This publication contains the written answers to questions tabled by Members. The content of the responses is as received at the time from the relevant Minister or representative of the Assembly Commission and has not been subject to the official reporting process or changed in any way.
Friday 11 April 2008
Written Answers to Questions
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Agriculture and Rural Development
Culture, Arts and Leisure
Education
Employment and Learning
Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Environment
Finance and Personnel
Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Regional Development
Social Development
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Victims' Commission
Mr J Shannon asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the staff complement of the newly established Victims' Commission.
(AQW 3926/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: The full staffing complement has yet to be established. There are currently four staff working in support of the Commissioners designate.
Townland Names
Mr K McCarthy asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the actions it is taking to ensure that Government departments use townland names, where applicable, in view of the decision of the first Assembly to do so.
(AQW 4451/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: We fully recognise the historic, cultural and linguistic importance of townland names. It is however a matter for each department to make a decision as to such usage.
Major Capital Investment Projects
Mr L Cree asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the arrangements in place to oversee the work of (i) the Strategic Investment Board; and (ii) the government departments, in relation to major capital investment projects.
(AQW 4613/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: One of the statutory functions of the Strategic Investment Board (SIB) is to advise the Executive on its long-term capital requirements. The SIB fulfils this obligation through its work in developing the Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland. SIB worked closely with departments in the development of the latest Investment Strategy to ensure that it provided the optimum approach to meeting the Executive’s overall priorities, as outlined in the Programme for Government.
SIB also has a statutory role in helping departments take forward their individual capital programmes. This is fulfilled by SIB providing specialist advisory services to departments. However, departments remain responsible for the delivery of their capital projects in the Investment Strategy and they intend to set out their detailed delivery plans that will be published over the course of the next few weeks. Arrangements through which the Executive will monitor the delivery of the Investment Strategy are currently under consideration.
The SIB, a company limited by guarantee, is directly responsible to us for its output and performance. An extensive framework of controls exists to help us oversee SIB’s work. These include: a formal Management Statement and Financial Memorandum, Corporate and Business Plans requiring annual approval; regular detailed reports on progress and finance; and ongoing contact with OFMDFM officials. SIB is also subject to independent audit and publishes an Annual Review and Accounts.
Planning Policy Statement 14
Mr J Shannon asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the steps it is taking to address decisions taken by the Planning Appeals Commission prior to the repeal of Planning Policy Statement 14.
(AQW 4944/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: The policy provisions of PPS 14 have been re-issued and continue to apply to planning applications. It is not the role of OFMDFM to address previous decisions.
Quangos Reduction
Mr J Shannon asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the steps it is taking to reduce (i) the number of Quangos; and (ii) the number of people that serve on them.
(AQW 4946/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: In addition to a reduction in the number of the core administrative bodies within local government, education and health and social services, the Review of Public Administration (RPA) proposed to reduce the number of other public bodies/quangos from 81 to 53. Some progress has already been made in delivering these reductions.
The number of public bodies/quangos in Northern Ireland, and indeed the scale of reduction, does not rely on the RPA alone. Each Northern Ireland department is required to keep under review the public bodies it sponsors to ensure that they continue to provide value for money and add best value to the services delivered.
In terms of the people who serve on public bodies/quangos, the 2006 RPA announcements referred to guidelines laid down by the Commissioner for Public Appointments under which people would be appointed to such bodies. It is the responsibility of each sponsoring department to determine and justify the scale of appointments needed to fulfil the aim of having an optimum number of people with appropriate skills on any public body/quango to run it efficiently and effectively.
The Civic Forum
Mr S Moutray asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 2264/08, to detail (i) the analysis it has carried out on the work done by the Civic Forum; (ii) the conclusions it has drawn from this analysis; and (iii) the original proposals brought forward by the Civic Forum that were adopted by (a) the previous Executive; and (b) direct rule Ministers, that were subsequently inherited by the current Executive.
(AQW 5067/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: Among the arrangements for the Civic Forum proposed in the report of the FM (Designate) and DFM (Designate) to the Assembly on 15 February 1999, was the recommendation that a formal review be carried out to consider all matters relating to the structure and effective operation of the Civic Forum. The review, which commenced in Spring 2002 , was to examine the effectiveness and appropriateness of the existing Forum and make recommendations for its improvement. However, suspension of the devolved institutions in October 2002 meant that the analysis was not completed.
Following the restoration of devolution in May 2007, the Executive decided to commission a fresh review to examine the effectiveness and appropriateness of the current structure, operation and membership of the Forum and to make recommendations on the most appropriate mechanism and arrangements for engaging with and obtaining the views of civic society on social, economic and cultural matters.
During the period of its operation, the Civic Forum responded to the draft 2 nd Programme for Government and the Budget for 2002/03. The Forum also made submissions on Investing for Health, the Review of Post Primary Education, Priorities for Social Inclusion and the role of the Commissioner for Children. It also commented on a working paper produced by the Community Relations Unit in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister as part of its review of Community Relations policy.
Finally the Forum engaged in a number of research projects into long-term issues affecting society, such as life long learning, combating poverty, social inclusion and sustainable development. By the time of suspension, it had published two reports entitled “Educational Disadvantage in the Context of Lifelong Learning”, and “A Regional Strategy for Social Inclusion”. It is for the relevant Ministers to comment on the extent to which any relevant recommendations made by the Civic Forum were adopted.
Private Finance Initiatives
Mr T Gallagher asked the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the total number of Government contracts presently in place under Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) and to specify the nature of those PFIs and the Government departments responsible for them.
(AQW 5104/08)
Rt Hon I Paisley and Mr M McGuinness: There are currently 31 Government contracts in place under Private Finance Initiatives, details of which are provided in the attached table.
