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Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I share the Deputy's concern about this matter, as do many other Members. Work is ongoing on that important legislation and it will be ready early next year.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I would not for one moment suggest that I have more expertise about problems relating to slurry than Deputy McGrath.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am aware of the difficulties farmers are experiencing in this regard because of the weather and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has informed me that there has been an extension of two weeks and there will be a further extension-----

Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Next year.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: No.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school to which he refers has been allocated a devolved grant to provide a two classroom ASD Unit with ancillary accommodation. The school authorities have been notified of this decision in a letter dated 4th October 2012. My Department has since received a further application for additional funding. This application is currently being considered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The teacher referred to by the Deputy is currently on the supplementary special panel. Special schools with vacancies and primary schools with special class and resource post vacancies are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from the supplementary special panel when the main and subsidiary special panels are clear. The core function of the redeployment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers is a fee-charging school and therefore, the question of the extent and payment of any fees is a matter between the school and parents involved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Internet Safety Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Office for Internet Safety has been established by the Government to take a lead responsibility for internet safety in Ireland, particularly as it relates to children. However, it is important for all of us to be vigilant and alert to the potential risks associated with the use and misuse of modern technologies. In this context, individual schools have the capacity to filter the content...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 to 117, inclusive, together. The most recent information on the cost of a pupil attending a national school is for the 2011 financial year. The Department of Education and Skills current expenditure per first level pupil for 2011 was €6,368. Current expenditure per student by the Department of Education and Skills broken down by second level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I assume the Deputy is referring to the fee-charging second level schools. Grants are not paid by my Department in respect of pupils enrolled in fee-charging schools. The most recent statistics show that a total of over 25,600 pupils attend fee-charging schools. The Department of Education and Skills spends approximately €100 million on current expenditure in these schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department publishes all current circulars on its website at www.education.ie. An e-mail issued to the CEO of County Cork VEC on the 29 June 2009 which advised that the music provision provided by Cork County School of Music was not part of the VEC's Further Education remit and that the appropriate teacher qualifications were those pertaining to primary and second level provision. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As previously outlined to the Deputy on 9th October 2012, the priority in the education capital budget sector is to focus on major school projects and smaller projects devolved to schools to meet demographic demands over the next five years. Given the necessity to concentrate on meeting the need for additional school places it is unlikely that funding will be available for a minor works grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school building referred to by the Deputy is currently the subject of a major extension and refurbishment project. This project when complete will provide appropriate accommodation to facilitate the amalgamation of the two nearby primary schools and additional school accommodation to meet additional pupil enrolments in the area. A design team was appointed in September of this year to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The waiting time for processing a student grant application by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) varies, depending on a number of factors including the volume of applications received at any given time, the complexity of the grant applicants circumstances, and time taken by the applicant to submit all the required documentary evidence to enable a final decision to be made on an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has identified a number of areas in North County Dublin, including the areas referred to by the Deputy where, due to demographic changes, it is projected that there will be a requirement for significant additional school provision at both primary and post-primary levels over the coming years. In 2009, recognition was granted for a new 1,000 pupil post primary school in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Health and Safety Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department understands that Kildare County Council is not in favour of erecting a barrier at this school as it could have the effect of reducing visibility below normal safe levels for road users. In the event that Kildare County Council permits the installation of a barrier at this school then my Department would have no objection to the school authorities installing and funding the cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware under the terms of my Department's Free Fees Schemes the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees of full-time eligible undergraduate students. I understand that the issue relates to the payment of a fee to cover particular services provided by the College, such as the provision of meals, stationery etc. which do not form part of the student contribution payable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Grants (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will appreciate that the number of awards for the 2012/13 academic year is not yet available and will not be supplied to my Department by the grant awarding authorities until later in the academic year. However, I wish to advise that some 67,650 third level students qualified for a student grant in the 2011/12 academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Grants (18 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 128 together. The table following shows the number of new awards made to students in higher education from the different socio-economic categories including farming and self employed for the academic year 2011/2012. This indicative data is subject to considerable qualification for interpretation purposes in relation to the reliability due to, inter...