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Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department has agreed to the provision of a new 36-classroom school building to cater for an amalgamation of two schools including the school referred to by the Deputy. The project to provide the new school is in architectural planning and is currently at stage 2b (detailed design) of the planning process. The progression of all large scale building projects including this project will...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The proposed building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage of architectural planning. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The application for major works at the school referred to by the Deputy is currently being re-tendered. My Department is awaiting contact from the school authorities in this regard.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension and refurbishment project. The project is in the early stages of architectural planning. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department has received an application for a major extension from the school referred to by the Deputy. Schedules of accommodation have been agreed with the school authorities on the additional accommodation to be provided. This project is currently awaiting approval to appoint a design team. The progression of all large scale building projects including this project will be considered...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The proposed building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: There is no record in my Department of an application for capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy. The school should contact the Modernisation and Policy Unit of my Department in the matter.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department is aware of the accommodation pressures being experienced by the school referred to by the Deputy. The project at this school has a band rating of 1, the highest priority that the Department assigns to major capital projects. A permanent site has been identified and is being acquired under the Fingal School Model Agreement. The progression of the school's major capital project...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new building. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Acquisition of a 6 acre site for primary school provision in Tyrrelstown is well advanced at contract stage. As the Deputy will appreciate, due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisition, I cannot comment further on the matter at this time. The site is such that it should provide accommodation for both of the schools (including the school to which the Deputy refers)...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school referred to by the Deputy applied to my Department for funding under the Summer Works Scheme in 2008. The particular emphasis in 2008 has been on providing sufficient school places in developing areas, while also delivering improvements in the quality of existing primary and post-primary school accommodation throughout the country. Accordingly my Department has focused on...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The major capital project for the School to which the Deputy refers has been assigned the highest priority band rating of 1 and a design team has been appointed. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to tender and construction, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (17 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is in the following tables. Table 1 details the level of EU aid received, per Measure, by the Department of Education and Science from the European Social Fund under the Community Support Framework, 1994 — 1999. Table 2 details the level of EU aid received, per Measure, by the Department of Education and Science from the European Social Fund under...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: There are currently some 21,000 part-time undergraduate students enrolled in the university and institute of technology sectors. It is not known how many of these students would qualify under any extension of the Free Fees Initiative as this would be determined by the eligibility criteria that would apply to such a scheme, including for example, residency, nationality, previous higher...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (16 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: A major extension/refurbishment project is currently under way at the school referred to by the Deputy it is envisaged that the works will be completed in May 2009.

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: It is my intention that the qualifications body which will arise from the amalgamation of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council and the Further Education and Training Awards Council should take on responsibility for providing the regulatory framework for the provision of international education programmes. In the interim, I have...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: My officials have been in contact with the NCSE and have been advised that an application for Special Needs Assistant support was received on 13 October 2008. The application was incomplete and further documentation was requested from the school authorities, which was subsequently received on 12 December 2008. I am informed that the local Special Educational Needs Organiser has been in...