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- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 and 711 together. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is at present carrying out a review of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations in all schools with a view to ensuring that the criteria governing the allocation of such posts, as outlined...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: As part of the expansion of the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007, a grant was allocated to St Brigid's National School to enable the management authority to provide 3 additional mainstream classrooms. I understand that some difficulties arose between the school and the design team/contractor. However, as this is a devolved project it is a matter for the school authority.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to the Department for major capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 1 rating. As part of the assessment process, the long term projected staffing was determined as Principal plus 8 assistant mainstream...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 659 and 660 together. Having considered submissions regarding proposals to prescribe the primary school curriculum by regulation and following discussions with Irish language interests, I am proposing to introduce a regulation that will prescribe the primary curriculum. The regulation will stipulate that the teaching of English may be delayed in Irish-medium...
- Written Answers — Transition Year: Transition Year (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 720 together. The number of students taking the Transition Year programme is extracted from the returns made by post-primary schools of students enrolled as at 30th September each year. There were 732 recognised post-primary schools in 2008/09 of which 553 (76%) offered the Transition Year programme. The number of students enrolled in the Transition...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: County Dublin Vocational Education Committee has confirmed to my Department that it has provisionally awarded grants to the candidates referred to by the Deputy, subject to receipt of confirmation of registration on an approved course at an approved institution.
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: Enterprise Education forms part of the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Link Modules, and is an examinable part of the Leaving Certificate taken by some 15000 students annually. In addition, as part of the Transition Year Programme, mini-company activities are supported whereby students plan, develop and manage a mini enterprise or organise a major event such as a trade fair or...
- Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 665 and 676 together. The following companies have been granted contracts for projects worth more than â¬10 million and â¬15m in the period 2000 to 2010. Projects more than â¬10m Project Company Ballinteer Community School P.J. McLoughlin & Sons Ltd. St. Nessan's Community College Martins Construction Ltd Malahide Community School McInerney Contracting...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled by officials in the Planning and Building Unit of my Department. While it may not be possible to provide information on the address of each landlord due to Data Protection legislation all other available information will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I refer the Deputy to my replies of the 19th and 26th of January where I provided details of the 57 primary school projects and 21 post-primary projects. The estimated construction cost of the 78 projects is â¬300m. Further details on these projects are available on my Department's website at www.education.gov.ie. I am currently in the process of reviewing the school building and...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested must be compiled from details supplied by line sections within my Department. The details in question have been sought from all line sections and a response will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as the relevant information is to hand.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 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 — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is established under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 as the statutory body with responsibility for school attendance. The CEO post is provided for under Section 36 of the Act with responsibility to manage and control the administration and business of the Board and is accountable to the Board. The term of appointment for the CEO of the NEWB...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: There were a total of 10,236 special needs assistant employed in all primary and second level schools at the end of September 2009.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: There were a total of 10,342 special needs assistants employed in all primary and second level schools at the end of December 2009.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: The building project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning and has been assigned a band 1.1 rating. An enabling works contract to provide a new sewage plant and filtration bed at the school was approved in 2009. The progression of all large-scale building projects, including this project, is dependent on prioritisation of the competing...
- Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 678 and 705 together. Under the Water Framework Directive, the payment of water charges is required with effect from 1 January 2010. The legal advice available to the Government is that schools, like other non-domestic water services users, must pay the full cost of water services used on a metered basis. The Directive required that transitional measures be in...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department is in discussions with the agent representing the land owner with a view to acquiring a suitable site for the school in question. In this regard, the Department has recently received a counter proposal on foot of the Department's initial offer to acquire the site which is being considered in the Department. Due to the commercial sensitivities...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (9 Feb 2010)
Batt O'Keeffe: The student maintenance grant is the main financial support available to students in higher education. Students who are entering approved courses are eligible for financial assistance where they satisfy the relevant conditions including those relating to residence, means, age, nationality and previous academic attainment. The assessment of means under my Department's student maintenance grant...