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Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy may be aware, the recognition of teacher qualifications is now a matter for the Teaching Council, the body with responsibility for establishing and maintaining standards in the teaching profession. The Teaching Council considers applications to be registered as a teacher in the further education sector under Regulation 5 of the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, which I...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band rating of 2. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Payment of grant aid under the Home Tuition Scheme is made by my Department upon receipt of a completed claim form. The person to whom the Deputy refers, submitted a claim form that was received by my Department on the 21st January 2010. Payment is expected to issue shortly.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 to 255, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 to 265, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled and will be sent to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 to 274, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him.

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The OECD Review of Migrant Education, Ireland Country Report, is one of a series of reports arising from the OECD's thematic review of migrant education. The report considers five key "policy orientations" that Ireland should consider in providing an "inclusive, high quality education for all students" against a background of changing inward migration patterns, particularly between 2000 and...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. The information sought by the Deputy is set out on the table. This information which relates to the 2008/09 school year is provided through the annual census of primary schools. The data for the current school year (2009/2010) is currently being compiled by my Department and the final outcome will be available later in the year. Schools...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 to 280, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The level of student intake to the Colleges of Education is determined annually by my Department and it takes account of the supply of, and demand for, primary teachers. The estimated graduate numbers from the Bachelor of Education and Post Graduate courses in the State funded Colleges of Education are detailed below. The decision to provide the post graduate course is generally made on an...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy will be aware that the recent funding provided to primary schools to purchase teaching computers and digital projectors is a first step in investment in ICT in schools as outlined in the "Smart Schools = Smart Economy" Report published last November. Schools currently procure their own technical support as required, and some form of technical support is generally included in the...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 284 together. Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a Board of Management of a school, or a person acting on behalf of the Board, expels, suspends for a period greater than 20 days, or refuses to enrol a student. In these circumstances, the school is obliged to inform parents of their right under Section...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy is aware the establishment of the current national network of autism-specific special classes in schools has been a key educational priority in recent years. In excess of 380 classes have now been approved around the country at primary and post primary level, including many in special schools. The NCSE will continue to establish additional special classes as required. I have...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the attached table. The Deputy will be aware that, as agreed in the Renewed Programme for Government, Budget 2010 has provided additional support to allow schools to provide grant assistance for books. My officials will be consulting with the management bodies to consider the details of how these funds will be channelled to schools...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the attached table. The funding arrangements at post-primary level reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. My Department provides funding to secondary schools by way of per capita grants, which affords schools...

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (11 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I understand from the Deputy that in this case the student wishes to determine her eligibility for free tuition fees at third level. Under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Initiative the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study. The main conditions are that students must: a) Be first-time...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: All applications received in my Department for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria. Following this assessment, individual projects are assigned a Band rating which reflects the type of work needed and the urgency attaching to it. There are four Band ratings in all with Band 1 being the highest and Band 4 the lowest. Projects are progressed in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Representatives from the school and its design team recently attended a briefing by my Department on the requirements for completing stage 2(b) of architectural planning, following which the project was approved to progress to stage 2(b). The proposed building project will be considered in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Feb 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I assume the Deputy is referring to the posts recently allocated under the renewed Programme for Government which provides for 500 teaching posts to schools over the next three years over and above additional posts that will arise due to demographic increases. One hundred posts have been allocated to each sector, primary and post-primary in the current school year. At primary level posts...