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- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The scheme of incremental credit for primary teachers is the subject of a collective agreement reached at Teachers' Conciliation Council and the terms are set out in Circular letter 10/2001. The application for incremental credit submitted by the person referred to by the Deputy was for service given in a private institution outside the European Union. The school in which the service was...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school in question submitted an application for the works referred to by the Deputy under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011 and I regret that the application made by the school referred to by the Deputy was not selected. A letter to this effect has issued to the school. Applications from schools for gas,...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: A breakdown of the calculation of the redundancy payment made to the person referred to by the Deputy will be provided to her by my Department.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department has not made changes to the supplementary panel which is made up of teachers with fixed term and/or substitute service. My Department has prioritised permanent and contract of indefinite duration (CID) holding teachers within the main redeployment panels so that all vacancies are offered in the first instance to these teachers. The purpose of this is to maximise the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: When the moratorium was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education, Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances payable to teachers on promotion. Vacancies at this level arise...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: People from Co. Meath participate on FÃS training courses in all regions throughout the 26 counties. The numbers are set out in the table. Requests for certification are processed in the region in which the training takes place and the methodology used varies depending on the programme type. To establish who has yet to be awarded certification would require significant resources and time....
- Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: In 2010, the Government funded 6,195 training, education and work experience places in County Meath at a cost of â¬27.8 million. FÃS, the main training provider for the unemployed, provided 1,979 training and work experience places at a cost of â¬17.7 million in County Meath last year. The Labour Market Activation Fund provided 880 activation places in County Meath to the unemployed in...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The funding allocated to the 2009 Summer Works Scheme amounts to â¬109m with expenditure incurred in 2009 of â¬100.7m; in 2010 of â¬6.4m and to date in 2011 a sum of â¬0.5m. The funding allocated to the 2010 Summer Works Scheme amounts to â¬138m with expenditure incurred in 2010 of â¬124.5m and to date in 2011 a sum of â¬6m.
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Programme for Government gives a commitment to move towards a more pluralist system of patronage at second level, recognising a wider number of patrons. It is my intention to address this policy and I will consider the role that all patron bodies, including Educate Together, can play in ensuring our education system caters for a pluralism of choice which reflects the needs of Ireland...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The case referred to by the Deputy is being examined by officials of my Department at present. The person referred to by the Deputy will be advised of the position as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has been progressing the development of a new subject "Politics and Society" , which is proposed as an optional examinable full subject in the Leaving Certificate. A draft syllabus has been developed by the Council and was published for consultation. The syllabus is currently being revised in the light of the feedback. After this process...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for a student's local grant awarding body â the relevant local authority or VEC. In the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form and the necessary proofs that must be provided, the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be possible for me to say how a student would be...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment in schools. The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is the statutory agency which assists parents who are experiencing difficulty in...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that a proposal for an academy for children with autism has been received by officials in my Department who will revert to the organisation in question shortly. However it is important to emphasise that the proposal will be considered in the context of my Department's policy in this regard. My Department's policy is focused on ensuring that all children including...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teaching hours to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. In respect of the allocation of Resource...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school in question submitted an application for the works referred to by the Deputy under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011 and I regret that the application made by the school referred to by the Deputy was not selected. A letter to this effect has issued to the school. Applications from schools for gas,...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school in question submitted an application for the works referred to by the Deputy under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011 and I regret that the application made by the school referred to by the Deputy was not selected. A letter to this effect has issued to the school. Applications from schools for gas,...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Firstly, I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations are not permanent, as the level of SNA support allocated to a school may be increased or decreased as pupils who qualify for SNA support enrol or leave a school. They are also decreased where a child's care needs may have diminished over time. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible,...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Apr 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream and special schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in allocating this support. Officials at my Department have been...