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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together. Where an appeal is upheld i.e. the original decision was overturned, it is understood from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that it is currently taking 12 working days to re-process it. The process involved in finalising an appeal upheld by SUSI is that these cases are referred in date order to an assessment team to be reviewed....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (6 Mar 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. The student's application was reassessed and on the 28th February 2013, a revised award letter issued to the student.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 104 together. I understand that the Deputy's office has confirmed that the question relates to the funding streams that are available to local schools for the facilities in question. The Physical Education curriculum has been designed on the basis that facilities in schools may vary. Many primary schools have a general purpose room and practically...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to inform the Deputy that the data sought by him is not readily available. I will arrange to have the data collated and forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Tralee feeder area in 2011 was 4,056 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 3,938 pupils. This represents a slight decrease of 3%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Killarney feeder area in 2011 was 2,932 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 3,126 pupils. This represents a slight increase of 7%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Listowel feeder area in 2011 was 1,283 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 1,352 pupils. This represents a slight increase of 5%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Dingle feeder area in 2011 was 632 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 620 pupils. This represents a slight decrease of 2%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Castleisland feeder area in 2011 was 1,290 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 1,330 pupils. This represents a slight increase of 3%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Abbeyfeale feeder area in 2011 was 1,043 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 1,054 pupils. This represents a slight increase of 1%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Newcastlewest feeder area in 2011 was 1,484 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 1,703 pupils. This represents an increase of 15%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of the above, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been informed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the documentation initially supplied by the student in question in support of his grant application was incomplete and that a request for the further documentation issued on 20th February 2013. Documentation was received on 27th February 2013 and has been reviewed by SUSI and the student will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Visas (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) is responsible for determining visa and immigration policy, including in respect of non-EEA nationals who wish to study in Ireland. In considering visa and immigration applications, INIS makes reference to the Internationalisation Register, operated on my Department's behalf by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). This is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Remuneration for university staff is regulated by the Universities Act 1997. The Act requires that all forms of remuneration, including allowances, are approved by the Minister of Education and Skills with the consent of the Minister for Finance. Trinity College did not at any time have sanction to pay the Tutor's allowance and the University has been directed to permanently cease the payment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application recently for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out various improvement works at their school. As the scope of works for which funding is sought is outside the terms of the scheme they cannot be considered for funding. The management authority of the school has been informed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 to 109, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to teachers in Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Schools is not available on a county basis. VEC teachers are employees of VECs and are paid on 33 separate VEC payrolls. Accordingly, the Department does not have the information which the Deputy is seeking for teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (6 Mar 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: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Killorglin feeder area in 2011 was 1,383 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 1,516 pupils. This represents an increase of 10%.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The overall enrolment in primary schools in the Kenmare feeder area in 2011 was 729 pupils and the projected overall enrolment for 2015 is 747 pupils. This represents an slight increase of 2%.