Batt O'Keeffe
Politician
ESB was warned dams could not cope with flood...dam last Thursday. Taoiseach Brian Cowen will view the flood damage for himself today in Cork, Clare and Galway, while Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe will visit flood-hit UCC, which is now effectively closed. Fine Gael environment... In this article: Taoiseach, Fine Gael, Batt O'Keeffe, Brian Cowen, Phil Hogan, Galway, and River Lee |
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Fallout of the 2009 Irish government budget
...university fees. On 11 August 2008, Ireland's Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe had indicated that fees for university students were back on the agenda in a move which contravened prior government policy. University fees...
In this article: Irish government, Fine Gael, Jim McDaid, Roman Catholic Church, Dublin, Tax, Taoiseach, and Leinster House
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Independent.ie | 4 days ago
Suspended pupils have right to appeal
...level, the annual figure is around 1,000. In a Dail reply to Fine Gael's Brian Hayes, Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe said that in 2006 there were eight appeals, of which one was upheld. In 2007 there were 11 appeals, of which six...
In this article: Brian Hayes and Fine Gael
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Teaching graduates forced on to dole by grey army
...applied for a single post at a south Dublin school. Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe was last night urged to free up all casual and substitute teaching hours for unemployed teachers. "Every hour of work, be it on a permanent or casual...
In this article: Brian Hayes, Unemployment, Fine Gael, and Dublin
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Desperate O'Donoghue has one day to save job
...sum worth of expenses to satisfy the Fine Gael demands. Mr O'Donoghue was publicly defended yesterday by Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin and Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe. But the Irish Independent has learned there is growing...
In this article: Fine Gael Party, John Gormley, Labour Party, Fianna Fail, Enda Kenny, Irish Independent, and Green Party
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Minister to pay for classroom laptops with building funds
...go unspent". Labour education spokesman Ruairi Quinn added: "This ridiculous situation highlights the urgent need to replace Batt O'Keeffe's 'smoke and mirrors' system of deciding what building project gets the green light with one that is...
In this article: Department of Education, Tax, Fine Gael, Ruairi Quinn, and Brian Hayes
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No fees but student charges will soar
...available and the current system is unsustainable. Fine Gael education spokesman Brian Hayes said Mr O'Keeffe was "ditched and dumped" in the Programme for Government negotiations. "The Minister for Education now sits at the cabinet...
In this article: John Gormley, Department of Education, Fine Gael, Brian Hayes, Green Party, and Fianna Fail
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Revealed: top civil servants stay at 5-star hotels on official trips
...figures released to Fine Gael's George Lee. The top earner was the current Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe, who during his stint as a junior received EUR205,238 in travel and subsistence claims. Another Brian Cowen ally, Frank Fahey, was a...
In this article: Taoiseach, London, Department of Finance, Brian Cowen, Dublin, Travel and subsistence, and Freedom of Information Act
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FF/Greens in cynical 'new' deal for power
...Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe should resign. Mr O'Keeffe said the resignation call was "totally ridiculous" and said the "net result" was that more money would be spent on education. "What Minister wouldn't be happy with that," a...
In this article: Tax, Fianna Fail, Green Party, Carbon, Fine Gael, Mary Hanafin, and RTE
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Over 1,000 schools lacking vital psychological services
...Gael saying another 50 psychologists are needed to fill this gap. However, Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe's department is in discussions with only 13 prospective recruits. Fine Gael education spokesman Brian Hayes said with three months...
In this article: Fine Gael, Brian Hayes, and Carlow
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Bartholomew "Batt" O'Keeffe (born 2 April 1945), is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North West and is currently the Minister for Education and Science.
O'Keeffe was born in Cullen, County Cork. He was educated at St. Brendan's, Killarney , County Kerry and at University College Cork where he received a Bachelor of Arts. O'Keeffe worked as a Lecturer in Cork Institute of Technology before becoming involved in politics. He also had a sporting career. O'Keeffe is the holder of 3 Munster Gaelic Athletic Association medals with Cork at Under 21, Junior and Senior level. He was also a Cork Intermediate Handball Champion. In 1985 he was elected to Cork County Council.
In the 1987 general election O'Keeffe was first elected to Dáil Éireann, serving in the 25th Dáil. He lost his seat to Micheál Martin in the 1989 general election but he was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann where he was Spokesperson on Finance. In the 1992 general election O'Keeffe was re-elected to the Dáil and has been re-elected at each subsequent election. Between 1995 and 1997 O'Keeffe was Opposition Spokesperson on Transport & Communications. He has also served on a number of committees including the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, the Public Accounts Committee and the Sustainable Development Committee. In Bertie Ahern's Cabinet reshuffle of 2004 O'Keeffe was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with special responsibility for Environmental Protection.
- Birth Date:
- April 02, 1945
- Birthplace:
- Cullen, County Cork, Ireland
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- University Attended:
- University College Cork
- Political party:
- Fianna Fáil
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