Government contracts presently in place under Private Finance Initiatives (PFI)
| DEPARTMENT | NAME OF PROJECT | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Classroom 2000 Small Primaries | IT for small primary schools |
| Classroom 2000 Medium/Large Primaries | IT for medium to large primary schools | |
| Classroom 2000 Post Primary and Special | IT for post primary and special schools | |
| Classroom 2000 Wide Area Network | Wide Area Network to all grant aided schools | |
| Classroom 2000 refresh of primary service | Update/replacement of around 13, 000 computers in all grant-aided primary schools | |
| Drumglass High School PFI Project | New school premises (building and facilities management) | |
| St Genevieve's High School PFI Project | New school premises (building and facilities management) | |
| Wellington College / Balmoral High School | Two new schools - regional training unit attached to Balmoral High School | |
| Bangor Academy / Nendrum College PPP Project | New schools | |
| Holy Cross College , Strabane PPP Project | New purpose built school, Holy Cross College | |
| Regional Development | Roads Service DBFO - Package 1 | Westlink, Antrim slip roads, M2 widening and safety fence and communications on M22 |
| Roads Service DBFO - Package 2 | Capital improvements to A1 and A4/A5 and Operation and Maintenance of about 120km of motorway/trunk road in Down, Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone - Newry bypass 4 junction improvements and Dungannon to Ballygawley carriageway | |
| Environment | DVTA Vehicle Testing Project | Replacement of Vehicle Test Equipment and related services - vehicle testing and IT |
| Enterprise , Trade and Investment | Invest NI | New HQ accommodation - Belfast |
| Employment and Learning | Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education (Millfield) | Rationalisation of teaching accommodation |
| North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Northland Building | Rationalisation of teaching accommodation | |
| Omagh College of Further and Higher Education | New college | |
| East Tyrone College of Further and Higher Education, Dungannon | New college at Dungannon campus | |
| Social Development | Social Security Agency | SSA Strategic Partnership Contract with EDS - Castle Court, Belfast |
| Finance & Personnel | Land Registry(LRNI), Lincoln Buildings - IT system | LANDWEB - Computerisation of LRNI operations |
| Health, Social Services and Public Safety | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (formerly Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust) | Royal Victoria Hospital Car Park |
| Northern Health and Social Care Trust (formerly Homefirst Community HSS Trust) | Contract Energy Services - Holywell Hospital, Antrim | |
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (formerly Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust) | New renal dialysis facilities | |
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (formerly Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust) | Cancer Centre (equipment, maintenance and consumables) | |
| Western Health and Social Care Trust (formerly Altnagelvin Hospital HSS Trust) | Services Centre (new pathology pharmacy and changing rooms) | |
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (formerly Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust) | Managed Equipment Service | |
| Culture, Arts & Leisure | Electronic Libraries for Northern Ireland | All Public Libraries sponsored by DCAL |
| South Eastern Education and Library Board | Lisburn City Library | |
| NI Water (DRD) | Kinnegar Waste Water Treatment Works | Sewage Treatment Works |
| Alpha Water Treatment Works | PPP Water Project | |
| Omega Waste Water Treatment Works | PPP Wastewater Project and Sludge Management Solution |
Agriculture and Rural Development
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Mr D McKay asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development if the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have an up-to-date course for (i) chipping; (ii) tree-felling; and (iii) using tree harvesters; and to confirm if these courses are available in written form.
(AQW 5167/08)
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Ms M Gildernew): CAFRE does not have an up to date course in chipping. CAFRE does have training courses in tree-felling, which are based on the assessment schedules of the National Proficiency Training Council (NPTC) units - CS31, CS 32, and CS33. These courses aim to provide candidates with the knowledge and skills for accreditation in these units. The assessment schedules are available in written form from NPTC and can be downloaded from the NPTC website. CAFRE also has courses in the safe use of tree harvesters, or Forestry Machine operations which also follow the corresponding NPTC assessment schedules which are available in written form or from the NPTC website.
Tree-Felling Trainers
Mr D McKay asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of tree-felling trainers employed by (i) the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE); and (ii) the Forest Service.
(AQW 5168/08)
Ms M Gildernew: There are two members of staff employed by DARD and based at CAFRE who are trained to provide training and assessment in tree felling operations.
Forest Service does not employ any tree-felling trainers.
Tree-Felling Trainers
Mr D McKay asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail (i) the action taken by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to ensure it maintains tree-felling training that is up-to-date; and (ii) how often this training is reviewed.
(AQW 5169/08)
Ms M Gildernew: Training in tree-felling operations, as with all other vocational competence areas, is regulated by the sector-skills council (in this case LANTRA) and validated by the appropriate awarding body (in this case the National Proficiency Training Council, NPTC). These organisations have as part of their remit a duty to ensure that the content and delivery of all technical training and assessment is up to date and meets the requirements of the relevant industry.
CAFRE ensures its tree-felling training and assessment is up to date by using qualified trainers and assessors who hold current certification from the awarding body for the specific skills operations and who hold current certification to allow them to assess candidates in these skills.
The awarding body for tree felling is NPTC who stipulate that assessors must be verified once every two years to ensure that their assessment technique and range of knowledge is up to date and attend update days at a minimum of once every four years.
Assembly Questions
Mr G Savage asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail (i) the delays; and (ii) the costs incurred by her department, in translating answers to written Assembly questions into Irish.
(AQW 5399/08)
Ms M Gildernew: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in common with all other Departments, does not calculate or record information on the cost of individual Assembly Questions and therefore does not hold the information you have sought.
In relation to delays my Department has only returned 1 AQ outside of the timeframe for reply and this case was not related to translation of the answer into Irish.
Food from Britain
Mr W Irwin asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in light of the decision by the 'Food from Britain' organisation to close in March 2009 what plans she has to develop further the promotion of food exports.
(AQW 5583/08)
Ms M Gildernew: I have only recently been apprised that the DEFRA Minister has decided to terminate grant aid for FFB, which is currently funded by an amalgam of Government grant from DEFRA along with commercial funding. This is likely to result in FFB being wound-up at 31 March 2009. In the interim DEFRA, in liaison with other Agriculture Departments, is likely to be exploring the potential for successor arrangements.
The decision is likely to have a greater impact on activities in Britain than here in the North. We envisage that alternative trade development arrangements in the North can, in large measure, be filled with enhanced local provision. This will complement any successor arrangements to FFB which might emerge. We are also in the process of setting up new structures for the food industry here. In this context we will wish to consider possibilities for collaboration with the South once FFB is wound-down.
Culture, Arts and Leisure
Official Meetings
Mr A Ross asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the number of meetings he has held with MLAs since May 2007.
(AQW 3826/08)
The Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Mr E Poots): Since May 2007 I have held 20 meetings with MLAs.
2012 Olympic Games
Mr T Elliott asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail discussions he has with representatives of the 2012 Olympic Games; and to outline the (i) events; and (ii) teams, that will be located in the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
(AQW 3872/08)
Mr E Poots: I have met with Lord Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), and with Tessa Jowell, MP, Minister for the 2012 Olympic Games, on a number of occasions to discuss Northern Ireland’s involvement in 2012.
My Department is represented, at a senior level, on both the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Inter-Departmental Group and LOCOG’s Nations and Regions Group to ensure that Northern Ireland maximises the opportunities arising from the Games.
One venue in the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone was successful in being included in the Pre- Games Training Camp Guide (PGTC).
However inclusion in the PGTC Guide does not guarantee that teams from other countries will choose to train there.
Further work is required by NI venue operators, supported by SportNI, to actively seek and secure teams to train in NI.
Leisure Funding
Ms C Ní Chuilín asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the initiatives his department is funding to promote leisure in deprived areas, particularly for children and young people.
