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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. A stage 4/5 submission has been received by my Department and is currently being reviewed and evaluated. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: An application for an extension to the school to which the Deputy refers has been received by my Department. Officials are finalising a brief formulation for this project. Progression of this project to appointment of Design Team will be considered in the context of my Departments multi annual school building programme and in the context of overall post-primary school provision in the area...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: Progression of this project to appointment of Design Team will be considered in the context of my Departments multi annual school building programme and in the context of overall primary school provision in the area to which the Deputy refers. However, in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department have met with County Dublin Vocational Committee to discuss the matter of a site for the school in question and is in ongoing communication in relation to acquiring a long term lease on their property as a potential site for the proposed school. The further progression of the building for the school in question will have to be considered in the context of the capital budget...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to inform the Deputy that a technical inspection was carried out in May 2008 on the schools to which he refers with a view to informing the final brief for these projects, to determine the capacity of the site for the required works and the configuration which those works might take on the site. The accommodation brief has now been finalised and officials from my Department will be in...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department asked the Office Public Works (OPW) to source a site for the above school. OPW identified several potential sites for the school. The Department wrote to South Dublin County Council attaching correspondence it had received from the OPW regarding one of the sites in question. The Local Authority has recently responded indicating their views in relation to a proposed location...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Jan 2009)

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, except in exceptional circumstances. My Department contacted City of Waterford VEC, the awarding body regarding the case referred to by the Deputy and was advised...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the N4/M4 Area Development Plan indicates that a post primary school will not be required for Kinnegad until post 2011. The Deputy maybe interested to know that my Department recently met with an interested party in relation to a potential development for a second level school and was engaged in subsequent communication with the Local Authority in relation to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department was notified of An Bord Pleanála's decision in late December. The Design Team has recently completed its evaluation of the implications of this decision. Officials from my Department will be in contact with the school authorities very shortly. The progression of all large scale projects, including this project, will be considered in the context of the Department's...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am not aware of any meetings that have taken place between my Department and the association referred to by the Deputy. My Department does not provide funding to the association in question.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I recently announced 10 major school building projects which are to re-tender and to proceed to construction in 2009. The two schools referred to by the Deputy were part of this announcement. The projects are being re-tendered under the new form of contracts for public capital projects to get better value for money. These projects are now to start the re-tendering process so that...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The proposed building project to which the Deputy refers is at an early 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 — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 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 (SENO), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The precise level of additional support, if any, for the child in question would be determined by the SENO and...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: There is no record in my Department of a further application for funding under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) from the school in question. Applications under the 2005, 2006 and 2007 schemes were approved for the school. It is my intention to have a Summer Works Scheme in 2009. The details of the operation of the scheme and the level of funding to be made available are currently being considered.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However in light of current...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: A project to provide a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers is in the early stages of architectural planning. In this regard, a revised stage 2A submission (Developed Sketch Scheme) has been received in my Department and is currently being examined. The further progression of this project, in common with all large scale projects, will be considered in the context of my...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: Officials of my Department recently met with representatives of the School to which the Deputy refers and agreed to progress the design of the proposed project. The Department is currently considering the most appropriate method of procurement of this project and will be in contact shortly with the school authorities in this regard. Progression of the project will be considered in the context...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Office of Public Works (OPW) which acts generally on behalf of the Department to acquire sites for schools was asked to source a site for the school in question. On foot of advertisements a number of proposals were received and a technical assessment of the proposed sites was conducted. The further progression of the site acquisition will have to be...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and the Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. The Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (3 Feb 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for student grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority — i.e. the local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except, in exceptional cases, where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a particular clause in the relevant scheme is required. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has...