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- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 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 — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, last June, I launched a discussion paper on school enrolment. The document, "Discussion Paper on a Regulatory Framework for School Enrolment" contains suggestions on how to make the process of enrolling in schools more open, equitable and consistent. I have made it clear that the paper was not meant to be prescriptive, nor have any decisions been made as to what...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 120 together. 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...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment.My Department has published the staffing arrangements at primary and post primary level for the coming school year, 2012/13. The relevant circulars, Primary 0007/2012 and Post Primary 0009/2012 are available on my Department's website. At post primary level and in accordance...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for large scale capital funding for a building project for this school. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2 rating. In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: While the Government has tried to protect front line services, difficult choices had to be made to identify savings across all Departments, in line with the requirements of the EU-IMF programme of support for Ireland. Achieving savings in education is particularly difficult given the significant increases in the overall number of pupils in our schools. Notwithstanding this the Government...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule for the 2012-2013 school year is available on my...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, provisional recognition was initially awarded to the school in question in 2008. This temporary recognition was subject to the usual rules and procedures applicable to new primary schools. The provisional recognition period has been extended to 30 June 2012. As part of the granting of provisional recognition it was agreed that the Inspectorate would evaluate the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 to 125, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is in the following table. Name of external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent 2009 2010 2011 Total Jordan Estate Agent, Auctioneers, Chartered Surveyors and Valuers â¬1,215.00 â¬1,215.00 CCM Property Network â¬182.35 â¬182.35 DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald Ltd. â¬27,422.55...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: An analysis of the financial management system for my Department shows that no payments were made to the firm in question during the period 1 September 2008 to March 26th 2012. With regard to agencies under the aegis of my Department and other educational organisations under the remit of the Department, the information requested by the Deputy is not held centrally by my Department and would...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: With regard to office accommodation, the Office of Public Works (OPW) acts as an agent for all Government Departments and is responsible for the provision of Government offices from the State portfolio or by lease agreement. The terms of the leases are a matter for the OPW. Accordingly my Department does not own any office properties. In addition none of the non-commercial bodies under the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 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 month is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all...
- Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department is at the early stages of planning an Anti-Bullying Forum. It is envisaged at this stage that it will be held in May 2012. If possible, it will be held on 17 May which is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. The objective of the Forum will be to explore with all the relevant stakeholders how best to tackle all aspects of bullying in schools and to consider...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the Home Tuition Scheme provides funding to parents to provide for education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement including eligible pre-school children with an autistic spectrum...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State at my Department, Mr Ciaran Cannon TD, represented the Government in China for the St. Patrick's Day period and led an education mission, organised by Enterprise Ireland, which comprised senior representatives of Irish universities, institutes of technology and other higher education institutions. The cost to date to my Department is â¬11,449.50, which represents the...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, in June of last year I announced that 20 new post-primary schools are to be established up to 2017 across a number of locations to cater for increasing demographics. This announcement included a proposal to establish a new post-primary school in the area referred to by the Deputy. Forward Planning Section of my Department will continue its analysis of enrolments and...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that, in the context of the necessary but difficult expenditure reduction measures announced in Budget 2012, new students entering postgraduate courses from the 2012/13 academic year onwards will not be entitled to maintenance payments under the Student Grant Scheme. However, those students who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant will be...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The staffing arrangements for the 2012/13 school year are set out in Primary Circular 0007/2012 which is available on my Department's website. This includes details of the reform of the allocation process which is designed to bring a more equitable distribution of existing posts between schools. Applying the new staffing schedule for Band 1 DEIS schools to this school and the Government's...
- Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 to 98, inclusive, together. Work on the drafting of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill which will provide for the establishment of the Statutory Fund, is currently being finalised and I expect to be in a position to publish it very shortly. As set out in the General Scheme of the Bill, the Statutory Fund will focus solely on victims of...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (29 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. I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the...