(AQW 5180/08)
Mr E Poots: The policies and programmes of DCAL reflect government’s commitment to tackle poverty, social exclusion and patterns of deprivation based on objective need, particularly for children and young people.
This commitment is demonstrated in DCAL funding of the Bookstart Programme, One Book Project, Sure Start Storytelling, Sound and Vision Programme, W5 Summer Schemes and the provision of free fish stocks into a number of fisheries.
The Department has also been developing, in partnership with Sport Northern Ireland (SNI), a new 10-year strategy for sport and physical recreation in Northern Ireland. The Sports Strategy includes targets and actions to promote greater participation in sport and physical recreation in areas of social need and amongst children and young people
Facilities for Anglers
Mr T Elliott asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail (i) the amount of money raised through the purchase of fishing permits in 2007; and (ii) how this money was spent in relation to improving facilities for anglers.
(AQW 5215/08)
Mr E Poots: (i) The amount of money raised through the sale of DCAL fishing permits in 2007 was £200,966.72. This money is returned to a consolidated fund held by the Department of Finance and Personnel (CFER - Consolidated Fund for Extra Receipts). It is not automatically re-allocated to Inland Fisheries for the improvement of angling facilities.
(ii) A total budget of £258,000 was allocated to DCAL in the financial year 2007/ 08 for maintaining the Public Angling Estate; Rents and Leases and Bailiffing Services. A further £242,000 was allocated to Inland Fisheries Outstations at Movanagher and Bushmills. These budgets contribute to the maintenance, development and conservation of angling facilities.
Roller Hockey
Mr P Weir asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail, for each of the last 3 years, the funding his department has made available to the sport of roller hockey.
(AQW 5261/08)
Mr E Poots: Sport Northern Ireland (SNI) is responsible for the development of sport in Northern Ireland including the distribution of funding. SNI has not received any applications for funding from the sport of roller hockey in the last 3 years.
Roller Hockey
Mr P Weir asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to confirm if his department formally recognises the sport of roller hockey, and if not, to detail his plans to do so.
(AQW 5262/08)
Mr E Poots: Roller hockey is recognised as a sporting activity by Sport Northern Ireland.
Crumlin Glen Project
Mr T Burns asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail (i) the funding withheld for the Crumlin Glen project; (ii) the reasons for withholding payment; and (iii) the departments and bodies that have made up the shortfall in available monies.
(AQW 5278/08)
Mr E Poots: My Department has fully met its funding commitment regarding Antrim Borough Council’s Crumlin Glen Project and therefore is not withholding any funding.
As my Department’s role was limited to grant-aiding this project from its Water Recreation Programme we are not privy to details of any funding shortfall by other funding partners
Sports Grounds Legislation
Mr P Butler asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to (i) give a timescale within which the Safety of Sports Grounds legislation will be implemented; and (ii) detail the impact this legislation will have on crowd capacity in sports grounds.
(AQW 5354/08)
Mr E Poots: Articles 1 to 3, 9 to 12, 19 and 22 to 27of The Safety of Sports Grounds ( Northern Ireland ) Order 2006 came into operation on 14 March 2006. It is currently expected that this legislation will be fully implemented by the end of 2008/09.
The impact this legislation will have on crowd capacities in sports grounds will be determined by local authorities and the safety certificates they issue will set the approved capacity limit for each venue.
World Police and Fire Games
Mr P Butler asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail (i) the amount spent by his department in securing the World Police and Fire Games in 2013; and (ii) whether the bid to secure these Games was based on them being held at the proposed Multi Sports stadium at the Maze/Long Kesh site.
(AQW 5356/08)
Mr E Poots: The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, through the Northern Ireland Events Company contributed £25,000 towards the cost of securing the World Police and Fire Games in 2013. The bid was not based on them being held at the proposed Multi Sports Stadium at the Maze/Long Kesh site as they will require a range of venues to accommodate the various sporting activities that will be included in the games.
Press Office
Mr P Weir asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to his answer to AQW 4532/08, to detail the number of staff working in his department's press office, broken down by grade.
(AQW 5506/08)
Mr E Poots: I have 4.5 staff working in my Press Office as detailed below:
Principal Information Officer (Grade 7), 1
Senior information Officer (Deputy Principal), 1
Information Officer (Staff Officer), 1
Administrative Officer, 1
Administrative Assistant, 0.5
Pigeon Racing
Mr T Clarke asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to confirm if he will consider designating pigeon racing as a sport so that those who take part can avail of local authority grants.
(AQW 5606/08)
Mr E Poots: The designation of sporting activities is a matter for the five sports councils of the UK and is not an issue in which I can intervene. Applications to designate pigeon racing as a sport should be made, in the first instance, to Sport Northern Ireland.
La Nua Newspaper
Mr P Butler asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure if he will consider funding for the Irish language newspaper La Nua, as part of his department's role in promoting language diversity.
(AQW 5617/08)
Mr E Poots: The current funding for the Irish Newspaper Lá Nua is secured from Foras na Gaeilge until 31 December 2008. Any applications for future funding from Lá Nua will be considered on their merits.
Education
Gaelscoil an Chaistil's LMS Budget
Mr D McKay asked the Minister of Education what assessment she has made of the North Eastern Education and Library Board's decision to debit £12,000 from Gaelscoil an Chaistil's LMS budget, for the purpose of paying rent for their school buildings.
(AQW 3350/08)
The Minister of Education (Ms C Ruane): Gaelscoil an Chaistil recorded a payment for rental of accommodation in a return made to the North Eastern Education and Library Board, though there is no current agreement in place between the school and the NEELB over the reimbursement of rent.
Tá ceist cóiríochta ar cíos go coitianta sna Gaelscoileanna á breithniú faoi láthair ag Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta agus ag an Roinn agus deimhneofar cás an chíosa ag Gaelscoil an Chaistil mar chuid den obair sin.
The issues of rentals generally for accommodation in the Irish medium schools is currently being considered by Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta and the
Department and the rental position at Gaelscoil an Chaistil will be confirmed as part of that work.
Public Private Partnerships/Private Finance Initiatives
Mr G Savage asked the Minister of Education to provide an update on all current and planned Public Private Partnerships/Private Finance Initiatives, and other major projects; and to outline (i) those projects which are delayed; (ii) the reasons for the delays; and (iii) completion dates for delivering these projects.
