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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The tender process for the appointment of a design team to the school building project referred to by the Deputy began on 17th December 2012 when tender documents issued to the consultants on my Department's Large School Projects Framework Panel. Following completion of the appointment the design team will commence the architectural planning process. The project has been scheduled to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Student Support Act 2011 provides that the payment of tuition fees be limited to approved courses of higher education at an approved institution in the State, other than for exceptional provision in respect of postgraduate course in Northern Ireland. In addition given the level of demand on the student grant budget it is not possible to include fee grants for students studying outside of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the grant application of the student referred to by the Deputy for the 2012/13 academic year was refused. SUSI has confirmed that the applicant appealed their decision and a letter on the appeal issued on 10th January, 2013. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down, in writing, by SUSI,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that a fees only grant has been awarded in this case and that payment of the fee will issue directly to the student's institution.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the application from the student in question is being reviewed and it will notify the student directly of the outcome as soon as the review has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: While maintenance support is not available for students entering postgraduates courses, those who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the Student Grant Scheme 2012 will be eligible to have their post-graduate tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit of €6,270. In addition, a further limited number of students will qualify to have a €2,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: If an applicant considers that the decision made on a student grant application is incorrect, he/she may appeal, in the first instance, to the grant awarding authority which made the decision. Where such an appeal is turned down in writing by the grant awarding authority and the applicant remains of the view that the scheme was not interpreted correctly in his/her case, an appeal form...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 3rd January 2013, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. As soon as the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 19th December 2012, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. As soon as the requested documentation is received the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of the above, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is currently coordinating an implementation process across 34 paymasters and the Teaching Council in preparation for the commencement of Section 30 as soon as is practicable. The commencement of Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 will have a significant impact on those persons who remain in teaching posts but who have been unable to gain registration with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I fully acknowledge that the reduction in resources to schools will be challenging for schools. However, the change must be seen in the context of the major challenges we have as a Government in trying to shelter public services to the greatest extent that we can in these exceptional times. The net impact on overall teacher numbers in our schools has been minimised to the greatest extent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: When the moratorium was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education, Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances payable to teachers on promotion. Vacancies at this level arise due...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Croke Park Agreement Implementation (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Implementation Body published its second review of the Public Service (Croke Park) Agreement on 13 June 2012 which reviewed progress made and savings achieved during the second year of the Agreement. A copy of this review is available on the Implementation Body website www.implementationbody.gov.ie. The first review of the Public Service Agreement was published in June 2011 and is also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

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, she was only refused on the 20th December 2012 when the college clarified that the course she is pursing is part-time course. Part-time courses have never been approved for funding under the Student Grant Scheme. If an individual applicant considers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (16 Jan 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There were forty six retired teachers employed in a substitute capacity by the managerial authorities of Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools in the last payroll issue of 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: An external review of SUSI's business processes will be put in place in the coming weeks to inform improvements in the system for the 2013/14 academic year. The proposed timeline for completion of the review is March 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Extensive quality assurance measures are being built into the new Junior Cycle. These include subject specifications with clear learning outcomes; a comprehensive professional development programme for teachers, principals and deputy principals in educational assessment, including processes of moderation; and the introduction of standardised tests for all schools and students in English...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The data sought is unavailable in the format requested by the Deputy. The latest available data in my Department was provided by the universities for the period 1 January, 2011 to end October 2012 as set out in the table attached. My Department has asked the Higher Education Authority to request the required information for 2010 from the Universities and I will arrange for it to be forwarded...