Results 7,041-7,060 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: There are 97 Computer Servers owned by my Department. These servers are located in and provide services to our three main sites in Dublin, Athlone and Tullamore as well as our regional offices and the offices of the National Educational Psychological Service. These servers also host our eGovernment services. My Department does not lease Computer Servers. The storage capacity of the servers...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides grant aid to school authorities for the rental of temporary accommodation and it is the responsibility of the school authority to source such accommodation. Where some level of refurbishment works are required to make the accommodation suitable for school use, the costs may be reflected in the rent charged by the landlord. If the Deputy...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The project for Rathcormac National School is included in the School Buildings Work Programme for 2011 which was announced on 24th January 2011. Information, including current status, in relation to all projects on the 2011 Programme is available on my Department's web-site. The Design Team have submitted a revised Stage 2(b) (Detailed Design) for review by my Department. As soon as this...
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to restate that the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility for the registration of teachers including the recognition of teaching qualifications and neither I nor my Department have a role in this process. I have made enquiries with the Council regarding their procedures and I understand that the situation is as follows. The Teaching Council assesses applications...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: An application for compensation for loss of hours (partial redundancy) was received on 28th June 2011 by my Department from the person referred to by the Deputy. Under the terms of my Department's circular on redundancy arrangements for Special Needs Assistants, this person is not entitled to a partial redundancy payment as the time limit for submitting an application (52 weeks after the date...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 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 (21 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 (21 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 (21 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 (21 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 — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Set out below is the information requested by the Deputy with regard to new agencies created since 1997 to date: An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus GaelscoilaÃochta - COGG (established 1999) Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - CICA (established 1999) Education Finance Board - EFB (established 2006) Further Education & Training Awards Council - FETAC (established 2001)...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: All of the details requested are not readily available within my Department and it would involve a very significant amount of administrative time to identify, retrieve from storage, and examine all relevant files in order to compile the information in question. However, I am providing a listing for the years 2000 to 2010 as compiled in response to previous parliamentary questions. This...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department will be making contact with the school authority referred to by the Deputy. In the context of the matter referred to by the Deputy, it has been necessary for the school to rent temporary accommodation pending the provision of a permanent solution to its needs.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jul 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The following is a summary of fees paid (2011 rates) to members of Boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department. - The Chairperson of FÃS receives â¬20,520, while ordinary members receive â¬11,790. - The Chairperson of the Grangegorman Development Agency receives â¬8,978, while ordinary members do not receive any payment. - The Chairperson of the Higher Education Authority receives...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: There are no plans to extend the current time limit allowed to apply for payments under the Redundancy Scheme for Special Needs Assistants.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 181 together. I understand that in the case referred to by the Deputy, an application for a grant made to the student's local authority was unsuccessful and that in a subsequent appeal made to the local authority the original decision was upheld. I also understand that a further appeal was made to the Department and the decision of the awarding...
- Written Answers — Gaelscoileanna: Gaelscoileanna (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The standardisation of the staffing schedule for Gaelscoileanna so that it is the same as that which applies to primary schools generally was one of a number of measures introduced in Budget 2011 by the previous government to control and reduce teacher numbers. These changes came into effect from September 2011. Given the financial constraints in which this country now finds itself, it is not...
- Written Answers — School Enrolment Age: School Enrolment Age (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The compulsory school starting age is 6 years of age and a child must be at least 4 years of age before she/he may be enrolled in a primary school. A proposal to raise the school starting age to 5 years was one of a range of budgetary savings options that were put forward to the previous government as a means of reducing teacher payroll costs. This measure was not implemented.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: In June this year, I announced that 20 new primary and 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the next six years across a number of locations. This announcement included a proposal to establish new primary schools in the Tallaght region. My Department has recently informed patron bodies of these new schools to be established and has invited appliactions for patronage of same....
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware 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...