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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I acknowledge the additional work associated with the additional responsibilities placed on boards of management consequent to recently introduced tax laws by the Revenue Commissioners relating to the operation of relevant contract tax at schools level. Despite the endeavours of my Department to assist school authorities cope with these changes, the matters of expertise, time and need for...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Student Grant Scheme and the Student Support Regulations for the 2012/13 academic were published by my Department earlier this week. The nationality requirements for the scheme are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations 2012. The nationality requirements are currently under separate review within my Department.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The temporary accommodation, referred to by the Deputy was considered to be in good condition and well maintained when acquired by my Department. In the period since the purchase, my Department was advised by the school of issues with the accommodation. A technical assessment has been carried out recently by Department staff and the report in the matter is being considered. My Department will...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is satisfied that the existing schools in Malahide can cater for enrolments in the area in the short to medium term. My Department will continue to monitor enrolments in the Malahide area to ensure that there is sufficient school accommodation to meet any projected future demands.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports including resource teaching and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support, to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted additional information in support of their application. This will now be considered by my Department and a response will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 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 post primary level for the coming school year, 2012/13. The relevant Post Primary circular is 0009/2012 which is available on my Department's website. At post primary level, schools will have autonomy on how best to...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 45 together. A working group comprising representatives from my Department, HEAnet and the Department of Communications and Natural Resources have recommended a strategy for the roll out of 100mbps to all post primary schools. The national roll-out will be completed over three stages with 200 schools being connected by September 2012, a further 200...

Written Answers — Memorial to Victims of Institutional Abuse: Memorial to Victims of Institutional Abuse (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The provision of a memorial to victims of abuse while in institutional care was one of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, which were unanimously accepted and supported by Dáil Éireann. A memorial committee, chaired by Mr Seán Benton, was appointed to oversee the commissioning of the memorial with a budget of up €0.5m being set aside therefor....

Written Answers — Foirne Scoile: Foirne Scoile (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá na critéir a úsáidtear i gcomhair leithdháileadh múinteoirí do bhunscoileanna don scoilbhliain 2012/13 leagtha amach i gCiorclán Bunscoile 0007/2012 atá le fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin mo Roinne. Is í an phríomhfhachtóir a chuirtear san áireamh nuair a chinntear ar leibhéal na n-acmhainní foirnithe a sholáthraítear ag leibhéal na scoile aonair ná an sceideal foirnithe...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is working closely with the school to which the Deputy refers. Where interim remedial works were deemed necessary, these have been undertaken. My officials are in the process of engaging consultants to scope the extent of the remedial works necessary to eradicate the pyrite issue and will then be arranging for the necessary remedial works to be undertaken.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jun 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 post primary level for the coming school year, 2012/13. The relevant Post Primary circular is 0009/2012 which is available on my Department's website. At post primary level schools will have autonomy on how best to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which was established as a result of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act, 2004, is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for co-ordinating special needs education provision...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to inform the Deputy that the correspondence to which he refers has been considered. It is important to note that the school referred to by the Deputy did not have DEIS status as it was not selected for inclusion in DEIS following from the identification process in 2005. Second-level schools were selected for DEIS by reference to centrally-held data from the Post-Primary Pupils and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The Stage 2(b) submission (Detailed Design) was approved by my Departments Planning and Building Unit on 10th January 2012. Due to the financial constraints imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Department Circular 11/95 states that a full school day at primary level comprises a period of not less than five hours and forty minutes. Circular 11/95 and the Rules for National Schools also provide that pupils in infant classes may have a school day that is one hour shorter than the length of the normal school day, (i.e. 5 hours and forty minutes). It is a matter for the Board of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of such...

Written Answers — Early Retirement Scheme: Early Retirement Scheme (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There are no retired primary, secondary or community/comprehensive school teachers who meet all the criteria set out by the Deputy in his question.

Written Answers — Early Retirement Scheme: Early Retirement Scheme (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There are no retired primary, secondary or community /comprehensive teachers who transferred from payment by payable order to electronic fund transfer since the 1st February 2009 that were given retrospection of the 2.5% salary increase from 1st September 2008.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A redundancy application in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 9th November 2011. The application will be reached for processing within the next fortnight. The person will then be advised of the position regarding the redundancy payment by an official of my Department. When a redundancy application is being processed the applicant's payroll...