Results 10,021-10,040 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for a complete upgrade of the electrical services in the school. The School Authority has been informed that the scale of the works sought was outside the scope of the Emergency Works Scheme. The School Authority was requested to identify the most urgent electrical works...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A full-time equivalent staffing complement of 65 posts has been approved to operate Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI - a division of the City of Dublin VEC) which will include the assessing of applications.

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has applied for additional funding for a sports hall. In view of the constraints imposed by the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential school accommodation, my Department is not in a position to provide funding for this project at this time.

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has an application for the provision of a sports hall with the Department. Information in respect of the current status of all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie. In view of the constraints imposed by the need to prioritise available funding...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The planned go-live date for the new online grant applications system is 28th May, 2012.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As outlined in the Five Year Plan, the delivery of major school projects required to meet demographic demand will be the main focus for capital investment in the coming years. Due to the financial constraints imposed by the need to prioritise available funding to meet future demographic demands, it has not been possible to advance all applications for capital funding concurrently. The...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: This Government does not plan to review the decision to end the modern languages in primary schools initiative. As the Deputy is aware the decision to end the scheme took account of a 2008 Report by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). The report identified serious issues with curricular overload at primary level. The NCCA's advice recommended for the present modern...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As outlined in the Five Year Plan, the delivery of major school and extension projects required to meet demographic demand will be the main focus for capital investment in the coming years. In that regard, it has not been possible to advance all applications for capital funding concurrently. School building projects currently in architectural planning, including those projects not included...

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Public procurement guidelines direct that the principles of fairness and openness apply when Public Bodies acquire goods or services. The following information must be made available as part of a tendering process: (i) qualitative selection criteria (i.e. minimum mandatory requirements) to include evidence of financial standing and technical capability; (ii) award criteria to include the...

Written Answers — An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Ag eascairt as an obair a rinne an Grúpa Ardleibhéil, tá oifigigh as an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ag comhoibriú go dlúth le hoifigigh as an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta faoi chur i bhfeidhm na Straitéise 20 Bliain. Tá roinnt bearta bainteach le hoideachas atá sa Straitéis ar siúl cheana féin agus tacóidh siad seo leis an oideachas i gceantair Ghaeltachta....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 210 together. The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in the five year construction programme and is listed to proceed to construction in 2015/2016. For the purposes of the 5 Year construction programme new school building projects as well as major extensions have been prioritised on the basis of meeting...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's Free Fees Scheme, students who have previously pursued but have not completed a course of third level study and subsequently resume third level studies are not eligible for free fees for the equivalent period of time spent on the first course of study where the third level course concerned attracted exchequer funding. In such cases exchequer funding includes fees,...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department does not have a Legislative Council.

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It is a key principle, enunciated in the Public Procurement Guidelines, published by the NPPPU, that the public procurement function is discharged honestly, fairly, and in a manner that secures best value for public money. Contracting authorities must be cost effective and efficient in the use of resources while upholding the highest standards of probity and integrity. The Guidelines require...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: An application for additional accommodation has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. This application is currently being assessed and my Department expects to convey a decision on this application to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Education Finance Board is an independent statutory body established pursuant to section 23 of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005. My officials have forwarded your request to the Board requesting that it respond directly to you in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Where the appeals officer from the awarding authority decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department or the independent appeals board, as appropriate.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course having successfully completed the previous year or be transferring from one course to another where the award for the subsequent course is of a higher level than the previous course. The objective of this policy is to help as many students as...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: When the moratorium on the filling of posts of responsibility was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these posts continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances payable to teachers on promotion. Vacancies at...

Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (15 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I would like to refer the Deputy to the letter from the Secretary General of my Department to the Public Accounts Committee of 28 November 2011. The letter states that the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has conducted an exercise to determine definitively the quantum of monies at issue in respect of unauthorised payments to senior staff in each of the universities. The exercise encompassed...