Results 1,061-1,080 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe
- 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. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction is dependent on the prioritisation of competing demands on the funding available under the Department's capital budget. The proposed building project will be...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (10 Feb 2010)
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 including the supervision of examinations. I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the...
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department provides funding for thirty eight projects in Local Drugs Task Force areas, including the two projects specifically referred to by Deputy McGrath. These projects, through a variety of programmes and activities, seek, in the main, to encourage young people not to engage in drug-taking. My Department originally took on responsibility for funding these projects through a...
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise that a request from the local drugs task force has been received by the Department in relation to the property referred to by the Deputy. This request is currently being considered by the Department. Any decision in relation to this property will in the first instance be in the context of considering the potential future educational use of the property.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. All schools...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 and 295 together. The school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 2 rating. Due to the level of demand on my Department's capital budget, it is not...
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: To date, 36 employees of my Department have availed of the Cycle to Work Scheme. The Scheme remains available to staff and there are no changes to the scheme being planned in my Department.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: Under the terms of the student grant schemes, a student is not eligible for grant assistance in respect of a second period of study at the same level, irrespective of whether or not a grant was paid previously. The decision on eligibility for student grants is a matter for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the Local Authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has not received an application for home tuition on behalf of the child in question. I have arranged for an application form to issue to his parents at the address supplied by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having a medical card approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork on medical grounds. [6082/10]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6708/10]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appeal lodged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6743/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will issue a companion travel pass to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6057/10]
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 and 649 together. My Department provides funding for thirty eight projects in Local Drugs Task Force areas, including the project specifically referred to by Deputy Flanagan. Allocations for this project over the past five years, and for 2010, are as follows: 2005 â â¬175,662 2006 â â¬231,622 2007 â â¬200,000 2008 â â¬206,000 2009 â...
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: There are currently some 21,000 part-time undergraduate students enrolled in the university and institute of technology sectors. It is not known how many of these students would qualify under any extension of the Free Fees Initiative as this would be determined by the eligibility criteria that would apply to such a scheme, including for example, residency, nationality, previous higher...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) pilot scheme funded by my Department which funds 13 stand-alone autism centres. The scheme was set up in the absence of the current national network of autism-specific special classes in our schools. The Deputy will be aware of my commitment to ensuring that all children including those with autism can have...
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 652 and 698 together. My Department provides funding for thirty eight projects in Local Drugs Task Force areas, including the project specifically referred to by Deputy Bruton. These projects, through a variety of programmes and activities, seek, in the main, to encourage young people not to engage in drug-taking. My Department originally took on...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: For the purposes of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, Universities are public service bodies. A public servant is defined in the Act as a person who is employed by, or holds any office or other position in, a public service body. Consequently, employees of Universities are comprehended by the Act. Remuneration payable by or on behalf of a public service...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction is dependent on the prioritisation of competing demands on the funding available under the Department's capital budget. The proposed building project...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655 and 701 together. I presume the Deputy is referring to the premises where Greendale Community school was located prior to its closure in 2007. The City of Dublin VEC, is charged by my Department on a caretaker basis with regularising the status and implementation of any arrangements for the use of the premises. It is therefore more appropriate that the...