Results 7,701-7,720 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy should be aware that the DES report was completed in October 2010. Also, the Deputy is advised that the HSE report to which he has referred was not published. It is a condition of my Department's recognition of the school that the recommendations of both reports are implemented. The School currently enjoys provisional recognition from my Department. The Board of Management of...

Written Answers — Student Grant Applications: Student Grant Applications (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority in the first instance. Where a grant application is refused, an applicant may appeal this decision to the grant awarding authority's appeals officer. Where the appeals officer decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department or the independent Student...

Written Answers — Higher Education Budget: Higher Education Budget (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available but I will arrange to have it forwarded when compiled.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The project for the school to which the Deputy refers was included in the School Building Works Programme for 2011. The Stage 2B submission (i.e. Detailed Design) was submitted recently to my Department and is currently being reviewed. When that review is complete, officials from the Department will be in contact with the Board of Management regarding the further progression of the project.

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy Among Children and Young People contains initiatives and actions across a broad range of areas. The Strategy focuses on achieving better literacy and numeracy outcomes for our children and young people through the best use of the resources at our disposal. Many of the approaches set out in the Strategy have no cost implications. There...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The details of the provision for the Supervision and Substitution scheme for teachers employed in primary, secondary and community/comprehensive schools for the school years 2010/11 and 2011/12 are included in the following table. Supervision and Substitution scheme 2010/11 school year Provision for Supervision and Substitution scheme 2011/12 school year Primary €57,808,929...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, supervising the examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and determining procedure to enable the review and appeal of results of examinations at the request of candidates....

Written Answers — Religious Denominations: Religious Denominations (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 201, inclusive, together. The religious denomination of individual pupils is not collected by my Department.

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The electronic issue of payslips to school employees and pensioners will be considered by officials in my Department, in the context of Public Service reform and the current budgetary position, with a view to implementing a cost effective electronic payslip system by the end of 2014.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the applicant's local grant awarding authority - the relevant local authority or VEC. The guidance given to local authorities and VECs in relation to the application of the distance criterion for student grants is that the shortest, most direct route to the institution attended is measured. The implementation of this guidance...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the applicant's local grant awarding authority - the relevant local authority or VEC. The guidance given to local authorities and VECs in relation to the application of the distance criterion for student grants is that the shortest, most direct route to the institution attended is measured. The implementation of this guidance...

Written Answers — School Inspection Reports: School Inspection Reports (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Whole-School Evaluation Management, Leadership and Learning (WSE-MLL) is a new model of evaluation in post-primary schools which was trialled in schools during 2009 and 2010. WSE-MLL was formally introduced to the education system in January 2011. The Inspectorate conducted 24 trial WSE-MLL evaluations in 2010. In 2011 the Inspectorate expects to conduct more than 90 such evaluations of...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's officials are currently finalising arrangements to effect the government decision regarding direct Ministerial appointments to State boards and issues regarding the advertising of future vacancies will be addressed in this context. For the Deputy's information the following appointments have been made to the Boards of the Bodies under the aegis of my Department since my...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Since February 2011 I have appointed the following in accordance with the terms of the Department of Finance Guidelines published on the 24th, March 2011. Neither of these appointments exceed the pay scales applicable for the positions. Appointee Title Salary Ian O'Mara Personal Assistant €47,304 p.a. Neil Ward Personal Secretary €45,004 p.a. Mr. O'Mara was formerly employed by me...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers is a recognised national school and attracts funding from my Department in the same way as all other recognised national schools. All recognised national schools running costs are met by my Departments scheme of capitation and ancillary grants. Schools will receive capitation funding in January and June, and the ancillary services grant in March. In...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The purpose of the Remote Area Boarding Grant is to give pupils who are educationally disadvantaged because of their remoteness from schools an opportunity to attend school on the same basis as other pupils not so disadvantaged. Grants are paid for pupils whose normal place of residence is outside the range of public transport services to a school providing suitable free second-level...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: An application under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to upgrade the Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Systems has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy following a brief fire safety review carried out by the local authority at the request of the school authority. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I refer the Deputy to the decision of the previous Government to remove certain funding from Protestant fee-charging schools in the Budget of October 2008. The previous Government also decided at that time make changes to how fee-charging schools should be treated in relation to the number of publicly funded teaching posts they are allowed. Teachers in fee-charging schools are now allocated...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tabular statement. Information on the value of contracts awarded in 2011 is deemed commercially sensitive. To release this information now could influence current tender competitions. Therefore in order to answer the Deputy's question without undermining current tender competitions, the 2011 contract values have been...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, in June of this year I announced that 20 new primary schools and 20 new post-primary schools would be established over the next few years. Of these new schools, two are primary schools to be established in County Meath - both in Ashbourne, and two are post-primary schools to be established in County Meath - one in Ashbourne and one in Navan. The first of the new...