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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations. In view of the above I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 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 establishment of special classes in various geographical areas as required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up as an independent statutory body to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children. Correspondence between the NCSE and parents of children is a matter for the Council and will be dealt with by the NCSE directly.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: School building projects are tendered in line with public procurement procedures. There are two methods of tendering (the Restricted procedure and the Open procedure). In both procedures there are minimum standards for participation (including previous experience, turnover, insurance, capacity to obtain a bond etc). The minimum standards for participation are stated in the Contract notice/...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: While 29 February 2012 has passed the final number of teachers in Primary Secondary, Community and Comprehensive schools who have actually retired will not be available until all the retirement applications have been fully processed. The number of teachers who applied to retire in the period 1 January to 29 February 2012 is 1166. Information received from the Vocational Education Sector...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is an administrative matter for each agency. This information is not collated centrally within my Department and it would require an inordinate amount of administrative time to provide the full range of details sought.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: Foras Áiseanna Saothair, Solas, Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC), Grangegorman Development Agency, Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC), Higher Education Authority, Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A list of bodies currently under the aegis of my Department and an internal organisation chart for my Department are contained in the following tables for the Deputy's information. Bodies under aegis of Department of Education and Skills (2012) An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA) Education Finance Board (EFB)...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The following table provides the breakdown of the mileage claimed for each Minister of State in my Department for each year from 2005 to 2010 as requested by the Deputy. PQ 15515/2012 for answer 21 March Mileage claimed by any Minister of State in the Department for each year from 2005 to 2010. - Ciarán Lynch. Minister of State Period KM claimed Miles equivalen Sile DeValera Jan 2005 -...

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A new student contribution charge of €2,000 was introduced in higher education by the previous Government with effect from the 2011/2012 academic year. This charge replaced the previous Student Services Charge and applies to all students who currently benefit under the 'free fees' scheme. The contribution is paid by the Exchequer in respect of students who qualify under the third level...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced recently is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all applications...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I bhfianaise an riachtanais atá ann lena chinntiú go mbíonn rochtain ag gach aon pháiste ar ionad scoile, beidh sé ina phríomhfhócas ag an infheistíocht chapitil i scoileanna sna blianta amach romhainn, tionscadail mhóra scoile a sheachadadh chun freastal ar na héilimh dhéimeagrafacha ar fud an náisiúin. Tá n plean chúig bliana a fógraíodh le déanaí dírithe ar fhreastal...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Mar is eol don Teachta, seans, táthar ag súil go dtiocfaidh ardú beagnach seachtó míle (70,000) ar an rollú iomlán i mbunscoileanna agus in iarbhunscoileanna idir anois agus an bhliain dhá mhíle is a hocht déag (2018) (breis agus ceathracha cúig míle (45,000) ag an leibhéal bunscoile agus fiche cúig míle (25,000) ag an leibhéal iarbhunscoile) agus leanfar leis an ardú ag an...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced earlier this week is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced recently is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all applications for...

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Currently under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Scheme the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study which are a minimum of two years duration in an approved higher education institution. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of primary teachers recorded as having completed probation each year over the past ten years is as follows: 2011 - 2088 2010 - 1633 2009 - 1893 2008 - 2311 2007 - 2221 2006 - 2087 2005 - 1454 2004 - 1499 2003 - 1380 2002 - 1196 Since the Inspectorate is part of the Department of Education and Skills, all costs associated with its work are paid from the...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The very close engagement of inspectors with the quality of teaching in primary schools is practically as old as the national school system itself. Inspectors have had a role in the evaluation of teachers appointed in primary schools since the first inspectors were appointed in 1832. Inspection models have evolved very significantly since 1832 as has the legal basis for the probation of newly...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Four applications for redundancy from former Special Needs Assistants in the school referred to by the Deputy were received by my Department on 2 September 2011. A large number of applications were received during the period July - September 2011. Applications received during those months are currently being processed. Applications are processed in date order of receipt with some priority...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (21 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together. The Sisters of Mercy, as part of their response to the request from the Government and this House to the Congregations for further contributions by way of reparations following the publication of the Ryan Report, proposed to transfer the property to which the Deputy refers to Cáirde Coláiste Íde, a voluntary body. My Department has not...