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- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: To qualify for the Special Rate of maintenance grant, an applicant must qualify for the ordinary maintenance grant in respect of the 2008/09 academic year. In addition, total reckonable income must not exceed a specified amount, which is â¬20,147 in the 2007 tax year. On the operative date, 31st December 2007 for the 2008/09 academic year, the reckonable income must include one of the...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: An application for emergency funding from the school in question is currently under consideration and a decision will be reached shortly. The school authorities will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — School Management: School Management (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The management structure for the proposed new school to which the Deputy refers is under consideration in my Department and a decision will be taken in this matter in due course.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: 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.The various impacts at school level were included in the...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department makes grants available to schools for works required as a result of unforeseen emergencies of a capital nature that may arise during the school year. It is open to the school in question to apply to my Department for such grant aid. Any application received will be assessed and the school authorities advised of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 to 287, inclusive, together. The Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) was introduced in 1998 and projects with a total value of â¬865 million have been approved to date under the four cycles of the programme. A call for proposals in relation to the fifth cycle of the programme, which I announced in January with funding of â¬300...
- Written Answers — Departmental Circulars: Departmental Circulars (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The number of circulars produced by my Department for the past five years are as follows: Year Number 2004 135 2005 111 2006 166 2007 111 2008 115 For the years in question circulars were printed and posted to schools, VEC's and Third Level Institutions. The vast majority of these circulars were printed in the Department. The amount spent by my Department on posting circulars to...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Student Support Bill, which was published in February 2008 provides the legislative framework for the reform of the administration of student grants and the amalgamation of the existing four student grant schemes into a single unified scheme which will be provided for by way of regulation. The Bill is part of an overall programme of legislative and administrative reform, which will...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy will be aware, the main emphasis in 2008 was on providing sufficient school places in developing areas such as Portlaoise, as well as delivering improvements in the quality of existing primary and post-primary school accommodation throughout the country. In this context, a new 8 classroom school was provided in September 2008 for Gaelscoil Portlaoise. A new 16 classroom school...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: Currently there are 282 prefabricated units being rented by 116 schools in Cork city and County. The total annual rental cost amounts to â¬4 million. Rental of these units commenced as follows: Year 2008/9 46 2007/8 93 2006/7 60 2005/6 27 The rental of the remaining units commenced during the period 1999 to 2005. In general, the Department approves the purchase or rental of...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. Under section 15(2)(d) of the Education Act 1998, each school is legally obliged to disclose its enrolment policy and to ensure that as regards that policy that principles of equality and the right of parents to send their children to a school of the parents choice are...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: 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. The various impacts at school level in relation to both...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school in County Louth to which the Deputy refers made an application for an extension in 2006. An assessment of projected enrolments, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will need to be carried out to ensure that any capital funding provided will deliver accommodation appropriate to the school's future needs. When the long-term projected enrolment has been finalised...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (10 Feb 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 — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning for an extension/refurbishment. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: It is my Department's intention to provide the school to which the Deputy refers with a new building on a greenfield site. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for an extension project. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing demands on the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for an extension project. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing demands on the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied for an extension/refurbishment project. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing demands on the...