(AQW 3885/08)
Ms C Ruane: TABLE A
Projects at Contract Stage |
Estimated Completion Date |
PPP Projects |
|
Bangor Academy / Nendrum College (Comber) PPP Project |
March 2008 for Nendrum College, May 2008 for Bangor Academy |
Holy Cross College (Strabane) PPP Project |
October 2008 |
Conventional Projects |
|
Drumragh Integrated College |
April 2009
|
Ballyholme Primary School, Bangor |
February 2008 |
St Patrick’s Primary School, Saul |
May 2008 |
Assumption Grammar School , Ballynahinch |
December 2009 |
St Dominic’s High School, Belfast |
January 2010 |
Convent Grammar School , Enniskillen (Final Phase) |
June 2008 |
Maralin Primary School |
March 2008 |
Killen Primary School , Castlederg |
March 2008 |
Fourtowns Primary School , Ahoghill |
February 2008 |
Carnalridge Primary School , Portrush |
June 2008 |
Moorfields Primary School , Ballymena |
August 2008 |
Brookfield Special School |
December 2008 |
St Peter’s Primary School, Cloughreagh |
February 2009 |
Burnfoot, Largy, Dungiven Primary School |
August 2008 |
St Colman’s College, Newry |
June 2009 |
Waringstown Primary School |
September 2008 |
Ballymacrickett Primary School |
November 2008 |
Abbey Grammar School , Newry |
September 2009 |
Victoria Primary School , Ballyhalbert |
August 2008 |
Ballinderry Primary School |
April 2009 |
Pond Park Primary School , Lisburn |
April 2009 |
There are six Public Private Partnership projects involving 17 schools at procurement or planning stage, and seven conventionally funded projects where projects are experiencing delays. These are set out in the table B below.
TABLE B
| Name Of Project | Reason For Delay | Estimated Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| PPP Projects in Procurement | ||
| Derry Diocesan Project St Mary’s College, Derry St Cecilia’s College, Derry |
Completion of the Full Business Case needed to ensure compliance with revised guidance on PPPs. | 2009 – 2010 |
| Down & Connor / De La Salle Project St Mary’s P.S., Portglenone; St Joseph ’s P.S., Carryduff; Our Lady & St Patrick’s College, Knock; St Patrick’s G.S. Downpatrick. |
Completion of the Full Business Case needed to ensure compliance with revised guidance on PPPs. | 2010 – 2011 |
| Lagan College / Tor Bank Special School |
Need to resolve site issues at Lagan College. | 2010 - 2011 |
BELB Strategic Partnering Project Orangefield P.S. |
Project is part of proposed strategic partnering arrangement and proceeded more slowly than anticipated because of scale and complexity. |
2010 - 2011 |
PPP Projects in Planning |
|
|
Ballymoney H.S. |
Production and examination of an Outline Business Case to test the appropriateness of the procurement route and the likelihood to deliver value for money. |
2011-2012 |
Holy Trinity College , Cookstown, |
Production and examination of the Outline Business Case. |
2011-2012 |
Conventionally Funded Projects |
|
|
St Patrick’s College, Dungannon |
Delay due to site issues and design changes. | March 2008 |
De La Salle College, Belfast |
Delay due to piling rig problem and delivery of steel. |
June 2009 |
Lurgan College |
Revised Economic Appraisal currently being considered. |
autumn 2011 |
Portadown College |
Revised Economic Appraisal currently being considered. |
autumn 2011 |
Methodist College, Belfast |
Delay in appointment of Project Manager. |
spring 2013 |
Omagh Integrated Primary School |
Revised Economic Appraisal being prepared. |
spring 2011 |
Holy Family P.S. Magherafelt |
Revised Economic Appraisal being prepared. |
spring 2011 |
Tá 69 scéim eile ann atá maoinithe go comhghnásach ag céimeanna éagsúla dul chun cinn trí na staideanna pleanála agus a mbraithfidh a ndul chun cinn go mór mór ar sholáthar agus ar fhaomhadh aighneachtaí dearaidh agus costas ag staideanna ábhartha.
There are a further 69 conventionally funded schemes at various stages of progress through the planning stages and whose progress by the relevant education authority and the department will depend mainly on the provision and approval of design and costs submissions at relevant stages.
Youth Services Budget
Mr S Wilson asked the Minister of Education to detail the percentage increase, in real terms, of the youth services budget, in each of the next 3 years.
(AQW 3950/08)
Ms C Ruane: Is é an t-athrú faoin gcéad, i dtéarmaí réadacha, sna buiséid don óige agus do chaidreamh pobail, sna 3 bliana seo chugainn ná:
The percentage change, in real terms, in the youth and community relations budgets, in the next 3 years is as follows:
Recurrent |
Capital |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | +0.92% | -36.5% |
| 2009/10 | -1.48% | -5.2% |
| 2010/11 | -2.22% | -7.7% |
The Treasury Gross Domestic Product deflators were used to determine real term changes.
The percentages have been calculated on the basis of the budget allocations for Youth and Community Relations in 2007/08 and the proposed budget allocations for the subsequent three years.
Recurrent
The recurrent budgets in 2009/10 and 2010/11 reflect anticipated efficiencies to be achieved by the transfer of responsibility for youth services and community relations to the Education and Skills Authority (ESA). These efficiencies will result in a reduction in both administrative costs and the duplication of services. They will also release additional funding to be directed at frontline services.
Capital
Capital Youth Service funding shows an investment of £5m in the sector in each of the next three years.
School Professional Advice
Mr M Storey asked the Minister of Education to outline the measures she will take to ensure that objective professional advice is provided to the receiving school.
(AQW 4017/08)
Ms C Ruane: Táthar ag plé faoi láthair mionsonraithe a bhaineann le socruithe aistrithe iar-bhunscoile le geallsealbhóirí agus beidh toradh na gcainteanna seo ar fáil go luath. Tá mé féin i ndiaidh mo sheasamh féin ar roghnú acadúil a léiriú go breá soiléir: bíodh sé bunaithe ar an Scrúdú Aistrithe nó ar chomhairle gairmiúil oibiachtúil. Measaim féin go bhfuil roghnú acadúil míchothrom agus measaim fosta nach bhfuil gá leis chun córas d’ardchaighdeán oideachais a sholáthar .
The detail of future post-primary transfer arrangements at age 11 is currently under discussion with stakeholders and the outcome of these discussions will be available in due course. However I have made my position on academic selection very clear: whether based on the Transfer Test or on objective professional advice I consider academic selection to be both unjust and also unnecessary to the provision of a high quality system of post-primary education.
Post-Primary Education Policy
Dr S Farry asked the Minister of Education to detail the impact that the delay in providing a policy on post-primary education will have on the next phase of capital investment.
(AQW 4222/08)
Ms C Ruane: Faoi láthair tá thart ar 100 mórthionscadal caipitil atá i mbun pleanála nó inar thosaigh an obair ar shuíomh agus níl dáta ar bith socraithe le haghaidh fógra faoi chlár caipitil eile.
