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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. Under the terms of my Department's 2008 Maintenance Grant Schemes, when assessing the means of students other than independent mature students, the means test provision of the scheme specifies that the students' means and those of their parents or guardians must be below a prescribed limit. This provision requires that parental income be...

Written Answers — Foireann na Roinne: Foireann na Roinne (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá an Teachta Dála ag tagairt don suirbhé cuimsitheach den bhfoireann riaracháin agus gairmiúil a rinneadh i mo Roinn i rith 2004. Measúnacht leathan a bhí anseo den leibhéal seirbhíse trí Ghaeilge a bhi ar fáil san Roinn ag an am sin, den éileamh a bhí ar an tseirbhís sin i 2004, ar an inniúlacht a bhí ann seirbhísí a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge, ar an suim a bhí ag an...

Written Answers — Scoileanna Gaeilge: Scoileanna Gaeilge (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhógair mé le déanaí athbhreithniú ar na gnásanna do bhunú bunscoileanna úra faoin gCoimisiún um Chóiríochta Scoile. Tá sé i gceist agam Meitheal Oibre Teicniúil a bhunú faoin gCoimisiún chun athbhreithniú iomlán a dhéanamh ar na critéir agus ar na gnásanna d'aitheantas bunscoileanna úra. Tosóidh an Meitheal Oibre seo ag obair insna seachtainí...

Written Answers — Riachtanais Ghaeilge: Riachtanais Ghaeilge (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá raon leathan céimeanna á dtógaint ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta chun cur le hinniúlacht mhúinteoirí sa Ghaeilge. Ag leibhéal na réamhsheirbhíse, éilítear gnóthachtáil agus inniúlacht ar leith sa Ghaeilge ó iarrthóirí atá ag dul le bunmhúinteoireacht. Cuireann na soláthróirí oideachais réamhsheirbhíse do mhúinteoirí bunscoile cúrsaí léinn ar fáil a...

Written Answers — Múineadh na Gaeilge: Múineadh na Gaeilge (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá tionchar ag meascán d'fhachtóirí ar an dul chun cinn maidir le múineadh agus le foghlaim na Gaeilge, fachtóirí curaclaim, cultúrtha agus sóisialta san áireamh. Toisc tábhacht na Gaeilge d'fhéiniúlacht mhuintir na hÉireann agus na buntáistí oideachais a bhaineann leis an dátheangachas d'ár ndaoine óga, tá raon stráitéisí curtha ar bun ag an Roinn Oideachais agus...

Written Answers — Coláistí Oiliúna: Coláistí Oiliúna (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá réimse meicníochtaí ar bun ag an leibhéal réamhsheirbhíse chun tacú le hinniúlacht gach ábhar múinteora chun an Ghaeilge a mhúineadh i mbunscoileanna. Éilítear íosmhéid de Ghrád C i nGaeilge Ardleibhéil san Ardteistiméireacht i gcomhair iontrála ar oiliúint bunmhúinteora in Éirinn. Déanann iarratasóirí ar an gCúrsa Dioplóma Iarchéimí san Oideachas scrúdú...

Written Answers — Coinníollacha Aitheantais: Coinníollacha Aitheantais (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhógair mé le déanaí athbhreithniú ar na gnásanna do bhunú bunscoileanna úra faoin gCoimisiún um Chóiríochta Scoile. Tá sé i gceist agam Meitheal Oibre Teicniúil a bhunú faoin gCoimisiún chun athbhreithniú iomlán a dhéanamh ar na critéir agus ar na gnásanna d'aitheantas bunscoileanna úra. Tosóidh an Meitheal Oibre seo ag obair insna seachtainí...

Written Answers — Scoileanna Gaeilge: Scoileanna Gaeilge (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá an Rannóg Pleanála Chun Cinn de chuid mo Roinne faoi láthair gafa leis na ceantair a mbeidh cóiríocht bhreise scoile ag teastáil go suntasach iontu ag an mbunleibhéal agus ag an iarbhunleibhéal a shainaithint. I measc na bhfachtóirí atá á machnamh tá fás sa daonra, treochtaí deimeagrafacha, rolluithe reatha agus réamh mheasta, forbairtí tithíochta a tharla le déanaí...

