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Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: In accordance with the Rules and Programme for Secondary Schools, all second-level schools should provide Physical Education as part of the curriculum. The programme that each school plans and delivers should be based on my Department's approved syllabuses and the teaching hours should be registered in the school timetable. The syllabuses have been developed on the basis of a time...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school in question submitted an application to my Department for emergency funding in 2008. Emergency works grants are made available to schools most in need of resources as a result of unforeseen emergencies of a capital nature that may arise during the school year. Following assessment of the application from this school and in light of the high demand on the budget for emergency...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: It is intended that Project Maths will be an important priority in relation to the overall call on resources in the education sector. Teachers will be fully supported to implement the reforms in Mathematics in second level schools. The Project Maths initiative is designed to encourage better understanding of Maths, to reinforce the practical relevance of maths to everyday life, and to...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: Dance is included in the strands in the Physical Education curriculum in primary and post primary schools. In addition, students may choose Dance as one of the courses available within the Arts component of the Leaving Certificate Applied programme (LCA). The LCA is taken by some 7% of the student cohort and a maximum of 4 credits from a total of 200 credits in the assessment of the LCA is...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy will be aware that post primary school transport services are reviewed each year to take account of new pupils offering for transport and other pupils who, having completed their education cycle, no longer require transport. The Transport Liaison Officer for the county in question in conjunction with Bus Éireann will review the situation having regard to the number of new...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resources to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child and I am advised that there is ongoing contact between the family and the NEWB in this regard. The Deputy will appreciate that as there is a judicial review pending in relation to an appeal decision associated with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: Details of uncertified sick leave for 2007, 2008 and 2009 as requested by the Deputy are contained in the tabular statement. The Department of Finance circular 25/78 governs the conditions that apply to sick leave for officials within the Civil Service. Under the conditions an official can at most take 7 uncertified sick days with pay within a 12 month period. However, my Department has a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for large scale capital funding from the school to which he refers. It has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria of my Department and assigned a Band rating of 2.5. As the Deputy will be aware, in February, I announced details of 43 major building projects to proceed to tender and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The proposed building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. As the Deputy will be aware, in February, I announced details of 43 major building projects to proceed to tender and construction and 25 high priority projects to commence architectural planning. The project to which the Deputy refers was not included in this...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: A school building project is a complex arrangement of contractual relationships between the client, the main contractor, specialist sub-contractors, domestic sub-contractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant etc. In general all sub-contractors employed on school building projects are employed directly by the Main Contractor or indirectly by the Main Contractor through other...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: Following an initial pre-qualification process, ten contractors were invited to tender and seven valid tenders were returned for the new school in Kill, Co Kildare. The valid tenders are currently being examined and subject to the necessary technical and financial approvals, it is expected that I will be in a position to place a contract in the near future.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers is one of projects announced in September 2008 to be re-tendered with a view to going on site as soon as possible. For this project to go to construction it needs to be re-tendered under the new Department of Finance form of contract for public capital projects. The project has been pre-qualified and it is expected to go to tender shortly. The Tendering...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy may be aware the School Building and Modernisation Programme is generally divided into a number of components or sub-programmes. These include Large-Scale Building Projects (new school buildings and major extensions/refurbishments); Devolved Schemes, Emergency Works; Site Acquisitions; Remediation programmes (asbestos removal, radon mitigation); the provision of Temporary...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers was included in my announcement on 12 February of forty three major school building projects which are to progress to tender and construction this year. The project is currently at an early stage of architectural planning.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers was included in my announcement on 12 February of forty three major school building projects which are to progress to tender and construction this year. The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers was included in my announcement on 12 February of forty three major school building projects which are to progress to tender and construction this year. The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers was included in my announcement on 12 February of forty three major school building projects which are to progress to tender and construction this year. The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The grant referred to by the Deputy is still available to the school in question. A letter in the matter issued to the school recently.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for large scale capital funding from the school to which he refers. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme....