Results 3,601-3,620 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614 to 618, inclusive, 625 to 632, inclusive, and 634 to 645, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. While the education sector was protected to a much greater extent than other areas of public expenditure, it is also affected. The various impacts at school level were included in the Budget Day...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: It is not possible to compile the detailed information requested by the Deputy in the time available but I have asked my officials to send this to him directly as soon as possible. However, I can say that the recent budgetary announcements do not affect the criteria used for the allocation of teaching resources to the school in question. Notwithstanding the increase of â¬302 million in the...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 654 to 667, inclusive, 669, 670 and 675 to 683, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 to 708, inclusive, together. The 2009 budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. While the education sector was protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure, it could not be...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 709 to 734, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure could not be totally...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 758, 762 to 765, inclusive, 768, 771, 775, 781, 782 and 784 to 798, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 and 874 together. The recent budgetary announcements do not affect the criteria used for the allocation of additional teaching and care resources for children with special educational needs. My Department interacts with more than 3,200 primary schools, including special schools, on many day to day issues including their staffing allocation and grant...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 799 to 815, inclusive, and 817 to 820, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 816, 821 to 828, inclusive, 837, 839 to 842, inclusive, and 848 to 858, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 838, 859 to 873, inclusive, 875, 876, 878 to 882, inclusive, 889 and 890 together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 891 to 915, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure could not be totally...
- Written Answers — : (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 916 to 940, inclusive, together. The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect Education while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure could not be...
- Written Answers — School Management: School Management (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: Voluntary contributions by parents of pupils in recognised primary schools are permissible provided it is made absolutely clear to parents that there is no question of compulsion to pay and that, in making a contribution, they are doing so of their own volition. The manner in which such voluntary contributions are sought and collected is a matter for school management, however their...
- Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: Notwithstanding the increase of â¬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 â¬7.5 million on current...
- Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (18 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: Within DEIS, the commitment given to Early Years education is that "The Department will work in partnership with other departments and agencies to complement and add value to existing childcare programmes in disadvantaged communities, with a view to ensuring that the overall care and education needs of the children concerned are met in an integrated manner." My Department is working with...
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (19 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Department has approved the provision of a new 36-classroom school to cater for an amalgamation involving the school referred to by the Deputy. The amalgamation of the schools will take place on completion of the new school building which is to be built on a site provided by the parish. The project to provide the new school is in architectural planning and is currently at stage 2b...
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (19 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Department has approved the provision of a new 36-classroom school to cater for an amalgamation involving the school referred to by the Deputy. The amalgamation of the schools will take place on completion of the new school building which is to be built on a site provided by the parish. The project to provide the new school is in architectural planning and is currently at stage 2b...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 to 218, inclusive, together. My Department currently has 42 posts for Visiting Teachers of the Hearing and Visually Impaired (VTHVIs) nationally, 29 of which are assigned to support the education of approximately 2000 hearing impaired children and 13 in the case of approximately 1000 visually impaired children. The posts are assigned to caseloads of...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Nov 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. Decisions were made in order to control expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long term. In this respect Education, while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure, could not be entirely spared, and I acknowledge the impact of funding restrictions in a...