Jack Wall
Question:119 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18810/04]
View answerWednesday, 23 June 2004
Questions (117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
Jack Wall
Question:120 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been granted a further prefab in view of the class numbers involved and that an extra teacher is to be employed in September 2004 with no facilities to facilitate such a position; the action the board of management can take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18811/04]
View answerJack Wall
Question:121 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the action the board of management can take to provide facilities when a school (details supplied) has not got the facilities for an extra teacher when the valid enrolment exceeds the Departments figures and there is a need for such a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18812/04]
View answerJack Wall
Question:123 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will re-assess an application for a prefab by a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the only option, unless he positively re-assesses the decision, is for the school to deprive all of the children in the school of their physical education classroom and its facilities and use such a room as an extra classroom; if this type of decision is within the Department’s guidelines; if he will re-assess the application and ensure that such a decision is not necessary and that the Department of Education and Science will provide the necessary funding to ensure the provision of a prefab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18814/04]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 121, inclusive, and 123 together.
The school planning section of my Department has considered all applications for temporary accommodation. In the context of the available funding, and the number of applications for that funding, it was not possible to approve all applications received, and only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. All other schools are required, as an interim measure, to maximise the use of existing accommodation until my Department is in a position to make extra accommodation available.
The need for additional accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers will be considered in the context of a review which is being undertaken of all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 school building programme, with a view to including it as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005, details of which will be announced later in the year.
Jack Wall
Question:122 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether it is his Department’s policy that where a school has not got the facilities to provide for an extra teacher that is necessary under his guidelines, the school should deprive the children of a physical education classroom to facilitate such a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18813/04]
View answerThe school planning section of my Department has considered all applications for temporary accommodation to facilitate the appointment of extra teaching resources. In the context of the available funding, and the number of applications for that funding, it was not possible to approve all applications received, and only those with an absolute and demonstrated need for additional accommodation were approved. All other schools are required, as an interim measure, to maximise the use of existing accommodation until my Department is in a position to make extra accommodation available.
The need for additional accommodation at any given school will be considered in the context of a review which is being undertaken of all projects that did not proceed as part of the 2004 school building programme, with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005, details of which will be announced later in the year.
Question No. 123 answered with QuestionNo. 119.