Results 5,101-5,120 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The development of a building project for the school in question is at an early stage. 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 capital...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school in question submitted an application to my Department for emergency funding. Emergency works grants are made available to schools most in need of resources as a result of unforeseen emergencies of a capital nature that may arise during the school year. Following assessment of the application from this school and in light of the large number of projects seeking funding from my...
- Written Answers — Distance Learning: Distance Learning (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Higher Education Authority is currently conducting a review of Open and Distance Learning provision in Ireland. The Review will address: best practices internationally for the provision of Open and Distance Learning with regard to increasing lifelong learning participation; the extent to which lifelong learning participation is supported by current policies and funding frameworks;...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445, 449, 450, 452, 453, 456 to 461, inclusive, together. 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...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 to 448, inclusive, 451, 454, 455 and 474 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 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 at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The progression of all major building projects, including this project, from initial design through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 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 at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The progression of all major building projects, including this project, from initial design through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has received an application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: 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 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 — Third Level Funding: Third Level Funding (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy for the years 2003 to 2007 is contained in the tables. The recurrent grant breakdown per institution for 2008 is not yet available pending end of year allocations by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) who is responsible for the disbursement of funding to the HEA institutions. I will arrange to forward the information concerned to the Deputy as soon...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Dec 2008)
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 — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: In the 2008/2009 school year the managerial authorities of primary schools in Co. Kilkenny have recorded that teachers employed in their schools have taken 765 uncertified sick leave days. In the secondary and community/comprehensive schools 173 uncertified sick leave days have been taken. The estimated cost of the uncertified sick leave for the primary teachers is â¬158,000 and...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: Since the Summer Works Scheme was introduced, over 3,000 projects, costing in excess of â¬300 million, have been completed. With so many smaller projects having been completed over the past few years, 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...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school referred to by the Deputy applied for a grant of â¬13,000 to enhance its outdoor play facilities under the Dormant Accounts / RAPID Leverage Fund Small Scale Capital Grant Scheme for Disadvantaged Schools. The school was proposing to develop a playground and all weather pitch at a cost in excess of â¬500,000. One of the terms and conditions of the scheme is that proposed projects...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and the Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. The Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: Rent allowance is included in the calculation of reckonable income for grant purposes.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The 2009 Budget required difficult choices to be made across all areas of public expenditure. Decisions were made in order to control expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long term. In this respect my Department, while protected to a much greater extent than most other areas of public expenditure, could not be entirely spared, and I acknowledge the impact of funding...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 477 together. The budgets in 2009 for the individual programmes that provide continuous professional development (CPD) for teachers are currently being finalised so the breakdown between primary and post primary is not yet available. However, I can inform the Deputy that the current allocation in the 2009 AEV for Subhead B.6 of my Department's Vote...
- Written Answers — Library Services: Library Services (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: Notwithstanding the increase of â¬302 million in the Education budget for 2009, which is a real achievement in the current economic climate, a number of tough and difficult decisions had to be taken. These decisions included the decision to discontinue the funding that my Department made available to local authorities to support school library services. The amount of the grant payable to...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Dec 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. The details sought by the Deputy in relation to the cost of providing prefabricated buildings in County Waterford are not readily available but I will arrange to have them forwarded to him as soon as possible. The cost of providing this type of building nationally for the last 8 years, the period available, is included in the following...