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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school, referred to by the Deputy, has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new school. The current status of all projects on the school building programme, including the school in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie. and this is being updated regularly throughout the year. In light of the need to prioritise available funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (13 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: All maintenance grant approved for this academic year by Student Universal Support Ireland will be paid by electronic funds transfer on a monthly basis directly to students' bank accounts, rather than by cheque to the relevant college. When a students entitlement to a maintenance grant is established for the full academic year 2012/13 and an award has been made, he or she will be paid the...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I pleased to inform the Deputy that devolved funding for the provision of a 2-classroom ASD Unit was approved in October 2012 under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme for the school referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department although it is the primary funding agency, is generally not the contracting authority on building projects in the Education Sector. As such it has no legal authority to intervene in legally binding contracts involving third parties. In general when bodies in receipt of funding from my Department seek payment by way of grant aid, my Department processes payments in time to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Maternity Leave (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 209 together. Under previous arrangement teachers and SNAs who had been absent on maternity leave could avail of a maximum of 30 additional paid absence days in lieu of any school closures which overlapped with the 26 week period of maternity leave to which they were entitled. Teachers and SNAs who had been absent on statutory unpaid maternity leave...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Grades (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: While the Programme for Government includes a commitment for a review of the grading structure of the Public Service, this review is primarily a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 17th December, 2012 a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. When the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 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 her application is currently being assessed and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student outlining the position when a decision is made.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 14th December, 2012 a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. When the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy is currently under review and SUSI will notify the student directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 2nd December, 2012 a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. When the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The table provides a breakdown on a county basis of the status of student grant applications received by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The data provided is at a point in time on the 18th December 2012. It gives the position for student grant applications for attendance at both further and higher education. This data has been provided to my Department by SUSI. SUSI is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: An application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to replace the fire and intruder alarm systems along with upgrading the exterior security lighting and CCTV system has been received from South Tipperary VEC in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy. As the scope of works for this project is outside the terms of the Emergency Works Scheme they cannot be...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) which is a professional body with a division of behaviour analysis. I can inform the Deputy that there is no record in my Department of a formal bilateral meeting during the period in question with the PSI on applied behaviour analysis or indeed of a request from the professional body for such a meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions 210, 211 and 221 together. The Government has protected frontline services in schools to the greatest extent possible in the recent budget and there will no reduction in teacher numbers in primary schools and in free second level schools for the 2013/14 school year as a result of the recent budget. The DEIS scheme for disadvantaged schools is also fully...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Higher Education Authority gathers Equal Access information each year from new entrants at undergraduate level on their socio-economic background, disability and ethnicity. The survey however is not mandatory. For the academic year 2011/12 it demonstrates that the proportion of student entrants from farming backgrounds who qualify for a grant is estimated at some 41.8%. This compares...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that grants have been awarded to both students. An award letter issued on 17th December to the first student referred to by the Deputy while an award letter issued on 12th December last to the second student referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: During the transition period which migrates the administration from the local authorities and VECs to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), staff resources and associated staffing costs will continue to be incurred by both the local authorities and VECs, as well as SUSI. Staffing resources and staffing costs associated with the processing of grant applications for students renewing their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that, as at the close of business on the 16th December, it has received 67,029 student grant applications for this academic year. A survey completed by the grant awarding authorities in January each year provides details in relation to processing of grant applications as at the third week in January. The processing position as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The funding allocation for student grants for future years will be determined in the context of the overall Estimates and Budgetary process undertaken by all Government Departments. It is not, therefore, possible at this stage to predict what the allocation for student grants, will be in the future.