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- 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 â¬112,480 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 â¬168,720 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 â¬172,290 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: I announced in January last that the building project for the school in question was to proceed to re-tender and, subject to the necessary technical and financial sanction, to commence construction. Progress on the permanent accommodation project is being made by the school's Design Team, with advice and assistance from my Department. The information available to my Department based on...
- 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 â¬121,546 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 â¬561,120 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 â¬165,264 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 â¬160,689 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: I announced in September 2008 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. Progress on the permanent accommodation project is being made by the school's Design Team, with advice and assistance from my Department. The information available to my Department based on...
- 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 â¬114,973 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 â¬182,158 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: 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. Progress on the permanent accommodation project is being made by the design team, with advice and assistance from my Department. The information available to my Department based on returns, as...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: As I have explained to the Deputy in previous replies to Dáil Questions, following an analysis of costs by my Department, it is now the policy to purchase rather than rent temporary accommodation where the need is likely to last for more than three years. This applies to new applications for temporary accommodation. This will reduce the incidence of long- term rental of prefabricated...
- 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 Ãireann 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...