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Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (12 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of her Department's decision to acquire land for a post-primary school in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare her Department will also seek sufficient land to provide for primary school accommodation as may be required; if the planning unit of her Department has reached final conclusions in relation to the nature...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (12 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the protracted negotiations in relation to the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare have been concluded in a reasonable timeframe; if in the event of progress not being possible an alternative site or sites will be sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4831/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 607: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a submission (details supplied) from Athy Town Council on the purchase of a number of housing units; when his Department will make a decision on this matter; and if he will make a decision on the matter. [4666/08]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (19 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of all Irish post primary schools which have received permanent recognition from her Department in the past five years; the location of these schools; the patron body involved and the level of enrolment achieved in each case at the time of granting recognition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6521/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, further to her reply to Question No. 468 of 12 February 2008 and in view of her application to Athy Town Council for planning permission to erect an eight classroom primary school, she will indicate the intended patron body for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6522/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will provide for this school's urgent accommodation needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6935/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence (details supplied) relating to the delays that have been experienced by a patient awaiting essential surgery at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7919/08]

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will share the time equally with Deputy Brady. Go raibh míle maith agat a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a cuid ama a roinnt liom. I congratulate the Labour Party on tabling this interesting motion because it affords us the opportunity to outline the wide range of improvements in financial resources that have been made available to primary schools in recent years....

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is four times the rate of inflation, which is the critical issue, and a remarkable achievement by anyone's standards. The last time a Labour Minister occupied the seat the Minister, Deputy Hanafin, now occupies in 1997, the capitation grant stalled at £45 per child, less than a quarter of what we have today. On 17 April 1997 the then Minister, Deputy Breathnach, addressing the Dáil...

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Since then we introduced the ancillary services grant in 2001, which stands at €151.50 per pupil this year. In 2002 we introduced a further support for schools that meet the needs of special needs students. The ancillary funding, which supports the employment of secretarial and caretaking staff, and the grants for the special needs areas have had a dramatic impact on primary school...

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ——a mainstream school with 200 pupils in County Kildare received €11,428 in capitation funding. Today, that same school in County Kildare, if it had a population of 200 pupils, would receive €66,016 in capitation and ancillary funding. That is approximately six times the amount available in 1997. The minor capital works funding of €5,500 per school, which all schools receive, plus...

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Several Deputies referred to water charges which is a non-issue in County Kildare where schools always paid water charges. The chief executive officer of the Kildare VEC reported to a recent meeting that, on foot of the Government's initiative on water services, this cost will be reduced. We did not hear much about that, unfortunately.

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not doubt the sincerity of the Labour Party's request for additional funding for capitation grants. Is it, however, serious in suggesting such an increase is achievable in one year? The Minister's objective is to double the capitation grant over the lifetime of the Government. Fianna Fáil in Government has taken a measured and focused approach to the resourcing of primary education,...

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Labour Party use the funding ear-marked to hire 900 staff to join the 17,000 existing staff working in special education?

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: All these initiatives are worthy of State funding. The Government and the Minister for Education and Science are making tough decisions every day on competing social objectives.

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For the most part Fianna Fáil in Government has got it right. That is why we are on this side of the House and Deputy Durkan is on the other side.

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: One of the largest challenges our primary education system is facing is the demand and pressure for school places. As a Member for the county with the second fastest growing population, I am familiar with this particular challenge.

Capitation Grants: Motion (11 Mar 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I reluctantly hand over to my colleague Deputy Áine Brady.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 998: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units delivered by the voluntary housing sector on a county basis for each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Question 999: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to change the funding arrangements in place for voluntary housing associations; and if it is his intention that funding for such developments will come in future from each local authority's capital allocation. [12255/08]