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

Ruairi Quinn: The schools, referred to by the Deputy, have applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet future demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced on 12 March last...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Comments and observations regarding test instruments are an intrinsic part of the feedback that SEC would normally expect to receive in any year. The well-tried methodology in place to deal with issues that arise in the course of the examination process is the development of the marking scheme by the Chief Examiner and his college of examiners in light of the circumstances of that year's...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism who choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible, home based...

Written Answers — Pyrite Remediation Programme: Pyrite Remediation Programme (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is providing assistance to the school in question. Where interim remedial works were deemed necessary, these have been undertaken. The school Board of Management has engaged consultants to scope the extent of the remedial works necessary to eradicate the pyrite issue. Once the extent of the works is known, arrangements will then be put in place to have the remedial works done.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jun 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, Circular 0007/2012 is...

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Universities are autonomous institutions and the management of academic affairs including admissions criteria and the making of awards are matters for the individual institutions concerned. Neither I nor my Department has any function in relation to such matters.

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá áthas orm a chur in iúl don Teachta gur féidir cur isteach ar dheontas mic léinn trí Ghaeilge.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There was no capital expenditure carryover in my Department from 2011 to 2012.

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Report of the Advisory Group to the National Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the primary sector was published in April of this year. I have considered the Report's findings and recommendations and intend to outline my official response in the coming days.

Written Answers — Higher Education Institutions: Higher Education Institutions (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The recent report from the Comptroller and Auditor General confirms that over €8 million in unauthorised payments were made to senior university staff over the period June 2005 to February 2011. This is completely unacceptable behaviour and represents a failure in governance in our universities and is a serious breach of public pay policy. These unauthorised payments have been ceased in all...

Written Answers — Higher Education Institutions: Higher Education Institutions (19 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Following the publication of the NCCA-HEA report on Transitions into higher education last December, I asked the universities and the Institues of Technology to sumit proposals to me in relation to the implementation of the recommendations in the report. I have been informed that the universities are currently finalising a report for submission to me in the coming weeks.

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

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been included in the 5 year construction programme. A stage 2(b) submission was received in my Department in May. This submission includes tender documents and is the precursor to tender and construction stage. The Design team has been asked to do a review of the tender documents and revert to the Department when that review...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The capital investment programme for the school sector over the years 2012 to 2016 amounts to €2 billion. As I announced last March €1.5 billion of the investment is in respect of the major school building projects that will be underway during the five-year period. The remaining €500 million will be expended on the additional accommodation programme (including the initiative to...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of new primary teachers is not readily available.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has sought the assistance of, and is working closely with, the relevant Local Authority in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the proposed school referred to by the Deputy. Due to commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, I recently announced a programme for the delivery of school buildings over the next five years as part of a major investment programme. I can confirm that a project for a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers was included in that announcement. The timeline for when work will proceed on the proposed building is indicated in my announcement. Each...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department has been in contact with the Board of Management and their Design Team, who are working on the Stage 1 Design, to arrange a meeting at which the design options will be reviewed. This is an integral part of my Department's Design Team Procedures and is intended to...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, the Government's Medium Term Infrastructure and Capital Investment Framework, which was published on 10th November last, sets out the demographic challenge facing the education system. Total enrolment in both primary and post-primary schools is expected to grow by almost 70,000 between now and 2018 - over 45,000 at primary level and 25,000 at post primary - and will...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The attached document provides the relevant details of all appointments (and re-appointments) made to bodies under the aegis of my Department since my appointment as Minister on the 9th of March, 2011. Breakdown of appointments since March 2011 Agency Name Number Appointments /re-appointments Names Notes Education Finance Board 2 re-appointments7 appointments Mr. Sean Benton...

Written Answers — Teaching Council of Ireland: Teaching Council of Ireland (20 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Each person appointed to a teaching post should be registered with the Teaching Council. As the Deputy may be aware, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility for regulation of the teaching profession. The Teaching Council's registration regulations are set out on its website and provide details of the requirements for those wishing to register on the basis of...