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

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 486 together. 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. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.4 rating. The progression of all large...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy will be aware that special schools are recognised as providing educational services to children with various disabilities. It is important that schools are sufficiently flexible in their abilities to be able to provide an appropriate education for all children within the particular category of disability. This flexibility requires all schools to be able to draw on a range of...

Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (30 Jun 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department continually monitors programmes and seeks improvements to deliver value for money and enhanced services to its customers. Reviews are carried out on specific policy areas as agreed with the Department of Finance under the value for money framework. In addition, a range of other policy reviews that impact on value for money are carried out within the Department. The Department...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to advise that the school to which the Deputy refers is currently out to tender. Tenders are due back 1 July 2009. Once a tender report is prepared by the Design Team, and submitted to the Department, the project will be considered for progression to construction.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: Special Needs Assistants are allocated to provide for care needs of pupils with special educational needs in accordance with specified criteria. The needs of individual children and the number of such children can change over time with consequent changes to a school's SNA allocation. Accordingly, redundancy arrangements agreed at national level operate for special needs assistants employed...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2009)

Batt O'Keeffe: I understand that the Deputy's office has clarified that this question is requesting an update on the accommodation needs of a special class in a mainstream school and also details on the educational provision available for children in this special class once they have completed primary school. I can confirm that my Department has received an application from the National School to which the...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The framework panel for the appointment of design team consultants to major school building projects commenced on Monday, 20 April and will conclude on Tuesday, 20 October 2009. Work on setting up a further panel is ongoing within the Planning and Building Unit of my Department and an advertisement will appear on the public procurement portal, www.etenders.gov.ie, in due course.

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

Batt O'Keeffe: For the Deputy's information a composite list of major school building projects follows. The first list outlines those projects that are currently in architectural planning and the second, those that are at pre-architectural planning stage. Due to the commercially sensitive nature of the information, I regret that it is not possible to detail the estimated cost of the projects on an...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 489 together. The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. In accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects, this school has been assigned a band rating of 2.2. The progression of all large scale projects, including this project, from...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. 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 project is awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. The progression of all large...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.4 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a sports hall refurbishment and the replacement of temporary accommodation. The project has been assigned a Band 2.4 rating under the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. As the Deputy will be aware, in February, I announced details of 43 major building...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.5 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.4 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.4 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2. 2 rating. The project is awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. The progression of all large...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 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. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.5 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. In accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects, this school has been assigned a band rating of 2.4. The progression of all large scale projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have recently granted approval to the schools in question to seek planning permission and a fire safety certificate with the Local Authority. In accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects, these schools have been assigned a band rating of 2.1. Further...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 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 primary and post primary schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support....