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Written Answers — An Curaclam Scoile: An Curaclam Scoile (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tá an curaclam nua bunscoile don Ghaeilge, atá curtha i bhfeidhm ag gach aon bhunscoil ó 2003 i leith, bunaithe ar chur chuige cumarsáideach. Cuireann sé béim ar leith ar fhorbairt scileanna éisteachta agus labhartha na bpáistí agus misníonn sé múinteoirí bunscoile chun úsáid a bhaint as éagsúlacht modhanna múinte don Ghaeilge. Misníonn sé múinteoirí chomh maith chun...

Written Answers — An Curaclam Scoile: An Curaclam Scoile (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Cuspóir thábhachtach in athleasú an churaclaim í a dheimhniú go dtairgtear réimse roghanna chun fónamh ar ábhair spéise agus riachtanais mac léinn ag leibhéil éagsúla, agus go mbíonn fáil ag gach uile scoil ar roghanna an churaclaim, is cuma cé mhéid iad nó cén áit ina bhfuil siad. Tharlódh go mbeadh deacrachtaí suntasacha ag baint le seachadadh ábhair bhreise,...

Written Answers — Cúrsaí Gaeilge: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Beidh a fhios ag an Teachta gur léirigh an Rialtas seo tiomantas d'oiliúint mhúinteoirí inár dteanga náisiúnta tríd an gcóras oideachais agus freisin trí bhearta atá dírithe ar dhearcadh níos dearfaí a ghineadh i leith na Gaeilge go ginearálta. Maidir le múinteoirí, tá raon leathan de thionscnaimh i bhfeidhm ag mo Roinnse, tríd an Rannóg Oiliúna Múinteoirí, chun cumas...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department is aware of the need to provide a permanent home for the school to which the Deputy refers. It is examining options in this regard, although there has been some difficulty in obtaining alternative, suitable accommodation in the area where the school is located. The Department will be in direct contact with the school authority when it has identified a viable option which it...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. Applications for special needs assistants may be considered by the NCSE if a pupil has a significant medical need for...

Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Value for Money Review process is overseen by the Value for Money and Policy Review Central Steering Committee of the Department of Finance. Seven Value for Money Reviews were selected by the Steering Committee for completion in 2006-08 — the Review of Programmes Managed by the Teacher Education Section, the Review of Youthreach and Senior Traveller Training Centres, the Review of...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Teacher allocations to second level are approved by my Department on an annual basis in accordance with generally applied rules relating to recognised pupil enrolment. In general, a ratio of 18:1 is applied in respect of recognised pupils on established Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate, repeat Leaving Certificate and Transition Year Programmes and a ratio of 16:1 is applied in respect...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I can inform the Deputy that some 137 educational psychologists are employed by my Department's National Educational Psychological Service.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy may be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. Applications for special needs assistants may be considered by the NCSE where a pupil has a significant medical need...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently 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 on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: An application for a new school building has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The development of a building project for the school is at an early stage. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Applications have been received from 3 Institutes of Technology for designation as universities. The applications raise significant issues regarding Government policy towards higher education, in particular the existing roles of the Universities and Institutes of Technology which have distinctive missions from each other, provide different levels and types of academic programmes, fulfil...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school referred to by the Deputy is not considered to be in a rapidly developing area. However, this does not preclude it from being selected as such in the future if demographic trends in the area warrant it. The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an...

Written Answers — Vending Machines: Vending Machines (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Schools are privately managed institutions which, although funded by the State, enjoy a large degree of autonomy. It is, therefore, primarily a matter for each school to devise guidelines relating to the type of food that is available on the school premises. Such policies should be driven by the needs and welfare of pupils. Many schools have developed healthy eating policies in...

Written Answers — Task Force on Obesity: Task Force on Obesity (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Considerable progress has been made by my Department on the relevant recommendations in the Report on the National Task Force on Obesity. Schools have worked on devising healthy lunches policies as part of Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Physical Education (PE). The Post-Primary School Development Planning Initiative has a number of activities in place to promote healthy...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently 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 on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The school to which the Deputy refers to has permanent recognition status. As with the case of all projects to hand in the Developing Areas Unit of my Department, progression of the project to appointment of Design Team and into Architectural planning, will be considered in the context of the multi-annual school building programme, and in the context of overall primary school provision in...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department received an application for funding under the emergency works scheme from the school in question. A decision on the application will be made as soon as possible and the school will be advised of the outcome.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (26 Jun 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The laptop which was stolen from an Inspector's car contained draft reports on quality and standards in the classrooms of teachers on probation. The teachers concerned were not informed of the theft of this laptop as: (a) the laptop was used by the Inspector for occasional work only and an exact list of the draft reports on the laptop at the time it was stolen was not available and (b) the...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (26 Jun 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and my Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. My 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 place in the...