There are currently approximately 100 major capital projects in planning or where work has commenced on site and no date has been set for a further capital programme announcement. The policy on post primary education does not therefore impact on the timing of the next phase of capital investment.
Textbook Service for Blind and Partially Sighted School Children
Mr T Lunn asked the Minister of Education to confirm that a contract for the provision of a textbook service for blind and partially sighted school children will be awarded on a competitive tender basis.
(AQW 4342/08)
Ms C Ruane: I understand from the five education and library Boards (ELBs) that if a centralised service is to be developed on behalf of the five ELBs or the proposed Education and Skills Authority then tendering arrangements which are governed by the Board’s Standing Orders will apply. These require that where expenditure is over £30,000 tendering is required.
Tendering will require the preparation of tender documents comprising a specification of requirements along with appropriate terms and conditions, the selection of a tender closing date and the advertisement of the tender in the local press. Tender documents would be sent to those requesting them. Tenders received by the tender closing date will then be opened and evaluated using pre-determined evaluation criteria and a contract award made.
Má tá an caiteachas níos mó ná £139,893, caithfidh an próiseas tairisceana a bheith de réir nósanna imeachta an AE, caithfear fógraíocht a dhéanamh ar fud an AE agus caithfidh amscála i bhfad níos faide a bheith ann
Where the expenditure is in excess of £139,893 the tendering process must be carried out in accordance with EU procedures, with an EU wide advertisement being placed and a much longer timescale.
I want to ensure that the education services provide equality for all. In deciding on the budget priorities, the Department of Education held consultation meetings to ensure all equality aspects were fully considered and relevant groups had an opportunity to contribute. I will be writing to the education and library boards and all bodies funded from the education budget to ensure that their budget allocations are subject to the full rigors of the equality impact assessment process .
Youth Workers
Ms S Ramsey asked the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of youth workers, funded by her department, who are based in the West Belfast constituency; and (ii) the organisations in which these youth workers are based.
(AQW 4499/08)
Ms C Ruane: Chuir Príomhfheidhmeannaigh na mBord Oideachais agus Leabharlainne ó Bhéal Feirste agus ón Oirdheisceart chomh maith le Stiúrthóir ón gcuideachta Bytes an t-eolas seo a leanas ar fáil maidir le líon na n-oibrithe don aos óg a úsáidtear sa toghlach agus sna heagraíochtaí ina bhfuil siad bunaithe.
The Department of Education currently provides funding to the Belfast and South Eastern Education and Library Boards, and the Bytes Project which employ youth workers in the West Belfast constituency. The Chief Executives of the Belfast and the South Eastern Education and Library Boards and the Director of Bytes provided
the following information on the number of youth workers deployed in the constituency and the organisations in which they are based.
|
Full-time youth workers |
Part-time youth workers |
Youth workers funded by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
West Belfast Area Project |
8 |
0 |
BELB |
|
Upper Shankill Area Project |
7 |
0 |
BELB |
|
Mid Lower Shankill Area Project |
3 |
0 |
BELB |
|
Glencairn Youth Initiative |
1 |
5 |
BELB |
|
Matt Talbot Youth Club |
1 |
9 |
BELB |
|
St Agnes’ Youth Club |
1 |
9 |
BELB |
|
St Michael’s Youth Club |
1 |
7 |
BELB |
|
Carrigart Youth Club |
0 |
6 |
BELB |
|
Shankill Road Youth Club |
0 |
3 |
BELB |
|
Willowbank Youth Club |
0 |
11 |
BELB |
|
Woodvale Youth Club |
0 |
2 |
BELB |
|
An Munia Tober |
1 |
1 |
BELB |
|
Clonard Youth Club |
1 |
9 |
BELB |
|
Corpus Christi Youth Club |
1 |
6 |
BELB |
|
Holy Trinity Youth Club |
1 |
9 |
BELB |
|
St Peters Immaculata Youth Club |
1 |
5 |
BELB |
|
St Teresa’s Youth Club |
1 |
8 |
BELB |
|
Divis Youth Project |
0 |
1 |
BELB |
|
Glenparent |
0 |
2 |
BELB |
|
Horn Drive Drop In |
0 |
2 |
BELB |
|
Newhill Youth Club |
0 |
6 |
BELB |
|
St John’s Youth Club |
0 |
3 |
BELB |
|
Streetbeat |
0 |
4 |
BELB |
|
Townsend Street Social Outreach |
0 |
1 |
BELB |
|
Colin Area Project |
2 |
5 |
SEELB |
|
Saint’s Youth Centre |
1 |
8 |
SEELB |
|
Colin Youth Centre |
1 |
9 |
SEELB |
|
Lagmore Area Project |
2 |
2 |
SEELB |
|
After Schools Project/Health Education |
2 |
0 |
SEELB |
|
Poleglass Bytes |
2 |
0 |
Bytes Project |
|
Upper Springfield Bytes |
1 |
1 |
Bytes Project |
|
Shankill Bytes |
1 |
1 |
Bytes Project |
|
Children's Fund
Mr D Kennedy asked the Minister of Education to detail (i) the reasons for the 26.4% under spend in the Children's Fund; (ii) the areas that did not receive funding; and (iii) the mechanisms that have been put in place to ensure that money allocated to the Children's Fund is spent in the future.
(AQW 4519/08)
Ms C Ruane: We will not know the final out-turn position in relation to the Package until July 2008. However, in total, over £100m has been allocated to the Children and Young People’s Funding Package, with around £42m being spent in 2006/07 financial year and the remainder in 2007/08. At the end of the 2006/07 financial year some 11.6% of the resources from the main package had not been spent, however, as a result of end of year flexibility all of these resources were fully utilised.
Under the Children and Young People’s Funding Package the six themed areas covered are:
- Extended Schools (£13.25m/£13.3m)
- Extended Early Years provision (£3.85m/£7m)
- Looked-after children / vulnerable young adults (£2.85m/£2.75m)
- Youth outreach (£0.75m/£1.025m)
- Child protection (£1.8m/£2.55m)
- Children with special needs and disabilities (£5.9m/£6.675m)
All of these areas have received funding during the period covered by the Package.
Tagann Pacáiste Maoinithe na bPáistí agus na nDaoine Óga chun críche i Márta 2008 agus faoin am sin beidh cinneadh déanta ag gach Roinn a bhaineann leis i láthair na huaire maidir leis an phroiséas Cuimsitheach Athbhreithnithe um Chaiteachas, cé acu an dtabharfaidís nó nach dtabharfaidís maoiniú príomhshrutha nó maoiniú bunlíne do réimsí a mhaoinigh an Pacáiste roimhe. Má tá na réimsí seo san áireamh, tabharfar maoiniú agus déanfar monatóireacht air de réir moltaí reatha airgeadais agus iniúchta.
