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- Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: No additional charges in the nature of the Student Service Charge at third level are applied to students participating on Post Leaving Certificate courses. Any other charges would be a matter for the college.
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care, including traffic management measures. The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools, such as road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter that should be raised in the first instance with the...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has a strong record in developing low energy educational buildings. For the past eight years my Department has been using a process called the DART approach to develop sustainable and energy efficiency in educational buildings. This acronym focuses on four key areas, namely; Design, Awareness, Research, and Technology. Rather than develop a unique focus on energy design the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The process of appointing a design team to the school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage and all correspondence from the school has been received in my Department. The further progression of the project as with all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will be considered on an on-going...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 441 together. The Office of Public Works (OPW), which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has been asked to source a suitable site for the school in question. The OPW have recently submitted a technical report for a site for the school which is currently with my Department for consideration and further...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department currently supports 182 projects for disadvantaged young people under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme. Funding amounting to â¬20.5m was made available for this purpose in 2007. The Youth Affairs Section of my Department received an application on behalf of the project in question to be considered in 2008 under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme. This application was...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department's staff payroll and school employees' payrolls (the latter catering for some 75,000 current and retired payees) were implemented prior to 2004. The licence and external support costs for these payrolls for the years in question are as follows: 2004 â â¬101,000 2005 â â¬156,000 2006 â â¬148,000 2007 â â¬225,000 2008 â â¬197,000 (anticipated for full year) My...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for third level grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority â i.e. the local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except, in exceptional cases, where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a particular clause in the relevant scheme is required. If an individual applicant considers that she/he...
- Written Answers — Second Level Education: Second Level Education (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: In relation to second level education it is my intention to prioritise the commitments in the Programme for Government 2007-2012 for delivery over the lifetime of this Government, having regard to available funding, and I will consider the proposals in the ASTI strategy document in that context.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The school referred to by the Deputy was included in the announcement of 1st February 2008 which outlined details of large scale building projects that are authorised to proceed to construction. In early March the school authorities were instructed to proceed with the acceptance of a tender for the project and it is envisaged that construction on the project will commence shortly
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has no record of the receipt of an application for capital works from the school to which the Deputy refers.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: An application for capital funding towards the provision of permanent accommodation has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. The long term projected enrolment and the further progression of the proposed building project will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi annual School Building and Modernisation programme. In view of...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: My officials have been in contact with the National Council for Special Education regarding the special class referred to by the Deputy. I understand that a decision on the future of the class has yet to be taken. I understand also that a significant number of children enrolled in the special class will be moving to post primary education in September 2008. I am informed that the local...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: An extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently in early architectural planning. The Department has received a revised stage 2 submission (initial sketch scheme) from the school authorities and this has been examined. Officials from the Department will be writing to the board of management shortly in this regard. It is not possible at early stage to say when...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: The proposed project is currently at stage 3 of architectural planning. Following on from a review of a stage 3 submission, additional information was requested from the Design Team. A response to this has now been received, and officials in my Department are currently evaluating the documentation. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (8 May 2008)
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. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: An application has been received by my Department for funding for the provision of additional accommodation at the school in question. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. It is not possible at this early stage to say...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a Design Team has now been appointed for the school in question and the process of architectural planning has commenced. When the architectural planning process is completed the progression of the project to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's School Building and modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 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 the project referred to by the Deputy, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. It...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (8 May 2008)
Batt O'Keeffe: By reference to clause 2.2 of the Higher Education Grants Scheme and clause 2.1 of the Vocational Education Committees' Scholarship Scheme, a candidate is not eligible to hold a grant if she/he holds: (i) a scholarship/grant awarded by another Local Authority, a Vocational Educational Committee or the Department of Education, or (ii) any other award payable from public funds, or (iii) the...