Results 3,121-3,140 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The project referred to by the Deputy was included in my announcement, earlier this year, of 25 high priority projects to commence architectural planning. My Department will shortly be in contact with the school to finalise the brief for this project and to agree the schedules of accommodation, following which, a design team will be appointed. At this early stage, when architectural planning...
- 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 progression of all large scale building projects, including the project in question, from initial design stage through...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding to provide an ASD unit at the school to which the Deputy refers. On foot of this application the Department authorised the school to commission a feasibility study for the conversion of an adjacent premises for use as an ASD Unit. The Department is awaiting costings for this conversion. Once these costing are received and...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The OPW has been recently instructed to recommence negotiations up to contract stage for a site for the school. Due to commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, the Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on the details of the matter. The acquisition of the site will then be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department has sought and received clarification from South Dublin County Council in relation to prospective lands for a site for a school in the Lucan area. The Local Authority has confirmed that the site is not situated within the Liffey Valley Special Area Amenity Area Order (SAAO) boundary. The question of extending the SAAO is not a matter for my...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers is one of ten projects announced in January to be re-tendered with a view to going on site as soon as possible. My Department reviewed the Stage 2B (detailed design) submission from the Design Team, and identified some issues to be clarified. A meeting has been held with the school authorities and their Design Team. Upon confirmation from the school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The provision of a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers necessitates the acquisition of a site. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that County Dublin VEC has agreed to make a site available to the Department for this purpose. The legalities attaching are currently being executed. Once the site is acquired, consideration can be given to the inclusion of a building project...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 May 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 — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently using prefabricated accommodation pending the provision of a major building project. This school was included in my announcement on 12 February last of forty three major school building projects which are to progress to tender and construction. My Department is awaiting the submission of the Stage 2(b) - Detailed design - from the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has arranged for its Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) to review Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations in all schools with a view to ensuring that the criteria governing the allocation of such posts are properly met. I wish to clarify that there has been no change in these criteria and the current review will be carried out...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Circular 0023/2009 outlines the impact on community and comprehensive schools and VECs of the Government decision to implement a recruitment and promotion moratorium in the public sector. As the Deputy will be aware, positions other than teacher and SNA posts in schools and VECs, including the caretaker post referred to by the Deputy, are comprehended by this decision. Officials of my...
- 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 the Deputy 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 building project is awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. The progression of all large scale building...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy is 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 the Department's criteria in allocating such support. Each SENO works in an...
- 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...