With the Children and Young People’s Funding Package ending in March 2008 each Department currently involved will have decided as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) process, whether they would provide mainstream or base-line funding for areas previously funded by the Package. If included, funding will be allocated and monitored in keeping with current finance and audit recommendations.
Middletown Autism Project
Mr J McCallister asked the Minister of Education to detail the extent and dates of public and private consultation, including with (i) teacher training colleges; (ii) universities; (iii) voluntary autism groups; (iv) health service providers; and (v) public services, in relation to the Middletown Autism Project.
(AQW 4617/08)
Ms C Ruane: I would refer the member to my replies to his previous questions AQW29/08; AQW778/08 published in the Official Report on 28 September 2007and AQW779/08 published in the Official Report on 2 November 2007. These answers cover consultations carried out by the Middletown Centre for Autism Project until October 2007.
In 2002 a Steering Group comprising members from the two Education Departments, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and other education stakeholders was formed to consider the development of the Centre and the services to be provided.
Further consultation carried out by the Project Team on behalf of the two Education Departments included: a meeting with Professor Rita Jordan, Professor in Autism Studies, University of Birmingham in September 2002 to discuss the development of a Centre of Excellence.
A meeting with the Eastern Health and Social Services Board, Registration and Inspection Unit on 9 th January 2003 which examined requirements for the residential infrastructure and staffing requirements to meet statutory obligations, a second meeting took place with the renamed Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) in August 2007 to update the initial report.
DE Officials also met with Allied Health Professionals from the DHSSPS in May 2005 to discuss health related issues concerning the operation of the Centre.
The Chief Executive of the Middletown Centre for Autism has informed me that a consultation exercise was carried out in December 2007 and January 2008. The purpose of this consultation was both to inform and invite comments regarding how the proposed services could best be delivered by the Centre. The outcome of the consultation exercise will ultimately be the production of the corporate plan and annual business plans for the Centre and the development of service provision that meets the needs of stakeholders and the objectives of the two Education Departments.
San iomlán bhí 15 cur i láthair (5 sa Tuaisceart – ceann i ngach ceantar de na Boird Oideachais agus Leabharlainne, 8 i nDeisceart na hÉireann agus dhá cheann i gCoillidh Chanannáin) inar fhreastail 296 duine orthu.
In total 15 presentations were made (5 in the North – one in each Education & Library Board area, and 8 in the South of Ireland and 2 at Middletown), a total of 296 individuals attended the presentations.
The senior management team have also met with the following organisations:
April 07 - Watergate School, London and Treehouse (autism education charity)
May 07 - Chief Executive Officer of Autism NI; Principal, Camphill Community Glencraig.
June 07 - Fleming Fulton School, Belfast; Principal of Oakwood Assessment Centre, Belfast; G McCann, Special Provision for the Education of Autistic Children (SPEAC).
July 07 - Principal, Hill House School; Vice Principal, Southlands School, Hampshire
Sept 07 - Director of Training, Autism NI; Professor of Learning Disability, University of Ulster; Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA).
Oct 07 - Chief Executive Officer, North Eastern Education and Library Board; Chief Executive Officer and Head of Children and Young People’s Services, Southern Education and Library Board; Chief Executive Officer Western Education and Library Board; Chief Executive Officer, South Eastern Education and Library Board; Chief Executive Officer, Belfast Education and Library Board; Inter-Board Regional Strategy Group; Inter-Board ASD Group. Staff at Lisanally Special School; Autism NI; Professor of Psychiatry UNC Chapel Hill North Carolina; Chief Executive Officer, Western Trust; Chief Executive Officer and Assistant Director of Disabilities, South Eastern Trust; Chief Executive Officer of Belfast Trust; Children’s Services Director and Assistant Director of Children’s Mental Health and Disability, Western Trust; Chief Executive Officer, Director of Children and Young People’s Services, Director of Mental Health & Disability Services, Assistant Director or Specialist Child Health & Disabilities, Consultant Paediatrician, Consultant Community Paediatrician and Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Southern Trust; Southern Education and Library Board and Western Education and Library Board Special Educational Needs staff.
Nov 07 - Professor of Learning Disability, University of Ulster; Staff at Clifton Special School, Bangor; Department Education and Science Inspector, Regional Director National Education Programs, Chief Executive Officer, National Council for Special Educational Needs; South Eastern Education and Library Board Special Education Needs staff; Professor from Department of Psychiatry UNC Chapel Hill North Carolina; Northern Eastern Education and Library Board Special Educational Needs staff
Dec 07 - Health and Safety Executive; Special Education Support Service; Belfast Education and Library Board ASD Support Team; Southern Education and Library Board ASD Support Team; Children’s Services Director and Assistant Director of Woman and Children’s Services, Northern Trust.
Jan 08 - Sligo Institute of Technology, Western Education and Library Board Educational Psychology Service, Appleby Trust (Careers project)
Feb 08 - National Education Programs (NEPs), Cavan; Consultant for Public Health & Principal Social Worker, Southern Health and Social Services Board; Professor from Facility of Social Sciences and Professor of Learning Difficulties, University of Ulster; ASD Teams from Sligo and Donegal; National Autistic Society; Barnardo’s Forward Steps Service; Directors of Children’s Services in Belfast Health & Social Care Trust; Information & Policy Officer, Disability Action; Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Commissioner for the Allied Health Professions, Local Health and Social Care Commissioning Group and Planning and Performance Management Division, Southern Health Trust.
March 08 - Chief Executive Officer and staff, Autism NI; Co-Director of Children’s Disability Services in Western Health & Social Care Trust; Chief Executive Officer, SHINE, Irish Progressive Association for Autism; Autism Initiatives.
March 08 - Five Nations SEN Presentation, Belfast; Northern Health & Social Care Trust; lead for ASD in Health Service Executive.
Forthcoming Meetings
April 08 - NEPs, Cavan; Health and Safety Executive function for World Autism Day; Principals of Stranmillis and St Mary’s Teacher Training Colleges.
Sustainable Schools Policy
Miss M McIlveen asked the Minister of Education to detail the outcomes of the consultation in relation to her department's Sustainable Schools Policy.
(AQW 4782/08)
Ms C Ruane: Cuireadh páipéar ina raibh torthaí ón mbabhta comhairliúcháin ar an bPolasaí um Scoileanna Inbhuanaithe faoi bhráid an Choiste Oideachais ar 20 Nollaig 2007.
A paper setting out the results of the consultation exercise on the Sustainable Schools Policy was forwarded to the Education Committee on 20 th December 2007. I have arranged for a copy of this paper to be sent to you. I intend to bring forward the Sustainable Schools Policy document shortly in light of the consultation exercise.
