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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613 and 614 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the State Examinations Commission is set out on the following table. State Examinations Commission No of staff Grade No @Grade Salary scale Salary bandPre 1995 Salary BandPost 1995 Cost of Payroll2009 2009 Allocation 174 Chief Executive Officer 1 Assistant Secretary â¬131,748 - â¬150,712 â¬138,683 -â¬158,644 â¬12,051,260...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 617 and 619 together. The Grangegorman Development Agency currently has 6 staff consisting of 3 staff members directly employed and 3 staff seconded to the Agency. Details of numbers, grades and salaries bands are detailed in the following document. The cost of the Payroll bill for the Agency for year ended 31st December 2008 was â¬503,270.00 including...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The overall objective of the International Education Board Ireland is to facilitate and support the development of Ireland as an international education centre. IEBI has four staff members, two working full-time and two working part-time. The Chief Executive Officer is on the Trinity College Dublin Senior Administrative 2, Level 6 grade. The salary band for this grade is â¬89,411 to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the National Council for Guidance in Education is set out on the following table. National Council for Guidance in Education No of staff Grade No @grade Salary scale Salary bandPre 1995 Salary BandPost 1995 Cost of Payroll2009 2009 Allocation 7 Director 1 DIT Lecturer scale plus allowance of â¬5,079 _ â¬57,143 - â¬90,346 â¬486,837...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 621 to 623, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Grade Number of Staff Salary Band NQAI HETAC FETAC Total Chief Executive 1 1 (equivalent to Asst Sec [Modified PRSI]) â¬131,748 - â¬150,712 Chief Executive 1 1 2 (equivalent to Asst Sec [Full PRSI]) â¬138,683 - â¬158,644 ...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputies refer was included in my announcement on 12 February of 43 major building projects to proceed to tender and construction during 2009. Representatives from the board of management and the design team of the school attended a briefing in my Department's offices in Tullamore on 26 March at which they were appraised of the next steps necessary to progress the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: An extension/refurbishment project is at the early stages of architectural planning with an agreed projected enrolment of 500 pupils. The project has a Band Rating of 2.1 under the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Officials from my Department met with the school authorities and the design team in March of this year to discuss options for the progression of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: It is not possible to compile the information requested within the time available. A reply will issue to the Deputy at the earliest opportunity. My Department incurs legal costs not just for the Department but also in respect of litigation which relates to Primary and Post-Primary Schools, Community and Comprehensive Schools, Special Educational Needs, school non-attendance, school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 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. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Schedules of accommodation have been accepted by County Offaly VEC for the proposed building project at the school to which the Deputy refers. 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...
- Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 631 and 632 together. The Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) constitutes one of the principal pillars of the National Development Plan 2007-2013, and is the Government's blueprint for developing Ireland's research and innovation capacity. The SSTI provides for a range of programmes of support across a number of Government Departments and...
- Written Answers — Weight of Schoolbags: Weight of Schoolbags (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Apart from a small number of prescribed texts at second level (mainly in the case of language subjects) school textbooks are not approved or prescribed by my Department at first or second level. Decisions on which books to use are taken at school level. The publication and sale of school books are in the hands of independent commercial enterprises and it is not open to me to compel...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The General Allocation Model (GAM) was introduced in mainstream primary schools in September 2005. Based on each primary school's enrolment, the GAM provided schools with additional learning support/resource teacher support to enable them to cater for children with high incidence special needs including dyslexia. The school referred to by the Deputy has one full time teaching post together...
- Written Answers — English Language Supports: English Language Supports (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The number of full-time teaching posts allocated to primary schools in respect of teaching English language support is currently of the order of 1,570 at a cost of approximately â¬97 million per annum. The corresponding figures for the past 4 years were: 1,519 in 2007/08 at a cost of approximately â¬94 million; 1,068 in 2006/07 at a cost of approximately â¬64 million; 563 in 2005/06 at a...
- Written Answers — English Language Supports: English Language Supports (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The number of whole-time equivalent posts (wtes) allocated to post-primary schools in respect of teaching English language support is currently 560 at a cost of approximately â¬35 million per annum. The corresponding figure for the past 4 years was â 480 wtes in 2007/08 at a cost of approx. â¬29 million, 288 wtes in 2006/07 at a cost of approx. â¬17 million, 263 wtes in 2005/06 at a cost...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project at the school to which he refers was included in my recent announcement of 43 projects to proceed to tender and construction in 2009. Since then, the school authorities and their design team attended a briefing session with my Department officials at which they were informed of the next steps necessary to bring this project to tender and...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is currently reviewing 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. There has been no change in these criteria and the current review will be carried out by reference to those criteria. A separate Value for Money and Policy Analysis...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 to 642, inclusive, together. I am committed to providing information in relation to the allocation of teachers to schools 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....
- Special Educational Needs: Motion. (6 May 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Ãireann" and substitute the following: "recognising that: â since 1998 major improvements have been made to the range of supports available for children with special educational needs; â investment in supports for special needs has more than doubled in the last five years to over â¬1 billion this year; â there are over 8,000...