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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (19 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that it is awaiting the final course acceptance form from the student in question to enable his grant application to be processed to finality. This has been requested of the student.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tax Code (19 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In relation to the VAT rate charged on the purchase of e-books, this matter has been raised with the Department of Finance and I am advised that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. The general position is that school books are zero-rated. The zero rate applies to printed books. All digitised publications are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that requested additional supporting documentation has been received from the student and an outcome to his application will issue directly to him shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There is considerable investment by my Department in language provision. A range of foreign languages are available on the curriculum in second level schools – French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Arabic – and the school system is producing a large supply of students who have studied foreign languages. Every year, over 30,000 students sit a European language...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Feb 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 14th February, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 8th February 2013, 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 Appeals (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been informed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the application from the student in question is being reviewed and SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is understood from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), that re-assessments that arose out of the appeals process where the initial decision of the grant awarding authority was overturned on 25th January 2013 have all been re-assessed. In some cases further documentation may be have been requested from the applicant in order for a final decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Staffing Resources (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested is not readily available. It will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I regret that given the level of demand on the funding available to me for student grants I have no plans to extend the scope of the student grant scheme to allow new postgraduate students to avail of maintenance support.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 12th February 2013, 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 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that requested supporting documentation was received from the student in question on 7th February 2013. When this documentation has been reviewed, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 24th January 2013, 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 Feb 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 16th January, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 127 together. The Deputy will be aware of this Government's ongoing commitment to ensuring that all children with special educational needs, including those with Down syndrome, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. The policy of my Department is to secure the maximum possible level of inclusion of students with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The project is at an advanced stage of the tender process. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that work will commence on site later this year and will be completed in quarter 2.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. 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 second level school in the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 18th February 2013, 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: Teaching Contracts (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The person to whom the Deputy refers is an employee of City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee and I am not privy to his employment history.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (20 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: An appeal from the person in respect of whom details were supplied by the Deputy was received in my Department on 12th February 2013 and is due for consideration shortly by the Independent Student Grants Appeals Board.