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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that there were four major projects in County Kerry announced under my Department's Five Year Capital Investment Programme. The construction of new school buildings for Presentation School and Nagle Rice NS in Milltown has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). The NDFA has recently appointed a Design Team to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. A Revised Stage 2(a) Submission is currently with my Department for review. Once this Review is complete, and subject to no further issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2b which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Major Building Project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The Stage 2a submission is currently with my Department for review. Once the review is complete, subject to no issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2b which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Major Building Project for school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Courses Accreditation (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Department's student grant scheme, eligible students may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the scheme. I understand that the course referred to by the Deputy does not meet these criteria. The Deputy will appreciate that, in the current economic climate, I am not in a position to consider any extension of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student in question appealed the original decision on his grant application to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was overturned. The grant application was reassessed and a letter issued to the student on 6th February 2013 requesting further documentation. When the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: While the original Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002 included 123 institutions, section 4 of the Act empowered the Minister to add certain additional institutions to the Schedule by Order. St. Patrick's Mother and Baby Home was added to the Schedule on the basis that it operated as a children's home and came within the scope of section 4 of the Act.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that a review of the temporary accommodation at the above school took place in July 2012 as per standard practice when the rental contract was due to expire. My Department advised the school at that time that rental grant aid would continue to be approved until June 2013. Correspondence in this regard has been received recently from the school. My Department will be in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has received an application for additional accommodation from the school to which he refers. The application is currently being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for the provision of a sport hall.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Major Building Project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. In October 2012, the Department authorised the project to proceed to Stage 2b which includes Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certificate, Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. Due to competing demands on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not received any recent application for capital funding from the school referred to. My Department will consider applications by schools for funding for essential mainstream classroom accommodation where necessary to meet immediate enrolment needs. Copy of the application form concerned may be accessed on my Department's website...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school, referred to by the Deputy, has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Feb 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 confirmation of course registration has been requested and is awaited from the student's institution in order to process the student's grant payment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (27 Feb 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: 85% of all NCSE approved resource teaching hours in the 2012/13 school year were allocated to schools that had resource base posts. There are some slight changes to the location of these base posts for the 2013/14 school year to further improve the efficiency of these arrangements. The schools that were affected by these changes were those where the posts were not fully utilised for NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 140, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to teachers in Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Schools is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to him. VEC teachers are employees of VECs and are paid on 33 separate VEC payrolls. Accordingly, the Department does not have the information which the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student in question appealed the original decision on his grant application to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was overturned. The grant application was reassessed and a letter issued to the student on 6th February 2013 requesting further documentation. When the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Students in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) can apply to have their eligibility assessed under the student grant scheme to the Student Universal Support Ireland before their closing in the relevant academic year in respect of the cost of the student contribution and where applicable tuition fees. While the closing date for student grant applications for the 2012/13...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware that the accommodation in the school to which he refers is not satisfactory. The provision of improved accommodation for the school entails the identification of a suitable site. This process is currently in train and my Department will be in further contact with the school authority as soon as there are developments in this regard.