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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (16 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 130 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's 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: Higher Education Institutions Staff (16 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the outcome of the investigation into an allegation of plagiarism against the person in question was that following an appeal, the Examination Assessments and Appeals Committee (EAAC) of the Institute found that the degree was not obtained in an unjustified or fraudulent manner and that the graduate was not guilty of plagiarism, as defined in the Institute's regulations....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (16 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Special Education Unit (SNU) at the school referred to by the Deputy was not equipped at the time of its construction as the type of Unit to be established at the school was not known at that time. The school in question, which was delivered through the Public Private Partnership process, has since been allocated funding of €6,500 for one special class and €7,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (16 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that the Fund for Students with Disabilities provides support for students with disabilities, including those with narcolepsy, so that students can participate fully in further and higher education. The Fund for Students with Disabilities is managed by the HEA on behalf of my Department. Typical supports for which funding is approved include assistive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The Department is in receipt of the Stage 2(b) submission from the Design Team. Following a review of the submission the Design Team were requested to review significant cost overruns. This work included the carrying out of additional site surveys. An addendum to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (16 May 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: Higher Education Grants Eligibility Criteria (16 May 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, a grant has been refused and a letter outlining the position issued on the 9th May, 2013. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, she/he may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI. Where an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The salary of the person referred to by the Deputy has been adjusted and arrears owed to him will be paid on the 6th June 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student referred to by the Deputy has had her application reviewed and a revised award letter issued on 2nd May 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the scheme. Students who are attending undergraduate courses in an EU Member State, can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution. The student grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, in June of 2011, I announced that 20 new primary schools and 20 new post primary schools are to be established up to 2017 across a number of locations to cater for increasing demographics. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish any new schools in the area referred to by the Deputy. My Department will continue to monitor enrolments in all areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Applications for patronage of the new post primary schools to be established in 2015 and 2016 are currently being sought by my Department from prospective patrons. Details of the arrangements for patronage of new schools and the criteria for deciding on patronage for them are available on my Department's website, www.education.ie. The arrangements in question will apply to all prospective...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy may be aware, the HEA was requested to prepare a plan on how to implement the recommendations made by an international panel of experts on possible new structures to improve initial teacher education in Ireland, and to consult with the relevant colleges in doing so. This process is ongoing and the HEA provide me with progress reports on the matter from time to time. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In the past four years, the contractor's obligation to complete the works was terminated on ten major school building projects. The difficulties encountered on nine of these projects related to contractor insolvencies. The termination of the contractor's obligation to complete the works on the tenth project was due to the contractor's default. There was a bond in place for each of the ten...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In the past 4 years, in the vast majority of cases where a contractor failed to complete a major school building project this was due to insolvency issues; the contractors in question ceased to trade. Only one termination was due to issues not related to insolvency. The contractor in question has not been successful in any tender competitions for major school building contracts since the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. SNAs are allocated to schools in order to provide for the care...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The following table sets out the relevant details of payments made by this Department in respect of both Foreign and Domestic Travel and Subsistence to each Minister, Minister of State and Secretary General in the period 2005 to March 2011, as requested by the Deputy. Foreign and Domestic Travel & Subsistence payments made to Department of Education & Skills Ministers,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Staff (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The following table sets out the details staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State of this Department and associated relevant costs, including Travel and Subsistence payments made in each year, in the period 2005 to March 2011, as requested by the Deputy. Domestic Travel & Subsistence 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010  March 2011  Minister Many Hanafin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 May 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 applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certificate, Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. Due to competing demands on the Department's...