Written Answers — Scoileanna Gaeilge: Scoileanna Gaeilge (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Faoi láthair, tá mé ag machnamh roinnt ar cheisteanna maidir le bunú scoileanna dara leibhéal. Machnófar na nithe atá ardaithe ag an Teachta sa chomhthéacs sin.

Written Answers — Coláistí Oiliúna: Coláistí Oiliúna (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: D'fhógair mo chomhghleacaí comhaireachta, an tAire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta agus an tAire a chuaigh romham, an Teachta Hanafin, i Márta 2007, go bhfuil sé i gceist go mbeadh tionscnamh tacaíochta agus forbartha don Ghaeilge faoi choimirce na Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, suite i gColáiste Íosagáin agus go sannfaí ceathrar ball foirne...

Written Answers — An Luath-Thumoideachas: An Luath-Thumoideachas (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá raon staidéar ann a aibhsíonn éifeachtacht chur chuige an luath-thumoideachais d'fhoghlaim teanga. Ní soiléir i gcónaí insna staidéir, áfach, céard iad go beacht na múnlái tumtha a bhí i bhfeidhm, ar bhaineadh feidhm as teanga an tumtha go heisiach, céard é an phróifíl shocheacnamaíoch agus an cúlra teanga bhaile a bhí ag na daltaí, ná céard é an comhthéacs...

Written Answers — Scoileanna Gaeltachta: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Soláthraíonn an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta raon leathan de thacaíochtaí a chabhraíonn le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge agus an teagasc trí Ghaeilge sna scoileanna Gaeltachta. Cuireann an curaclam Gaeilge bunscoile cuspóirí foghlama Gaeilge ar leith ar fáil do scoileanna a mhúineann trí Ghaeilge. Ó thaobh cóimheas oide-daltaí de, tá sceideal coinneála maidir le hoidí...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. 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. However, in light of current competing...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Third Level Student Support Schemes were extended to provide maintenance grants to eligible students pursuing approved full-time undergraduate courses of at least two years duration (pursued in a university or a third level institution which is maintained or assisted by recurrent grants from public funds) in other EU Member States with effect from the 1996-97 academic year. The extension...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: A contributory pension scheme for full-time non-teaching employees serving on the staff of comprehensive and community schools was introduced with effect from 1 August 1979. There is no provision under the terms of the scheme for the admission to pensionability of part-time employees. I understand that the person referred to by the Deputy was employed as a cleaner in a community school on a...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for student maintenance grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority, either the local authority or VEC, as appropriate. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department, other than in exceptional circumstances. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a maintenance grant, or that the rate of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 497 to 503, inclusive, together. In framing the budget, a range of very difficult policy choices had to be faced by the Government across all areas of public expenditure, including in the field of education. While education remains a priority for the Government, it has been necessary to curtail expenditure in some areas. While certain grants are to be...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Notwithstanding the increase of €302 million in the Education budget for 2009, which is a real achievement in the current economic climate, a number of tough and difficult decisions had to be taken. These decisions included reductions on the aid for school books scheme which in the case of schools outside of the DEIS scheme will involve savings of approximately €7.5 million on current...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 to 510, inclusive, together. Schools broadband connectivity under the Schools Broadband Access Programme is routed through the National Broadband Network, which is supported by HEAnet. The network provides centrally managed services for schools such as security, anti-spam, anti-virus and content filtering. This approach of a centrally managed network is...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (29 Oct 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Notwithstanding the increase of €302 million in the Education budget for 2009, which is a real achievement in the current economic climate, a number of tough and difficult decisions had to be taken. These decisions included reducing the enhanced capitation funding paid to schools in respect of traveller pupils enrolled. This measure will involve savings of approximately €1.2 million on...