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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 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 design team has yet to be appointed to the project. The progression of the school's major capital project will be considered on an on-going basis in...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy is aware, the general allocation system was introduced in schools in September 2005, under which schools were provided with resource teaching hours, based on their enrolment figures, to cater for children with high incidence special needs such as dyslexia and those with learning support needs. It is a matter for the school authorities to determine how these hours are utilised to...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) was introduced in September 1996 as an intervention within the Junior Certificate specifically aimed at students who are potential early school leavers. It is designed to assist schools and individual teachers in adopting a student-centred approach to education and to provide students with a programme to meet their individual needs. There are...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The terms and conditions including pay entitlements of casual and non-casual post primary teachers under the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act, 2001 were negotiated and agreed in 2005 between the Education Partners and my Department. Casual and non-casual teachers in Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools have been paid on my Department's payrolls since January 2006 and the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that home tuition has been sanctioned for the child in question.
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The body mentioned by the Deputy is not recognised as a patron for post-primary schools. My Department is currently considering a number of issues relating to the recognition process for second-level schools and the matter raised by the Deputy will be examined in that context.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school in question submitted an application to my Department for funding for the items listed. Following assessment of the application and in the light of the large number of projects seeking funding from my Department from the capital budget, unfortunately, it is not possible to provide funding for these items on this occasion.
- Written Answers — Third Level Funding: Third Level Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1649 and 1835 together. There have been substantial improvements in the funding of higher education in recent years. Overall provision to the third level sector (capital, recurrent, student grants etc) amounted to some â¬1.5 billion in 2004, â¬1.9 billion in 2007 and some â¬2 billion in 2008. This is an increase of some 33% since 2004 and an increase of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department does not purchase or lease any vehicles. Ministerial vehicles are provided to my Department by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy will be aware of my Department's commitment to ensuring that all children including those with special needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs preferably in school settings through the primary school network. This facilitates access to individualised education programmes, fully qualified professional teachers, special needs assistants and the appropriate...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The implementation of the recommendations of the Second Report of the Public Service Benchmarking Body is the subject of current discussions between the social partners at national level in the context of the successor to the public service pay element of Towards 2016. The issue of the application of the award to retired Principals and Deputy Principals will be addressed following the...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that Fingal County Council has reserved a site, in the region of 5 acres, for educational provision in the Hollywoodrath Local Area Plan. In general, the Department considers site acquisition in accordance as needs arise, taking into account the availability of capital resource and in the overall context of the Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department is aware of the accommodation pressures being experienced by the schools in the Tyrrellstown area and is also cognisant of the ever-increasing demand for school places. To meet this need, my Department has provided significant additional capacity in rapidly developing areas this year, particularly the Dublin 15 area. The progression of further major capital project will be...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The acquisition of the site for the school referred to by the Deputy will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally. In light of many competing demands on the capital budget of my Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the acquisition of the site at this time.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at 'Stage 1' (i.e. site report and preliminary sketch scheme) of the Architectural Planning Process. Planning permission will be lodged once the detailed design has been approved. I am not in a position to say at this stage when this will be done.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Department is aware of the accommodation pressures being experienced by the school to which the Deputy refers and is also cognisant of the ever-increasing demand for school places. The question of when this school can proceed to construction is being considered in the context of the overall school building programme. It is not possible at this stage to say when construction will commence.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy may be aware, the Department intends to acquire sites in the Dublin 15 area for the purposes of providing additional school places. My Department is aware of a need for further post primary provision in the Dublin 15 area. Due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, the Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on the details...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority subject to agreed procedures. All State funded teaching posts in primary and post primary schools must be filled by means of a public competition. In accordance with the terms of Circular Letters 82/2007 and 55/2008 all appointments to teaching posts for periods in excess of 26...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school in question is registered with my Department. However, it is not an officially recognised school and does not receive funding from my Department.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 Sep 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school in question has received sanction for an all-in grant for conversion works at the school to provide a mainstream classroom, in accordance with their application.