Asbestos in Schools
Mrs I Robinson asked the Minister of Education to detail the buildings owned and leased by her department that contain asbestos in their construction; and to provide a timescale for the removal of asbestos from these buildings.
(AQW 4784/08)
Ms C Ruane: The Education and Library Boards have completed asbestos surveys of schools and other educational buildings. All top priority asbestos has now been removed from school property. Where it is not considered necessary to remove the asbestos immediately, the Boards and other school authorities are responsible for managing the asbestos safely.
Ceangailte leis seo tá liosta de na foirgnimh ina bhfuil aispeist go fóill agus ama scála maidir lena bhaint amach astu, sa chás a mheastar gur cheart sin a dhéanamh.
The attached list contains details of buildings where asbestos remains and a timescale for removal, where it is considered appropriate to do so.
Details of Buildings Containing Asbestos
| Belfast Education & Library Board |
|
|
|---|---|---|
Timescale for Removal (if required) |
Is there other asbestos on site not requiring removal and dealt with by an Asbestos Management Plan? |
|
PRIMARY SCHOOLS (incl Nursery Schools) |
|
|
Arellian Nursery School |
Completed |
Yes |
Brefne Nursey School |
Completed |
Yes |
Edenderry Nursery School |
1 year |
No |
Glenbank Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
Glendhu Nursery School |
1 year |
No |
Malvern Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
McArthur Nursery School |
N/A |
Yes |
New Lodge Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
Oldpark Nursery School |
6 months |
No |
Ravenscroft Nursery School |
5 years |
Yes |
Sandbrook Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
Shaftesbury Nursery School |
N/A |
Yes |
Stanhope Street Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
Tudor Lodge Nursery School |
N/A |
Yes |
Victoria Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
Bethlehem Nursery School |
5 years |
Yes |
Holy Child Nursery School |
5 years |
Yes |
Holy Family Nursery School |
Completed |
Yes |
Holy Rosary Nursery School |
Completed |
Yes |
Matt Talbot Nursery School |
Completed |
No |
Our Lady’s Nursery School |
N/A |
Yes |
St Bernadette’s Nursery School |
Completed |
Yes |
St Maria Gorreti Nursery School |
N/A |
Yes |
St Martin ’s Nursery School |
1 year |
Yes |
St Teresa’s Nursery School |
Completed |
Yes |
Avoniel PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Ballygolan PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Ballysillan PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Beechfield PS |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Blackmountain PS |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Blythefield PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Botanic PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Carr’s Glen PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Cliftonville Infants PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Currie Junior PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Donegall Road PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Dundela Infants PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Edenbrook PS |
1 year |
Yes |
Euston Street PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Fane Street PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Glencairn PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Glenwood PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Greenwood PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Grove PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Harding Memorial PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Harmony PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Knocknagoney PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Ligoniel PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Malvern Street PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Mersey Street PS |
Closed |
Yes |
Nettlefield PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Orangefield PS |
2 years |
Yes |
Rosetta PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Seaview PS |
2 years |
Yes |
Springfield PS |
2 years |
Yes |
Springhill PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Strand PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Strandtown PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Stranmillis PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Suffolk PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Sydenham Infants PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Taughmonagh PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Vere Foster PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Wheatfield PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Bunscoil na tSleibhe Dhuibh |
N/A |
Yes |
Buscoil Bheann Mhadigan |
N/A |
Yes |
Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain |
Completed |
Yes |
Edmund Rice PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Gaelscoil an Damba |
Completed |
Yes |
Hazelwood PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Holy Child PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Holy Cross Boys’ PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Holy Cross Girls’ PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Holy Family PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Holy Rosary PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Holy Trinity Boys’ & Girls’ PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Mercy PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Our Lady of Lourdes PS |
Completed |
Yes |
Our Lady’s PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Sacred Heart PS |
N/A |
Yes |
Scoil an Droichid |
N/A |
Yes |
St Aidan’s CB PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Anne’s PS |
Ongoing |
Yes |
St Bernadette’s PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Bride’s PS |
Completed |
Yes |
St John the Baptist Boys’ PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Joseph ’s PS ( Holland Drive) |
Completed |
Yes |
St Joseph ’s PS ( Slate Street) |
N/A |
Yes |
St Malachy’s PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Mary’s Boys’ & Girls’ ( Divis St) |
N/A |
Yes |
St Mary’s Star of the Sea PS |
Completed |
Yes |
St Matthew’s PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Michael’s PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Oliver Plunkett PS |
N/A |
Yes |
St Paul ’s PS |
Completed |
Yes |
St Teresa’s PS |
Completed |
Yes |
St Vincent de Paul PS |
Completed |
Yes |
SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Special Schools) |
|
|
Ashfield Boys’ |
N/A |
Yes |
Ashfield Girls’ |
Completed |
Yes |
Castle High School |
N/A |
Yes |
Boys’ Model |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Girls’ Model |
Completed |
Yes |
