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Social Insurance Fund: Motion (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, leave is hereby given by the Dáil to introduce the following Additional Estimate for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2010:- Vote 38 — Social and Family Affairs: payment to the Social Insurance Fund (new subhead) and that a sum not exceeding €1,551,448,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for major capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 1 rating. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There is no current funding available to enable children from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend courses in the Gaeltacht. However, as an important step in progressing the first phase of the 20-year strategy for the Irish language, an additional €3 million has been secured for the development of materials and resources for schools at primary and post-primary level, the provision of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level for the coming school year is the pupil enrolment at 30 September 2009. The staffing schedule for the coming school year was recently published by my Department. The additional posts in the renewed Programme for Government enabled some improvement to be made to the staffing schedule. The...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. Local SENOs...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is aware of the accommodation issues at the school to which the Deputy refers. Notwithstanding the fact that the school has provisional recognition and that during this period it is the responsibility of the Patron to provide accommodation, my Department has been assisting the Patron in sourcing alternative suitable, cost effective accommodation. An proposal was recently put...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The new post primary school referred to by the Deputy, is one of eight schools which were approved for inclusion in the 3rd Bundle of schools to be procured via Public Private Partnership. This bundle is in the pre procurement stage. Detailed output specifications and Public Sector Benchmark (PSB) are being finalised and outline planning permission has now been received for all schools in...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: School enrolment data can only be provided at aggregate county level or at individual school level and is not available by local area, neighbourhood, suburb or town. Overall enrolments figures for each primary school for the 2008\2009 academic year are available on my Departmentâ€TMs website at www.education.ie. This is the most recent year available for primary schools. Attached are...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The progression of a building project for the school to which the Deputy refers necessitates the acquisition of a site. The progression of a project for the school, from site acquisition through to the initial design stage and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Data on Travellers are available from the Annual Census of National Schools and relate to the total number of pupils taught by a Resource Teacher for Travellers. Data from the September 2008 Census show that there were, in total, 6,843 pupils taught by an RTT teacher. Of these, 6,810 were enrolled in schools identified as having a Roman Catholic patron according to my Department's central...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Financial assistance is available to students under the maintenance grant schemes, which are administered by the local authorities and Vocational Education Committees on behalf of my Department. Students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where they satisfy the relevant conditions as to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic...

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Fairly soon.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: We could have a long summer.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As part of the National Disability Strategy the Sectoral Plan of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment under the Disability Act, 2005 was published in 2006. It contained, in particular, a number of initiatives aimed at increasing the participation of people with disabilities in the workplace. In line with the requirement under the Disability Act, 2005 to produce a progress...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 410 together. The Pension Related Deduction (PRD) is a compulsory deduction from salaries of personnel funded by the Oireachtas that have access to a pension scheme. The deductions are made on a week one basis, i.e. each fortnightly payment is regarded in isolation and deductions are made if the amount of pay exceeds the fortnightly exemption levels....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I understand that the matter in question relates to the Millennium Jobs Club, which is funded by FÁS and operated by the Moyross Development Company Limited. The primary objective of the Jobs Clubs is to provide training to assist participants who are ready for work to develop skills they can use to find a job. FÁS makes funding available to Jobs Clubs on a nationwide basis in order to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the review of the General Allocation Model is at an advanced stage and is currently being considered within my Department. The issue of publication is part of the consideration process.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is aware of the position with the lease to which the Deputy refers and it has met with the landlord on the school's behalf in relation to extending it. It recently wrote to the Board of Management with details of the outcome of this meeting which will see the school remaining on the site in the immediate term. The long term plan for the school will involve the acquisition of a...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2.2 rating, reflecting the fact that the deficit in mainstream accommodation represents a significant proportion of the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 May 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in County Limerick to which he refers, commenced construction in late April.