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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that further supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and the application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will appreciate that it is difficult to reply to the issues raised in the absence of specific details. As the query relates to payment of the personnel in two different sectors issues regarding the qualifications held by them have to be considered. The overall principle is that teachers who taught in the VEC Sector before 1 January 2011 and commenced in a primary school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that further supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and his application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that further supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and her application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Information in respect of the number of new State agencies and Forums that have been established in 2012 are in the following table. For the Deputy's information, no Task Forces were established in 2012. Name of Entity State Agency Forum No. of new employees Talk Talk consultative Forum - Forum Nil Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) (Note 1) State Agency - Nil Anti-Bullying Forum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, stated, we have supplied the committee with a submission and I understand copies of my formal remarks have been circulated already. With the agreement of the Chairman and the committee, therefore, I propose to speak on the salient points to provide for more time for questions and answers. I will begin by introducing my two colleagues. Ms Anne Forde...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There were some attempts in that regard but they got stalled for different reasons. That is history. I was persuaded very much by the breadth and depth of the most recent comprehensive recommendations from the National Council for Curriculum Assessment, NCCA, which were discussed in the Seanad and in the Dáil, with positive contributions from the vast majority of people who spoke. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I will try to be succinct and to the point. If there are any gaps, members should feel free to come back to us on them. There will be something called an education passport at the end of sixth class and one will apply to go to a second-level school. When one is accepted, and only then, the school can ask to see one's grades and where one was. The education passport will inform the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88, 89 and 92 together. The Education and Training Boards Bill was published on 5 October 2012 and completed Second Stage in Dáil Éireann on 17 October 2012. Following completion of Second Stage, the Bill has been referred to the Select Sub-committee on Education and Skills. The Bill provides for 18 person boards consisting of 10 local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department recently carried out parental surveys on primary school patronage in five pilot areas, namely Arklow, Castlebar, Tramore, Trim and Whitehall (including Beaumont and Kilmore West). My Department is preparing a detailed report on the surveys which will be reviewed by the New Schools Establishment Group. When the analysis is finalised, and drawing on feedback from the patron...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, in June of last year, I announced that 20 new primary schools would be established up to 2017 to meet increasing demographics. At that time I also announced new arrangements for the recognition and determination of patronage of new primary and post-primary schools. The new arrangements provide a balanced approach to allow applications to be made by prospective...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy a grant has been awarded and an award letter issued on 27th November, 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and his application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy a grant has been awarded and an award letter issued on 9th October, 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Education Committees (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information provided to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question 78 of 24 May 2012 was obtained from the annual accounts of Co Cork Vocational Education Committee for the relevant years. Although the audited accounts for 2011 are not yet available, the VEC has separately informed my Department that the total amount spent on legal costs in 2011 was €52,899.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy a decision has now been made and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student outlining the position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In addition to the student grant, support is also available to students under the Student Assistance Fund which assists students in third-level institutions in exceptional financial need. Information on the fund is available through the Access Officer in the third level institution attended. The Access Officers themselves will also continue to provide support and advice to students to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that in the case of the first student referred to by the Deputy a grant has been awarded and an award letter issued on 26th November, 2012. In the case of the second student referred to by the Deputy a decision has now been made and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (28 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of schools that are not in a position to admit all pupils seeking entry to implement an...