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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: There is no record in my Department of the school referred to by the Deputy being in receipt of funding for the rental of prefabricated accommodation. The school should contact the Planning and Building Unit of my Department regarding the provision of a permanent extension.

Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department is in receipt of a request to surrender my interest in the school referred to by the Deputy. I am advised that the School is owned by the religious and a lease was entered into in 1964 to protect the interest of the State in the property. My Department is agreeable in principle to surrendering my interest as originally sought. Accordingly, my officials instructed the Chief...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy is aware, I have given approval in principle for the establishment of a new post-primary school in Kingscourt. An examination of the demographics and projected pupil numbers would indicate that a facility for between 300 and 400 pupil places would be sustainable in the medium term. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, pupils who reside 3.2 kilometres or more from, and are attending, their nearest suitable national school as determined by my Department, are eligible for free school transport. Children who are not eligible may avail of concessionary transport subject to a number of terms and conditions, including the availability of spare...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: Given the current trend of an increasing student population and the need to ensure maximum benefit from the financial resources available to me, I have asked my Department to examine the broad issues relating to school recognition at second level. The application from Educate Together to be recognised as a patron body at second level will be looked at in that context. The examination of the...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy may be aware, Government investment in Early Years education is taking place through the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth affairs. The recent budget announcement concerning the provision of pre-school places for children in the year prior to their enrolment in primary schools reinforces this commitment. Within my Department, the main interventions to date have been...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 675, 677, 734 and 738 together. The school to which the Deputies refer commenced operation with provisional recognition from my Department in September 2007. It has a current enrolment of 21 pupils. When granting provisional recognition, the school was informed by my Department that the provision of accommodation was the responsibility of the school Patron....

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: An appeal against a decision to refuse sanction to operate PLC courses was received from the school referred to by the Deputy. Following consideration of the appeal, the application was approved on 15 April 2009 and 24 PLC places were sanctioned.

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The budget measures will impact on individual schools in different ways depending on whether enrolment is rising or declining and the degree to which any one school has more teachers than it is entitled to under the allocation processes. In terms of the position at individual school level the key factor for determining the level of resources provided by my Department is the pupil enrolment at...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I announced in February last that the building project for the school in question was to proceed to tender and, subject to the necessary technical and financial sanction, to commence construction. The revised tender documents for this project were recently received and are currently being examined by officials from my Department. My Department will be in contact with the VEC shortly in this...

Written Answers — Student Medical Services: Student Medical Services (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The student medical services available to third level students provide access to GP services. Referral to specialist mental health services would be a matter for the GP and the student concerned.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The contract to design, build, finance, maintain the first bundle of 4 post primary schools was signed by the National Development Finance Agency on 6th March 2009. This bundle includes the provision of new accommodation for Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise and St Mary's CBS on a shared campus in Borris Road Portlaoise as well as Coláiste na Sionna, Banagher and Gallen Community School,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has entered into three separate contracts to design, build, finance, maintain and operate educational accommodation under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in the last five years. Two third level projects, the National Maritime College Cork completed in 2003 and the Cork School of Music completed in 2007 are now operational. In addition the contract for the first...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (22 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department recently wrote to Dublin City Council advising them of the design option favoured by the GAA club following a meeting with my Department and requested the Local Authority to consider a technical assessment of the site incorporating the views of the GAA. A response is awaited. The further progression of the acquisition of this site and the accompanying building project will be...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The information available to my Department based on returns, as provided by the schools, from a survey of 900 schools in 2007 and subsequently updated in my Department indicates that this particular school has been grant aided a cumulative amount of €141,891 for prefabricated buildings. Following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The information available to my Department based on returns, as provided by the schools, from a survey of 900 schools in 2007 and subsequently updated in my Department indicates that this particular school has been grant aided a cumulative amount of €114,774 on prefab buildings. Following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent temporary...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The information available to my Department based on returns, as provided by the schools, from a survey of 900 schools in 2007 and subsequently updated in my Department indicates that this particular school has been grant aided a cumulative amount of €268,942 on prefab buildings. Following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent temporary...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The information available to my Department based on returns, as provided by the schools, from a survey of 900 schools in 2007 and subsequently updated in my Department indicates that this particular school has been grant aided a cumulative amount of €143,696 on prefab buildings. Following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent temporary...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The information available to my Department based on returns, as provided by the schools, from a survey of 900 schools in 2007 and subsequently updated in my Department indicates that this particular school has been grant aided a cumulative amount of €134,733 on prefab buildings. Following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent temporary...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The information available to my Department based on returns, as provided by the schools, from a survey of 900 schools in 2007 and subsequently updated in my Department indicates that this particular school has been grant aided a cumulative amount of €112,480 on prefab buildings. Following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent temporary...