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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The position is that persons who hold subsidiary protection in the state will meet the nationality clause of my Department's free fees schemes. I understand that officials of my Department have been in contact, via the Higher Education Authority, with the third level institution concerned and have clarified the position in relation to the nationality clause of the free fees scheme, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ireland Scholarship Programme (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Fáilte Ireland operate the Ireland Scholarship Programme in a number of priority markets, with funding from my Department, as recommended in the International Education Strategy 2010-2015. This programme is aimed at English language teachers and provides recipients with a period of study in Ireland. The intention is that these language educators will become advocates for an English...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It is not envisaged that a Minor Works Grant will be issued to the school in question or indeed to any primary school for the school year 2012/2013. At the launch of the Government's Medium Term Infrastructure and Capital Investment Framework last November, I said that the priority in the education sector is to focus on major school projects and smaller projects devolved to schools to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 to 258, inclusive, together. I do not intend to give any specific commitment on future budgetary decisions. This is a matter that I will have to consider with my colleagues in Cabinet in the context of the next budget and meeting our obligations under the EU/IMF Programme. The government will of course try to ensure all budget decisions are as fair and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The redeployment arrangements at primary level include provision for the appointment of a panel officer to deal with any difficulties in relation to the operation of redeployment panels. These arrangements were formally agreed centrally with the education partners (school management bodies and the INTO) in January 2009. Under these arrangements the decision of the panel officer is binding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Schemes 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 EU/EEA/Swiss...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The acquisition process for the securing of a site for the school, referred to by the Deputy, is currently in train. In view of the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of additional school accommodation, the delivery of major school projects required to meet future demographic demand will be the main focus for capital investment in the coming years. In light of current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Banking (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department currently operates thirteen bank accounts with commercial banking organisations. These accounts are principally used to make payments by electronic funds transfer or to receive funds which are subsequently transferred to the Exchequer Supply Account held in the Central Bank. A detailed schedule listing the name and purpose of each of the accounts, as well as details relating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for new student grant applications from the 2012/13 academic year is a matter for the new centralised grant awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI that documentation was requested from the student referred to by the Deputy. The documentation was received on the 26th September 2012 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: This Department has no proceedings against it arising out of the Moriarty Tribunal.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: 21 staff from my Department availed of the Special Civil Service Incentive Career Break Scheme 2009 and this was counted as a reduction in my Department's staffing numbers during their career break. I understand that you clarified to my officials that you were looking for the full year cost and savings of the Scheme in respect of 2011. The 2011 cost of the Scheme for 19 staff members (2...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (16 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is only readily available for teachers and special needs assistants employed in primary secondary and community/comprehensive schools. There are one thousand one hundred and eighty nine primary teachers, eighty three special needs assistants and three hundred and four teachers in secondary and community/comprehensive schools currently on career break....

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: When I spoke yesterday I detailed the radical transformation in the landscape of the vocational education sector of our educational system. The system in question goes back to 1930, when the first Act was introduced to consolidate legislation from 1899 regarding technical education. It was extended countrywide in 38 vocational education committees around the country. In the 1990s, that was...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It will be taken during this session. It will be much shorter than this Bill.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: That is the intention.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I have to leave the Chamber, as I indicated earlier. I apologise and mean no disrespect to the next speaker on behalf of the Technical Group. We will engage on Committee Stage.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I told him Deputy Crowe was a hard act to follow. That is only because Deputy Crowe is from Dublin and Deputy O'Brien is from Cork.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank Deputy Crowe.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: And boat building.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: He was indeed.