupils not attending their nearest national school may, subject to conditions, avail of concessionary fare-paying transport to another school, subject to spare accommodation being available on the bus and provided...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. In the light of the reality that pupils in the high-incidence disability categories of mild and borderline mild general learning disability and dyslexia are distributed throughout the education system, my Department, in consultation with educational interests, developed a general model of resource teacher allocation to schools to support...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for refurbishment has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the school building programme. In that regard, the Deputy will be aware...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that approval has recently been given for the design team to invite tenders, subject to some amendments being made to the tender documentation, for the new school project to which she refers. Construction will commence as soon as possible thereafter subject to a satisfactory outcome to the tender process.

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy should note that significant improvements have been made in this area in recent years. The pupil-teacher ratio, which includes all the teachers in the school including resource teachers, has fallen from 22.2:1 in the 1996-97 school year to 17.44:1 in 2003-04. Over 4,000 additional teachers have been employed in our primary schools since 1997. These additional teaching posts have...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 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 over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department's building unit arranged a general information session for all schools on this list to guide them through the process involved. The meeting took place on 1 February in Tullamore...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an extension project at the school to which he refers is on the list of projects approved to proceed to tender and construction in the next 12 to 15 months. Approval has recently been given to the school authority, County Kildare VEC, to prepare the tender documentation for this project. This will also involve advertising the project for expressions of...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question has been allocated one76 sq. m. temporary mainstream classroom. My Department's school building section will be contact with the school's management authorities as soon as possible advising them on how to progress the project.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers did not apply to my Department for temporary accommodation for the 2005-06 school year nor has my Department any record of a current application for additional permanent accommodation. If the school authority has concerns about its accommodation, it should make contact with the school planning section of my Department for advice.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers did not apply to my Department for temporary accommodation for the 2005-06 school year nor has my Department any record of a current application for additional permanent accommodation. If the school authority has concerns about its accommodation, it should make contact with the school planning section of my Department for advice.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. I recently announced details of 122 major schools building projects that will progress to tender and construction phase over the next 12 to 15 months under the €3.4 billion multi-annual funding secured for the years 2005-09. I also announced the next phase of the programme under...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 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 (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. In this regard, the Deputy may be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects countrywide...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Phase 2 of the extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme. In this regard, the Deputy may be aware that I recently announced the first...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The property management of the OPW, which acts on behalf of my Department as regards site acquisitions generally, is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for Kill national school, Kill, County Kildare. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for permanent recognition from the school to which the Deputy refers is currently under consideration in the school planning section of my Department. As part of the examination, factors such as the long-term viability of the school, current and projected enrolments and suitability of accommodation is being considered.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application for grant aid under the summer works scheme, SWS, 2005 for a covered walkway. All SWS applications are currently being assessed in the school planning section of my Department. I intend to publish the list of successful applicants in the near future.

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The primary schools operating in Dublin 4 and their current enrolment are as follows: 18569J, St. Declan's Special School, Northumberland Road, 44 pupils; 15253N, SN Naomh Pádraig, Cambridge Road, 130 pupils; 19727G, St. Mary's Central NS, Belmont Avenue, 248 pupils; 11894I, Scoil Mhuire, Dumhach Tragh, 271 pupils; 16567S, St. Brigid's Convent NS, Haddington Road, 198 pupils; 17279S, Scoil...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (3 Mar 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The process of assessing the need for new or additional educational facilities at primary or post-primary level in any given area entails consideration of all relevant factors, including enrolment and demographic trends, housing and other developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places. As part of this process, my Department is included among the prescribed...