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Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. Since September 2010 a total of 535 primary school teachers in 70 primary schools have received school-based support in the following areas: Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Child Protection Guidelines School policy planning including Code of Behaviour & Anti-Bullying Policy...

Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In the 2010/2011 the breakdown of staff in the PDST between those with primary and post-primary backgrounds was 48 primary teachers and 27 post primary teachers. The skill sets of the team members range from subject and programme specific to generic support across a range of areas. The approach of the PDST is to work on a cross-sectoral basis and steps have been taken to achieve this aim,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 240 together. I have asked that my officials arrange a meeting with representatives of the centre in question, which I hope will take place later this week. My Department has taken a decision not to provide funding to support the centre referred to by the Deputies as the proposal submitted was not in line with my Department's policy on educational...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The NCCA has been asked to review the junior certificate and advise on the scope for reform designed to strengthen literacy and numeracy, embed key skills, promote active learning and enhanced creativity and innovation, and ensure appropriate ways of generating evidence of learning. Concerns have also been raised about curriculum overload, and rote learning. The Council has completed a...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I confirmed in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 21 June 2011 that my Department received an appeal from the student in question on 24/02/2011. I also informed the Deputy in my response that the outcome was that my Department asked the grant awarding body to re-assess the grant application. My Department informed the student of this on 7/3/11. The Deputy will also be aware form...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I recently announced that 20 new primary and 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the next six years. Of the 40 new schools, one new post-primary school will be located in the general Ballinteer/Stepaside area of South Dublin. I also announced the introduction of new arrangements for the recognition of both primary and post-primary schools that will provide an opportunity...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand the question to relate to the probationary process for primary teachers. The Teaching Council has been informed that the relevant sections of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be commenced no later than 1 September 2012. The Council has begun to consider the procedures and criteria for the induction and probation of primary and post-primary teachers that the Council would wish...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that all information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works together with details of schools approved funding under the Summer Works, Jobs Initiative, Emergency Works and Additional Accommodation Schemes is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. For the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for permanent recognition. The application is currently being assessed and my Department expects to be in a position to convey a decision to the school authority shortly. The Deputy will be aware that in the context of making provision for the long term accommodation needs of the school, my...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The following are the numbers of Technical and Professional staff employed in the Department of Education & Skills Planning and Building Unit : Technical and Professional Managers: 3Senior Architects: 5Architects: 5 Architectural Technicians: 10Quantity Surveyors: 4Senior Engineers: 3 All applications for capital funding are assessed in the Planning and Building unit of the Department. The...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has no record of receiving an application for capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy for the works in question. It is open to the school authority to submit an application for such funding, details of which can be found on the Department's website www.education.ie.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports including the approval of special classes for autism. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support....

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 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 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. This now...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The scheme to which the Deputy refers is the July Provision Scheme. Participation in the scheme is an option for all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism or severe to profound general learning disability that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. Home based tuition of 10 hours per week for the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to inform the Deputy that 10,575 whole time equivalent (WTE) posts are being provided for SNA support for the coming school year. This is a significant number of posts and unlike other areas of the public sector vacancies are being filled up to this number. It is considered that with equitable and careful management and distribution of these resources that there should be sufficient...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy on the number of special needs assistants employed in County Monaghan is not readily available. The number of Special Needs Assistants employed nationally from 2007 to 2010 is set out below. The details for each year are the December figures for the year in question. The primary schools information is inclusive of the special schools details. The Deputy...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question has been allocated a devolved grant under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme. The school authority has been informed of this decision.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to confirm that an application form has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy for a residual balance of resource teaching hours for 2011/12 that it could not obtain from any surplus capacity in neighbouring schools. The application form will be processed in due course and the school will be advised accordingly.

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In September 2005, my Department announced the allocation of funding of €300 million for an Education PPP Programme comprising of 23 new post primary schools and 4 new primary schools under a major expansion of the Government's Public Private Partnership Programme. The provision of the proposed new secondary school in Skibbereen was included in that announcement. A site has been acquired...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (5 Jul 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 place...