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

Ruairi Quinn: The staffing arrangements for the supervision of students undertaking their School Placement is a matter for the initial teacher education providers. I understand that supervision of students on School Placement is undertaken by a combination of full-time staff in the Colleges concerned along with a number of external supervisors if needed due to the number of students involved. The...

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 4th 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: School Funding (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy may be aware that in October 2012, Minister Rabbitte and I jointly launched the new 'Energy in Education' initiative to help schools manage energy costs and potentially save €6m over the next year. Developed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), in collaboration with my Department, the web-based initiative provides a vital service to help schools make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information request by the Deputy is as follows: Total number of post-primary schools in 2012/13 - 722. Total number of DEIS post-primary schools - 195. Total number of fee paying post-primary schools - 55

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

Ruairi Quinn: There was no change in Budget 2013 to the non-adjacent or adjacent rates of grant, including the higher special rate of grant for the 2013 financial year, therefore there will be no reduction in the remaining instalments due for the 2012/13 academic year. Students entering approved postgraduates courses who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant will be eligible to...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that further documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy on 3rd December 2012 and this documentation is currently awaiting review. 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 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 (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 a decision has been made and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student outlining the decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The attached table provides a breakdown of the distribution of the allocation of funding under the Student Assistance Fund for the 2011/12 academic year. This data has been supplied to my Department by the Higher Education Authority. Allocation of Student Assistance Fund 2011-2012 - Institutions Allocation for 2011-12 Dublin City University 452,554 National University of Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The objective of the Student Assistance Fund is to assist students, in a sensitive and compassionate manner, who might otherwise, due to their financial circumstances, be unable to continue their third level studies. The Fund is managed by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on behalf of my Department and is funded under the National Development Plan, with assistance from the European Social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I would like to assure the Deputy that schools constructed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme are fully furnished and equipped in compliance with my Department's specifications. This includes the provision of any required special needs furniture and equipment. The current list of specified furniture and equipment is available on the Department's website: www.education.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A person employed as a substitute teacher in the public sector on or before 4 December 2011 may be entitled to a qualification allowance for a masters degree awarded on or before 4 December 2011. Where applicable, qualification allowances will be payable where the teacher is eligible to be in receipt of the qualified rate of pay i.e. where the teacher is appropriately qualified and registered...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and means. There is no provision under the student grant scheme for the payment of fees to students studying outside of the State. However there is an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together. Táim ag déanamh mo dhícheall chun a chinntiú go mairfidh COGG. Rinne mé an cinneadh COGG a chomhtháthú isteach sa CNCM, ní amháin i gcomhthéacs na Straitéise 20 Bliana ach i gcomhthéacs Acht na Gaeltachta 2012 chomh maith. Creidim gurb é seo an bealach is fearr le...

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 10th October, 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: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that some essential works were recently carried out at the school to which he refers. The remaining works are due to be re-tendered by the school and their Design Team. It is anticipated that the tender process will commence in the coming weeks, a completion contractor appointed in early 2013 and the works completed before the start of the 2013/14 academic year

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Education Committees (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In June of 2011, I announced that the existing 33 VECs would be amalgamated into 16 new Education and Training Boards (ETBs). In October 2011, I announced the locations of headquarters and sub-offices for those 16 bodies. The Government has introduced the Education and Training Boards Bill 2012 into the Dáil. This Bill will serve as the legislative basis for the new local Education...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that, in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, a postgraduate fee contribution has been awarded and an award letter issued on 14th November, 2012, on the basis of the applicants reckonable income. If the applicant considers that the grant awarded is not the correct one, he may appeal, in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy may be aware, the HEA has been requested to consult with the relevant parties and to prepare a detailed plan on how to implement the recommendations made by an international panel of education experts on possible new structures to improve initial teacher education in Ireland. I expect to receive the detailed implementation plan in the near future. I will consider the plan when...