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

Ruairi Quinn: The following table provides a breakdown of appeals submitted to Student Universal Support Ireland. The data provided is at a point in time on the 14th January, 2013 and has been provided to my Department by SUSI. SUSI has confirmed that some 597 students are currently awaiting re-assessment of their applications. Breakdown of Appeals Submitted to SUSI County Appeals Received SUSI...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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, his student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was overturned. On that basis, his application is currently being reassessed and the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware all primary and post-primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to the Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Rights (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The matter referred to by the Deputy is being investigated. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 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. The information provided to date in relation to self employment and rental income is not adequate. As soon as the requested documentation is received, the student will be notified directly of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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 the decision and that it issued a letter on the appeal on 8th November 2012. Under the scheme, students who have previously attended, but not completed a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take questions 90 and 91 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. SNAs are allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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 awarded a postgraduate fee contribution based on the terms and conditions of the scheme. SUSI has confirmed that the applicant appealed their decision and letter on the appeal issued on 7th January, 2013. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As at the 14th January, 2013 Student Universal Support Ireland received some 3,520 appeals. Of these decisions have been made on some 2,091 appeals. The nature of the appeals vary from applicant to applicant. Appeals received by SUSI are dealt with in date order, and the waiting time for decisions on appeals can vary depending on the complexity of the grant applicants circumstances which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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, her student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was overturned. On that basis, the application is currently being reassessed and the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student referred to by the Deputy has been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 20th December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Administrative staff of this Department and it's Agencies applying for transfers to other locations, would primarily apply via the Central Applications Facility (CAF) which is maintained by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or directly to the relevant Department for non CAF locations. As the "donating" Department, my Department would not be party to such transfer requests. Such...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Before dealing with the first amendment to the Bill, I would like to make the committee aware there are a small number of matters on which I am considering amendments on Report Stage. With the permission of the Chairman and in the interests of ensuring fairness, and in respect for the committee, I will briefly outline these. The reason for doing so is that I cannot properly introduce them...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: No. While I am inclined to accept the amendment, I do not wish to do so yet as I would first like to obtain legal advice. I suggest the Deputy withdraw the amendment and table it again on Report Stage for further consideration.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, subsection (1), line 1, to delete “columns (1) and (2)” and substitute “columns (2) and (3)”.Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are technical amendments which arise as a result of replacing the existing Schedule 1 with a new Schedule 1. When published, the Bill provided for the repeal of all the Vocational Education Acts. However,...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, subsection (1), line 2, to delete “column (3)” and substitute “column (4)”.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 4: In page 10, subsection (1), line 36, after “boards” to insert the following: “(each of which shall be known as an education and training board)”.The purpose of this amendment is to provide that each education and training board will be known by that name. It is a technical amendment which will avoid the need to define education and training...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: This issue was raised in the course of an earlier discussion. Section 10 currently provides that it will be a function of the new education and training boards to support the provision, co-ordination, administration and assessment of youth work services and provide information requested by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to that support. The effect of Deputy...