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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: In Mayo, at the moment, a major project involving two special schools is nearing completion. The new building should be ready for occupation by September of this year. Two other major primary school projects reached completion in 2008 and a further twelve major projects have been completed since 2002. There are three other major primary school projects currently progressing through...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The amount spent in capital funding to primary and post-primary schools in each county for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008 is contained in the table. Capital Funding for Primary and Post Primary Schools 2006 - 2008 Post Primary Schools Primary Schools 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 ARMAGH â¬0 â¬0 â¬0 â¬17,241 â¬162,457 â¬243,269.00 CARLOW â¬10,279,001...
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which he refers is currently out to tender. Subject to the necessary technical and financial approvals, it is expected that I will be in a position to place a contract in the near future.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and depends on the utilisation by schools of available accommodation and may vary from year to year. Minor works required to convert areas within the existing school premises may be completed under the "Grant Scheme for Minor Works to National School Properties which is a devolved grant scheme, introduced in...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy is aware of the Government's commitment to ensuring that all children with special educational needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. This facilitates access to individualised education programmes, fully qualified professional teachers, special...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that my Department has received a major capital application from the school to which he refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band rating of 2.2. The project is awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. The progression of all large scale building projects, including...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of identifying the areas where significant additional accommodation will be required at primary and post-primary level for future school years. Factors under consideration include population growth, demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments and capacity of existing schools to...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Following a joint initiative of my Department and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, three draft syllabuses in Physical Education (PE) were submitted to my Department by the Council for consideration in 2002. These consisted of revised syllabuses for PE in junior and senior cycle and a syllabus for Leaving Certificate PE as an examination subject. The revised syllabus in...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I am committed to providing information in relation to the allocation of teachers to schools and as a new feature on my Department's website. The process has begun with the provision earlier this year of initial information on the allocation of mainstream classroom teachers to primary schools under the revised schedule for 2009/10. In terms of the position at individual primary school level...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 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 resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to both primary and post primary schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: A building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage of architectural planning. A stage 2A submission for this project was recently received by my Department and is currently under consideration. My Department will revert to the school in due course when the submission has been reviewed.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension/refurbishment. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.1 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension/refurbishment. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.1 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers made application under the Summer Works Scheme to provide for new footpaths and access ramps. I am pleased to confirm that the school concerned was successful in their application for funding and has been notified accordingly.
- Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Under the terms of the DEIS Action Plan, a commitment was made to extend the Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) Demonstration Library Project to the 50 School Support Programme (SSP) schools with the highest concentrations of disadvantage over the five years to 2010, with extension to further SSP schools to be considered subsequently. To date, the Project has been extended to 20 of...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage of architectural planning. The school's application for Major Capital Grant Aid has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a Band rating of 2.1. A stage 1-2 submission is currently with my Department for review. As the Deputy will be aware, in...
- Written Answers — School Patrons: School Patrons (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Officials from my Department recently met with the Office of the Attorney General to discuss issues regarding patronage of second level schools. Further advices on these issues are now awaited.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 May 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 resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The number of SNAs that...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 May 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, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. All schools have the names and contact...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Department is currently in the process of acquiring a new site for the proposed new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from site acquisition and initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However,...