Results 2,261-2,280 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has made a written offer to the school authorities for a site for the school in question. A response is awaited.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for student grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority â i.e. the relevant local authority or Vocational Education Committee. The student referred to by the Deputy should seek clarification directly from the relevant assessing authority as the individual circumstances will have a bearing on the eligibility of the candidate. These bodies do not refer...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The number for post-primary enrolments are based on the returns from schools of students enrolled as at 30th September each year. The number of students enrolled in the mainstream Junior and Leaving Certificate programmes during 2008/2009 was 307,944. If PLC and Core VTOS students enrolled in post-primary schools are included this figure is 342,324. The processing of 2009/2010 enrolments as...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The following link to the Department of Education and Science's website provides data on projections of full-time enrolment in all teaching institutions aided by this Department at First, Second and Third level (including information on various underlying assumptions with regard to demography and retention): http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/des_proj_fte_200 8_2030.doc?language=EN...
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has a contract with Vodafone for the supply of mobile voice and data services. These services were procured by means of the national framework for the supply of mobile voice and data services, plus associated products and services, to public bodies. My official mobile phone services are provided as part of the contract with Vodafone.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The number of staff who have been dismissed for misconduct, poor performance or failing to fulfil the terms of their contract from my Department in each of the past five years is as follows: â 1 Officer of my Department was dismissed for underperformance in 2004 â 2 Officers of my Department were dismissed for misconduct in 2006 â 2 Officers of my Department were dismissed for...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The courses referred to by the Deputy are not eligible courses under my Department's student maintenance grant schemes, which provide for grants only on a means-tested basis. I understand that discussions are currently ongoing between Fáilte Ireland, Institutes of Technology Ireland and the Higher Education Authority in relation to the future management and administration of these courses...
- Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy is aware the board of management of each school is required to prepare a code of behaviour in accordance with the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. My Department further requires each school to have in place a policy which includes specific measures to deal with bullying behaviour, within the framework of an overall school code of behaviour and discipline. Such a code, developed...
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: There is no indication that there was any breach or attempted breach of the Esinet system.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for student maintenance grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority, either the local authority or VEC, as appropriate. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department, except in exceptional circumstances. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a maintenance grant, or that the rate of maintenance...
- Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Personal Assistants are utilised within third level colleges for certain classes of students with disabilities, mainly those with physical or mobility difficulties. The main source of funding for personal assistants is the Fund for Students with Disabilities. Colleges of further and higher education can apply to the Fund on behalf of students who require a personal assistant in order to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I have consistently said that the 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. These decisions were made to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In this respect, education, while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure, could not be totally spared. Planned expenditure...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Officials from my Department have met officials from the City Council and representatives of Naomh Fionnbarra GAA club to discuss the possibility of entering into a lease arrangement with the City Council. Such an arrangement would, in time, require the GAA club to surrender its interest in some of the lands required for the building project. My Department has written to the GAA club...
- Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: In the context of the Towards 2016 Review and Transitional Agreement in 2008, it was agreed that the relevant parties would enter into discussions regarding the terms and conditions of both school secretaries and caretakers. Following ratification of the Transitional Agreement by the Unions in November 2008, a forum was set up in December 2008 under whose auspices these discussions could be...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has no record of an application being received for capital funding to provide car parking and safety facilities at this school. Should an application be received for funding for such works, it will be assessed and the school authorities notified of the outcome without delay.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Data quoted in the relevant section of my submission to the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes as referred to by the Deputy are contained in a report titled "Review and Prioritisation of Capital Projects in the Higher Education Sector" published by the HEA in 2004. The report sets out a strategy to meet the future capital needs of the higher education sector....
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Sep 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department funds three maintenance grant schemes for third level students which are administered by the Local Authorities and the Vocational Education Committees. These are the Higher Education Grants Scheme, the Vocational Education committees' Scholarship Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and the Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Sep 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: On 21 September 2009 a reply issued to the candidate referred to by the Deputy in respect of his appeal.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Sep 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions and my Department does not have any function in their day to day operational affairs or in relation to decisions concerning course provision. However, I understand that the University of Limerick offers programmes in Dance at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. There are also a number of VECs which offer various PLC...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been approved to progress towards tender and construction and is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department has received additional information which it requested from the design team relating to the stage 3 submission (developed sketch design) for this project. This information has been considered and my...