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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports including resource teaching and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Polasaí Iontrála Gaelscoileanna (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá sé de fhreagracht ar na húdaráis bhainistíochta sna scoileanna go léir polasaí rollaithe a chur i bhfeidhm de réir an Acht Oideachais, 1998. Ina leith seo, is féidir nach mbeidh an dara rogha ag Bord Bainistíochta gan ach páistí d'aois ar leith nó as ceantar ar leith a rollú nó, ó am go chéile,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Ar an gcéad dul síos sannfar bainisteoir tionscadail don tionscadal dá dtagraíonn an Teachta. Beidh oifigigh ó mo Roinnse i dteagmháil leis an údarás scoile chun na chéad chéimeanna eile sa phróiseas a léiriú.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. My Department has published the staffing arrangements at primary level for the 2013/14 school year in Circular 0013/2013 which is available on the Department's website. This includes the appointment and retention figures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The report of the Value for Money review of small primary schools is currently being finalised. Once I have received and considered the Report, I intend to bring it to Cabinet for deliberation. The Deputy will appreciate that, until I receive the Report and until the normal Cabinet protocol in relation to it has been observed, I am not in a position to comment on the contents. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 113 together. The Deputy will be aware of this Government's ongoing commitment to ensuring that all children with special educational needs, including children 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: Student Grant Scheme Administration (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from SUSI that a total of 29 staff with previous experience are to be retained for the 2013/14 academic year. Due to the cyclical nature of work associated with student grants, the staffing levels are under continuous review by SUSI and the staffing levels to be engaged between now and October are part of this on-going review.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the coming school year 2013/14 are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Participation in my Department's July Provision Scheme is an option for all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism or severe to profound general learning disability that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. All qualifying schools have now been invited to participate in the 2013 scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 112 together.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. The Deputy will be aware that the school in question has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for the construction of an 8 classroom school with a 3 classroom Special Needs/ASD unit. The building project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. In January, the project was authorised to proceed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the schools referred to by the Deputy are included in the five-year School Building Programme announced in March 2012. The next step is the appointment of a design team and an official from my Department's School Planning and Building Unit will contact the representatives of both Boards of Management shortly with further details in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Quality Assurance Compliance (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department are seeking to compile the details and I will forward any available information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Issues (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department are seeking to compile the details and I will forward any available information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Expenditure (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department are seeking to compile the details and I will forward any available information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: 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 to schools to support children with special educational needs. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology support is required. The NCSE operates within my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides for an extensive range of supports to assist pupils and young persons who are Deaf or hard of hearing. In line with my Department's policy that children with special educational needs access appropriate education intervention in mainstream settings where possible, many Deaf or hard of hearing pupils are integrated into mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety Issues (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. Schools are required to take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of pupils and welfare of their pupils and it is the responsibility of each individual managerial authority to arrange for appropriate supervision of its pupils. My Department has not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I assume the Deputy is referring to an information poster produced as part of the educational pack for the Stand Up! Awareness Week Against Homophobic & Transphobic Bullying which is organised by BeLonG To Youth Services. Stand Up! educational packs are supplied to all second level schools free of charge and schools are actively encouraged to participate on a voluntary basis. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Recognition (2 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, permanent recognition was granted to the Aonod Gaelach at the school in question from 1st September 2010 on the basis of a projected enrolment of over 50 pupils. Since permanent recognition was granted, the Aonod Gaelach enrolment has declined year on year with a total enrolment of 7 pupils for the 2012/2013 academic year. In light of the dramatic decrease in...