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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The position is that Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament specifies the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. Such persons are entitled to have access to education and training in the State in the like manner and to the like extent in all respects as Irish citizens. Therefore the family members...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. As part of the implementation of the National Strategy for Higher Education, IBEC, in cooperation with the Higher Education Authority and higher education institutions, completed the first pilot national survey of employers in December 2012. The overall results of the survey, which are available on the HEA website (www.hea.ie), were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that the documentation submitted to date is not adequate to prove nationality. A request for further documentation was issued to the student in question on 19th December, 2012. 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 (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the documentation provided by the student in question is not adequate to support his application and, on the 27th December 2012, a request for further documentation was issued. As soon as the requested information is received, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 272 together. As I advised the Deputy in my response to his question of 16th January 2013, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) made recommendations which suggested that additional investment over a period of years of up to €235m per annum, across the education and health sectors, would be required to fully implement the EPSEN...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Sector Funding (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware of the extremely challenging economic environment that forms the backdrop to all decisions relating to the public finances. While this Government has undertaken to protect education spending as much as possible, we are not operating in a vacuum and efforts to secure savings have had to be made in the education sector also.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276, 287 and 291 together.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am proposing to take Questions Nos. 277, 283 and 284 together. In addition, under my Department's Prefab Replacement Initiative announced in March 2012 over 170 schools have been approved to replace their rented prefab accommodation with permanent accommodation. In excess of €42 million has been allocated for this initiative of which €15.6 million was paid in 2012. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The HEA which is responsible for the collection of data on student progression does not have the information requested. The most recent report by the HEA entitled 'A study of Progression in Higher Education' is available on the HEA website. The attached table from the report illustrates the non-presence rates of new entrants in their second year of study by sector, NFQ level and course...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Individual school management authorities are not required to report incidents of bullying to my Department. Accordingly, the information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 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 budget. The DEIS scheme for disadvantaged schools is also fully protected with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The staffing schedule is the mechanism used for the allocation of classroom teachers to all primary schools. It operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. The configuration of classes and the deployment of classroom teachers are done at local school level. My Department publishes annual statistics on class size data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 17th 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: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that the property to which he refers has been leased to the City of Dublin VEC. I understand that the VEC is working closely with the school authority in question in relation to finalising a user agreement and lease for the ongoing use of part of the property.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (22 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In accordance with the new procedures introduced for appointments to State boards, expressions of interest have been sought through the Public Appointments Service (PAS) from suitably qualified and experienced persons for consideration for appointment to the following boards of Bodies operating under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 2nd November 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: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the initial application was received from the student referred to by the Deputy on the 11th of January 2013. They also confirmed that her application has been assessed and a letter was issued on the 22nd of January 2013 informing her of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware in June 2011, I announced that up to 40 new schools are to be established up to 2017 to cater for increasing demographics across a number of locations. These consisted of twenty new primary schools and twenty new post-primary schools. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish any new school in the area referred to by the Deputy. However a new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The new salary scale will apply in the case of all teachers who are new appointees to teaching on or after 1 February 2012. The introduction of this new salary scale is a complex task which requires a detailed implementation process. A circular on implementation of the Government decision as it applies to teachers is due to issue shortly from my Department. Arrears, backdated to the date...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that while documentation was received, that a request for further documentation issued on the 16th January 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.