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Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 to 263, inclusive, together. My Department does not have details of the number of employees at each of the seven universities, DIT and GMIT who receive a gross salary of between €50,000 and €99,999 per annum Based on information provided by individual institutions in January details in respect of the other salary bands are contained in the following...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together. In his address to Dáil Éireann on December 5th 2011 the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced that Public Service bodies will have to achieve a reduction of 5% in the cost of allowances and premium payments in 2012. In order to achieve the necessary reduction, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is conducting...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: 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. All schools have the names...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The first table shows the pay scales and allowances paid to teachers with effect from 1 January 2010 compared with the reduced pay scales and allowances for new entrant teachers that took effect on 1 January 2011. In his address to Dáil Éireann on December 5th 2011 the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced that Public Service bodies will have to achieve a reduction of 5% in...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As I indicated to the Deputy in my response to his question of 21 February, 2012, the enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. My Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The table outlines the costs of advertisements placed by my Department in national newspapers for job vacancies in the civil and public service since January 2011. My Department, through the Public Appointments Service (PAS) placed an advertisement in the print media in December 2011 inviting applications for the position of primary and post primary inspectors. To date no appointments have...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: This school is currently provided with a satellite connection the Schools Broadband Access Programme. There have been two attempts to provide this school with a DSL (fixed line) connection, however both attempts failed because of the distance between the school and the Eircom exchange, DSL connectivity is only possible within a certain distance of an exchange. The contracts for connectivity...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Responsibility for the payment of insurance to cover employers and public liability, and property damage rests with the Board of Management of primary schools. The cost of insurance is met by schools from the grants paid by my Department. It is a matter for the Board of Management to determine which provider it will purchase its insurance from.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A developing school post is defined as a school where the enrolment on 30 September, 2012 is projected to exceed the enrolment on 30 September 2011. The criteria for developing school posts for 2012/13 school year is set out in circular 0007/2012. The number of posts retained by a DEIS school following the Government's decision to retain posts in Band 1 and 2 DEIS schools from previous...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The July Education Programme is an educational programme operated by my Department for children who have been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or a severe to profound general learning disability. The Home Based programme is available where a child cannot avail of the school based programme. A maximum of 40 hours' home tuition can be approved for the month of July .This...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: To date my Department has not been advised of any waiver of fees by individual board members of those bodies under the aegis of my Department where fees are applicable. In respect of one of such bodies, I would like to inform the Deputy that remuneration fees will not apply to the new Board of the State Examinations Commission (SEC) which is due to be established shortly. The following fees...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce this Bill for the consideration of the House. A previous version of the Bill, namely the Education (Amendment) Bill 2010, was brought before the Dáil in October 2010 by my predecessor, Mary Coughlan, but was never presented on Committee Stage here. On becoming Minister for Education and Skills last March, I asked...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I agree.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I share the Deputy's views but the principal is responsible for hiring the unqualified teacher.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy is not that bad.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I spoke to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the matter. While it is problematic, we will deal with it on Committee Stage.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Particularly in urban areas. The outcome in urban areas was a marked improvement in performance.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school will have been notified of its teacher allocation by now and there is an appeal mechanism available if it is not happy.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: May I quote the Deputy on that?