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

Ruairi Quinn: SUSI is staffed to the level that has been requested and the resources have been put in place to enable them to process applications to completion, subject to all the necessary documentation having been submitted in order to make a decision in each case. SUSI has indicated that it is on target to progress all applications received to date with the necessary supporting documentation between...

Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: We deal with the banks in a different way than Sinn Féin did.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that, as at the close of business on the 17th December, it has received 67,029 student grant applications for this year. Processing of 37,740 applications are now complete - 24,064 have been awarded, or awarded pending submission of final course details and 13,676 applications have been refused or cancelled. SUSI has 4,105...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 6th December, 2012 a request for further documentation 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 (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. My Department has authorised the project to proceed to Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning which includes application for Planning Permission, Fire Certification, Disability Access Certification (DAC) and the preparation of tender documents.  Due to competing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to confirm that my Department has approved funding to the school referred to by the Deputy to provide a new mainstream classroom. The school has since applied for additional funding towards this project. This application is currently being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2013 (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As a result of school funding measures introduced in Budget 2012, funding for capitation and related grants to schools in 2013 will be reduced by 0.5% for primary schools and 2% for post-primary schools, including schools in County Louth. The overall saving will be achieved by a reduction in the standard capitation rates only, and other related grant rates will remain unchanged. The new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 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: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 to 110, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, my priority is to ensure that there is sufficient school accommodation to meet projected pupil increases in the future. The 5 Year Plan that I announced in March last, together with my announcement last week of the 50 school projects which are scheduled for construction in 2013 as part of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of €380,000 was sanctioned for Ayle National School to enable the Board of Management to extend and refurbish their school. The grant was later increased to €484,000 to allow the school provide a fourth classroom due to increasing enrolments. My Department recently received an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. A meeting was held with the school and it's design team in May 2012 to discuss progress on the project. No further meetings are planned. The school has a band rating of 1.1. While Lucan is considered a developing area, the project for this school will not deliver any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 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 (19 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 his application is currently being assessed and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student confirming the position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 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 has already been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 12th December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 5th 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 (19 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 has already been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 17th December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the Deputy is referring to an application under the Fund for Students with Disabilities rather than the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE). I wish to advise that Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) Disability Office have confirmed that the following arrangements are in place for the student referred to by the Deputy: - Comfort Audio Digi-System (portable loop...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 16th November, 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 (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 19th December, 2012 SUSI contacted the student referred to by the Deputy requesting further documentation. 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 (20 Dec 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). The student referred to by the Deputy had her application cancelled by SUSI as it was incomplete. On 22nd November, 2012 a letter was issued by SUSI to the student informing her that her...