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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 May 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. The NCSE issued a Circular to schools...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy may be aware that Section 2 of the Official Languages Act 2003 states that "the official languages" of the State are (a) the Irish language (being the national language and the first official language) and (b) the English language (being a second official language) as specified in Article 8 of the Constitution. I wish to advise the Deputy that Irish Sign language (ISL) has formal...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of wholetime equivalent Special Needs Assistants funded by my Department was 10,342 in the 2009/2010 school year and 10,543 for the 2010/2011 school year. The figure quoted is the December figure for each year. The Deputy will note that there has in fact been an increase in the number of SNA posts. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 May 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 — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding 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 in question was not selected. A letter to this effect has issued to the school. Applications from schools for gas, mechanical and electrical works were prioritised...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction has already commenced on the project to which he refers.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The project for the school to which the Deputy refers is included in the 2011 School Building Work Programme to complete tender documents and proceed to tender this year. Planning Permission has been secured and my Department is currently awaiting submission of the stage 2(b) report, including tender documents, from the school and its design team. When the stage 2(b) submission has been...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that in relation to the above mentioned school in Kenmare, the construction of 12 classrooms (GRD) has commenced. I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department seeking funding to provide additional accommodation for increased enrolments and to accommodate a Special Class for Autism. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's student grant schemes, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the relevant scheme. I understand the college referred to by the Deputy is a private college and is not on the list of approved institutions for the purpose of the student grant schemes. However, Section 21 of the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: While the decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for a student's local grant awarding authority, my Department understands that a delay has arisen in processing the grant application from the student in question because the application was not accompanied by some of the necessary supporting documentation. The grant awarding authority has advised my Department that it has...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that Scoil Naomh Pádraig was approved funding towards the provision of an additional Mainstream classroom. On foot of this approval, the Board of Management of the school submitted an appeal requesting that additional funding be granted to the school to replace an old rented prefab with a permanent structure. Officials of my Department have been in contact again...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: An application under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for roof works has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils. An emergency is deemed to be a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life,...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: An application under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for roof works has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils. An emergency is deemed to be a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life,...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: An application under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for roof works has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils. An emergency is deemed to be a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding 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 in question was not selected. A letter to this effect has issued to the school. Applications from schools for gas, mechanical and electrical works were prioritised...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has recently announced plans to open at least 13 new post-primary schools over the next five years in the following locations - Gorey, Doughiska (Galway), Lucan (Clonburris), Kingscourt, Ashbourne, Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown West, Drogheda, Claregalway, Maynooth, Naas, Navan and North County Dublin/South County Louth. The Forward Planning Section of my Department is currently...

Written Answers — Foireann Scoile: Foireann Scoile (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Ar leathanach baile shuíomh gréasáin mo Roinne tá nasc dar teideal "Iarraidh ar Aighneachtaí ar athbhreithniú ar an luach airgid um bhunscoileanna beaga" (Bunscoileanna a raibh níos lú ná 50 dalta acu i 2009-10) agus tá an t-eolas atá iarrtha ag an Teachta san áireamh ann.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I assume that the Deputy is referring to Circular 0070/2010 issued by my Department on 26 November 2010, which outlined that adjustments in salary should be applied, with effect from 1 January 2011, to all relevant staff in the employment of recognised schools or VECs who were not already affected by the pay reductions introduced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. The grant awarding authority in question has advised my Department that an application for a grant from the student referred to by the Deputy was unsuccessful. I understand that the student appealed this decision to the...

Written Answers — Teaching Council: Teaching Council (10 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128, 129 and 130 together. The Teaching Council was established under the Teaching Council Act 2001, in March 2006 to promote teaching as a profession and the professional development of teachers, to maintain and improve the quality of teaching in the State, to provide for the establishment of standards, policies and procedures for the education and training...