Orangefield |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Christian Brothers Secondary |
Completed |
Yes |
Corpus Christi Junior |
Completed |
Yes |
Corpus Christi Senior |
Completed |
Yes |
La Salle Boys’ Senior |
Ongoing |
Yes |
La Salle Junior |
Completed |
Yes |
Little Flower |
Completed |
Yes |
Meanscoil Feirste |
N/A |
Yes |
Our Lady of Mercy |
Completed |
Yes |
St Gabriel’s Boys |
N/A |
Yes |
St Gemma’s Girls |
Completed |
Yes |
St Joseph ’s College |
Completed |
Yes |
St Vincent Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
St Louise’s |
Completed |
Yes |
St Patrick’s |
Completed |
Yes |
St Rose’s Girls |
N/A |
Yes |
Grosvenor Grammar |
Completed |
Yes |
Clarawood Special |
Completed |
Yes |
Fleming Fulton Special |
Completed |
Yes |
Greenwood Assessment |
N/A |
Yes |
Mitchell House |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Park Educational Centre |
Completed |
Yes |
Oakwood Assessment |
N/A |
Yes |
St Francis de Sales |
N/A |
Yes |
St Gerard’s ERC |
N/A |
Yes |
OTHER BUILDINGS (including Youth Centres) |
|
|
Board Headquarters |
N/A |
Yes |
Delamount House |
N/A |
Yes |
Hammer Bus Dept |
N/A |
Yes |
Mountcollyer Resource |
Completed |
Yes |
Sandbrook School Meals Kitchen |
N/A |
Yes |
School of Music |
Completed |
Yes |
Ulidea Resource Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Archway Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Artillery Youth Centre |
Completed |
Yes |
Ballysillan Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Blackmountain Youth Centre |
Completed |
Yes |
Carrigart Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Donegall Pass Youth Centre |
CLOSED |
Yes |
Finaghy Youth Centre |
Completed |
Yes |
Fortwilliam Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Hammer Youth Centre |
Completed |
Yes |
Matt Talbot Youth Centre |
Completed |
No |
Mountainhill Youth Centre |
Completed |
No |
Mountcollyer Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Orangefield Youth Centre |
CLOSED |
Yes |
Roslyn Street Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Shankill Road/Riddel YC |
Completed |
Yes |
St Michael’s Youth Centre |
ongoing |
Yes |
Suffolk Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Sydenham Youth Centre (closed) |
CLOSED |
Yes |
Taughmonagh Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Topspot Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Trinity Drop In Youth Centre |
CLOSED |
Yes |
Turf Lodge Youth Centre |
N/A |
Yes |
Woodvale Youth Centre |
Completed |
No |
| Western Education & Library Board |
|
|
|---|---|---|
Timescale for Removal (if required)
|
Is there other asbestos on site not requiring removal and dealt with by an Asbestos Management Plan? |
|
| PRIMARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery Schools) |
|
|
Ballycolman Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Belmont Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Bligh's Lane Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Carnhill Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Enniskillen Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Galliagh Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Limavady Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Omagh North Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Strathfoyle Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Trench Road Nursery School |
N/A |
YES |
Aghadrumsee PS |
N/A |
YES |
All Saint's PS |
N/A |
YES |
Altishane PS |
N/A |
YES |
Ardstraw PS |
N/A |
YES |
Artigarvan PS |
N/A |
YES |
Ashlea PS |
Completed |
YES |
Ballinamallard PS |
N/A |
YES |
Ballougry PS |
Completed |
YES |
Ballykelly PS |
N/A |
YES |
Barrack Street Boys' PS |
N/A |
YES |
Bellarena PS |
N/A |
YES |
Belleek No 2 PS |
N/A |
YES |
Bridgehill PS |
N/A |
YES |
Broadbridge PS |
Completed |
YES |
Brookeborough PS |
N/A |
YES |
Bunscoil an Traonaigh PS |
N/A |
YES |
Bunscoil Cholmcille PS |
N/A |
YES |
Burnfoot PS |
N/A |
YES |
Chapel Road PS |
Completed |
YES |
Christ the King PS |
N/A |
YES |
Cornagague PS |
Completed |
YES |
Corranny PS |
N/A |
YES |
Craigbrack PS |
N/A |
YES |
Culmore PS |
N/A |
YES |
Cumber Claudy PS |
N/A |
YES |
Denamona PS |
N/A |
YES |
Derrygonnelly PS |
N/A |
YES |
Donemana PS |
N/A |
YES |
Dromore PS |
N/A |
YES |
Drumachose PS |
N/A |
YES |
Drumahoe PS |
N/A |
YES |
Drumduff PS |
N/A |
YES |
Drumlegagh PS |
N/A |
YES |
Drumlish PS |
N/A |
YES |
Drumnabey PS |
N/A |
YES |
Dungiven PS |
Completed |
YES |
Dunmullan PS |
N/A |
YES |
Ebrington PS |
Completed |
YES |
Edwards PS |
N/A |
YES |
Eglinton PS |
Completed |
YES |
Enniskillen Integrated PS |
N/A |
YES |
Enniskillen Model PS |
N/A |
YES |
Envagh PS |
N/A |
YES |
Erganagh PS |
N/A |
YES |
Evish PS |
N/A |
YES |
Faughanvale PS |
Completed |
YES |
Fountain PS |
N/A |
YES |
Gaelscoil Éadain Mhoir PS |
N/A |
YES |
Gaelscoil Uí Dhochartaigh PS |
N/A |
YES |
Gillygooley PS |
N/A |
YES |
Glendermott PS |
N/A |
YES |
Good Shepherd PS |
N/A |
YES |
Gortin PS |
N/A |
YES |
Gortnagarn PS |
N/A |
YES |
Gortnaghey PS |
N/A |
YES |
Greenhaw PS |
Completed |
YES |
Groarty PS |
N/A |
YES |
Hollybush PS |
N/A |
YES |
Holy Child PS |
N/A |
YES |
Holy Family PS |
Completed |
YES |
Holy Trinity PS |
N/A |
YES |
Holy Trinity PS |
N/A |
YES |
Irvinestown PS |
N/A |
YES |
Jones Memorial PS |
Completed |
YES |
Killyhommon PS |
N/A |
YES |
Knocknagor PS |
N/A |
YES |
Lack PS |
N/A |
YES |
Langfield PS |
N/A |
YES |
Largy PS |
N/A |
YES |
Limavady Central PS |
N/A |
YES |
Lisbellaw PS |
N/A |
YES |
Lisnagelvin PS |
N/A |
YES |
Listress PS |
Completed |
YES |
Derry Model PS |
N/A |
YES |
Longtower PS |
N/A |
YES |
Loreto Convent PS |
N/A |
YES |
Loughash PS |
N/A |
YES |
Magheralough PS |
N/A |
YES |
Maguiresbridge PS |
N/A |
YES |
McClintock PS |
N/A |
YES |
Moat PS |
Completed |
YES |
Mullabuoy PS |
N/A |
YES |
Nazareth House PS |
Completed |
YES |
Newbuildings PS |
N/A |
YES |
Newtownbutler No 2 PS |
N/A |
YES |
Newtownstewart Model PS |
N/A |
YES |
Omagh County PS |
N/A |
YES |
Omagh Integrated PS |
N/A |
YES |
Our Lady of Lourdes PS |
N/A |
YES |
Queen Elizabeth II PS |
July 2008 |
YES |
Recarson PS |
N/A |
YES |
Roscavey PS |
N/A |
YES |
Rosemount PS |
N/A |
YES |
Sacred Heart PS |
N/A |
YES |
Shanmullagh PS |
N/A |
YES |
Sion Mills PS |
N/A |
YES |
Sistrakeel PS |
N/A |
YES |
St Finlough's PS |
N/A |
YES |
St Aidan's PS |
N/A |
YES |
St Anne's PS, Derry |
Completed |
YES |
St Anne's PS, Strabane |
N/A |
YES |
St Anthony's PS |
N/A |
YES |
St Brigid's PS, Altamuskin |
N/A |
YES |
St Brigid's PS, Cranagh |
N/A |
YES |
St Brigid's PS, Derry |
N/A |
YES |
St Brigid's PS, Mountfield |
N/A |
YES |
St Caireall's PS |
N/A |
YES |
St Canice's PS, Dungiven |
N/A |
YES |
St Canice's PS, Feeny |
N/A |
YES |
St Colmcille's PS, Claudy |
Completed |
YES |
St Colmcille's PS, Omagh |
N/A |
YES |
St Columban's PS |
August 2008 |
YES |
St Columba's PS, Clady |