Results 7,061-7,080 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: It is important to note 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 recruitment and deployment of SNAs within schools are matters for the...
- 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. Circular...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The primary redeployment procedures are published on my Department's website. Under these procedures, my Department provides supplementary panel rights for eligible fixed-term teachers who are currently employed in a primary school with between three and five years temporary service. The teacher referred to by the Deputy, does not meet these requirements and has been advised accordingly.
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. It is the responsibility of the managerial...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (14 Sep 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...
- Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a third-level admissions scheme for students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions under this programme are regulated by the institutions themselves. The Deputy may wish to contact the Irish Universities...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 183 together. The following table shows the total cost of taxi hire met by my Department in the past four years (2007- 2010). 2007 â¬71,999.07 2008 â¬71,762.02 2009 â¬50,777.69 2010 â¬43,055.91 Taxis used by my Department's officials are strictly for business purposes and staff members are required to ensure that every effort is made to...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (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...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The economic circumstances of the country are such that I am not in a position to reverse or vary any of the changes to the student grant schemes introduced by the last Government and funding is not available to me for any new student support measures. However, students on particularly low incomes will continue to receive a "top-up" in the special rate of grant under the student grant scheme...
- Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Arts education (visual arts, music and drama) is one of the seven curriculum areas that comprise the primary curriculum, which was revised in 1999. Therefore all primary school children have access to an arts programme. At second level there are approved syllabuses for Junior Certificate in Music and Art, Craft and Design. In the senior cycle there are syllabuses in Music and Art. Modules...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that policy can be expressed and manifested through a variety of forms. Explicitly, it is communicated via legislation, regulations, rulings, orders, plans, strategies, policy statements, and other forms â or through a combination of these. Therefore the Deputy will appreciate that specific policies and objectives are not always articulated in just one document....
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: In view of the serious financial situation I regret that I do not have the resources to restore funding for the Irish Centre for Talented Youth. Given the current challenging economic climate, difficult choices will have to be made in order to further reduce public sector spending in line with the EU/IMF arrangements.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: There is no funding available from my Department towards the costs of the law centre referred to by the Deputy. My Department does provide supports to eligible students attending specific courses in law at the Law Society of Ireland or the Honourable Society of King's Inns under the maintenance grant schemes. However, no funding is provided to these institutions towards the cost of their...
- Written Answers — Third Level Remuneration: Third Level Remuneration (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is listed in the following table and is based on information supplied by each of the Institutions concerned. INSTITUTION â¬150,000-â¬199,000 â¬200,000-â¬249,000 â¬250,000+ Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies 4 0 0 UCD 13 17 1 UCC 12 34 0 NUIG 10 21 0 NUIM 4 0 0 TCD 13 20 2 University of Limerick 8 5 0 Dublin City University 11 0 0 NCAD...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (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...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 175 together. Class size data for all primary schools is compiled by my Department on an annual basis and is available on the Department's website. The most recently published data relates to the 2010/11 school year. The staffing schedule is the mechanism used for allocating mainstream teaching posts to all schools. It currently operates on the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission's (SEC) scheme of Reasonable Accommodations is designed to assist candidates with special needs at the certificate examinations. The term special needs applies to candidates who have physical/medical and or specific learning difficulties. Applications for reasonable accommodations are considered within a published framework of principles. Reasonable...
- Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176, 217 and 228 together. The economic circumstances of the country are such that the previous Fianna Fail-Green Party Government introduced a new Student Contribution Charge of â¬2,000 from this September. The Programme for Government commits the Government to implementing the decisions of the 2011 Budget, which was passed by the last Dáil. The new...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department's expenditure on the primary education system is determined within the context of the parameters of the EU/IMF Programme of Support for Ireland. It is not possible to reverse budgetary measures that have already been put in place or give commitments about any future measures that may be required. The Government will endeavour to protect frontline education services as best as...
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (14 Sep 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Colleges of Education operate a number of reduced points and direct entry schemes including streams for mature students, students from disadvantaged areas and students eligible under the Gaeltacht scheme. Provision is made for up to ten per cent of the teacher training places in the Colleges of Education to be reserved for applicants who reside in the officially designated Gaeltacht, and...