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Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and my Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. My 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...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I sanctioned the establishment of a new post primary school for the Luttrelstown area last year. The new school will be called Luttrellstown Community College and will operate under the Patronage of County Dublin VEC. My Department is working closely with Co. Dublin VEC to open the new school in September 2009 which will be temporarily located in the Institute of Horology, Mill Road,...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Apr 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...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: A reduction of €30m in the capital allocation in respect of the primary and post primary sectors was a feature of the supplementary budget delivered on 7 April 2009. The allocation now in place for the 2009 school capital programme is €613.8m and this amount is almost 5% greater than the allocation available at the beginning of the 2008 financial year. The Deputy is no doubt aware...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has been working closely with the HEA and third level institutions over the last 6 months in seeking to identify ways in which the third level sector can respond to the up-skilling needs of people who are losing their jobs or are facing uncertain employment prospects. This process resulted in the development of a number of new initiatives to support unemployed people engage in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 234 together. 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...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The survey of over 900 schools carried out by my Department was primarily carried out to consolidate information already available on individual files in order to set up a database of rented accommodation. It also obtained information on purchased prefabricated units in those schools. My Department does not hold records on an electoral area basis. However details sought by the Deputy are...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations. I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the...

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I understand that the Deputy also intends to raise this matter with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who are the Department with primary responsibility for dealing with this matter. If there is a requirement for students to seek new school placements, the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is the statutory agency which can assist parents or guardians who are...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: In accordance with the Department's Financial Procedures recoupments are paid to the Local Authorities in three instalments December, March/April and May/June. Mayo County Council have been paid all claims submitted to date in respect of the Higher Education Maintenance Grant. Mayo County Council confirmed that the cheques were issued to the students on Monday 27th April 2009.

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The new community national schools welcome and respect children of all faiths and none. They recognise and aim to accommodate the wishes of parents to have their children receive religious education within the school day and also cater for parents who do not wish their children to receive religious education based on any one particular faith. Therefore the enrolment form for the community...

Written Answers — Property Transfers: Property Transfers (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to first of all apologise to the Deputy that copies of the lists to which I referred in responding to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 25th March were not made available to him. The lists had been available on the day but do not appear to have been circulated to deputies. However, I now attach the relevant lists together with a brief description of each one. List A gives the names and...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm to the Deputy that an application was received for large scale capital funding for an extension/refurbishment project from the School to which he refers. It was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects by my Department and assigned a Band rating of 2.4. The progression of all large scale building projects, including the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: In accordance with the Department's Financial Procedures recoupments are paid to the Local Authorities in three instalments December, March/April and May/June. The Local Authority referred to by the Deputy issued payment to students on 27th April 2009. All claims submitted to date to the Department in respect of the Higher Education Maintenance Grant have been paid.

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy will be aware, while in Co. Mayo recently I visited a number of schools and met with a number of delegations. The names of the delegations are listed below. As the Deputy knows, such meetings provide the representatives of various groups and organisations to discuss their particular issues and concerns with me. They also provide me with the opportunity to outline the context...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. As the Deputy will be aware, in February, I announced details of 43 major building projects to proceed to tender and construction and 25 high priority projects to commence architectural planning. The project to which the Deputy refers was not included in this...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him when available.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to reports commissioned by my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to him when available.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has received an application for permanent recognition from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority in due course.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (30 Apr 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department is progressing with the relocation of the school in question to an alternative site for the academic year beginning September 2009. Officials in my Department are liaising with the school authorities and other interested parties in this regard. On the broader development of the Grangegorman campus, the Grangegorman Development Agency has submitted a revised draft strategic plan...