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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: They are pretty much depleted. I will get a note on the matter for the Deputy.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Pensions are paid from a separate subhead.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am told they come under the heading of public expenditure.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Estimates reflect a €51 million reduction in 2013.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the committee for engaging in this exercise. I found part of it a little challenging in locating some of the material sought in questions. We might reflect on how successful and effective this exercise has been. I am scheduled to come back to the committee on an Estimate later. If there are unanswered questions or queries that have not been adequately responded to and we receive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Broadband Access Programme (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Schools Broadband Access Programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools and for those post primary schools not yet connected to the Schools Highspeed 100Mbit/s Broadband Network. The connectivity cost for these schools in 2013 is expected to be approx €2.7m. There are currently 278 post primary schools connected...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Guarantee (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There is no specific EU budget for a Youth Guarantee. The European Commission has launched a proposal for a Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) that is to be delivered under the 2014-2020 Multi Annual Financial Framework of the EU. The Regulations that will govern the implementation of the YEI are still being negotiated between the EU Institutions and the exact detail of how the YEI will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is available on my Department's website in the format requested.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Students in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) pursuing higher education can apply to have their eligibility assessed under the student grant scheme to the Student Universal Support Ireland before the closing date in the relevant academic year in respect of the cost of the student contribution and where applicable tuition fees. Officials in my Department have confirmed with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the applicant referred to by the Deputy was issued with a decision on the 6/6/2013 advising him that he was deemed ineligible to receive a grant. The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form it would not be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the applicant referred to by the Deputy was issued with a decision on the 2/5/2013 advising him that he was deemed ineligible to receive a grant. SUSI also confirmed that they have no appeal on file in relation to this applicant. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development Supports (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The research prioritisation report provides that a proportion of investment should continue to be available to support research driven by knowledge creation. This type of research continues to be funded as part of a sustainable well functioning STI system, which helps to develop the human capital that is required for a sustainable system including postgraduate and post-doctoral training of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Course Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The system is facing many challenges ahead, and a growing demand for highly skilled and innovative adaptable Irish graduates with a world-class reputation. If the system is to meet increasing demands for knowledge, innovation and human capital, higher education institutions need to have a strong strategic focus and mission direction underpinned by a new relationship of accountability with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A key priority for my Department is to prioritise and target resources in schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage. That challenge is significant, given the current economic climate and the target to reduce public expenditure. This limits the capacity for any additionality in the DEIS programme. In this context, I have no immediate plans to undertake the type of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 135 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: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that last year I requested the NCSE to review and make recommendations on the supports that we provide to children with special educational needs and how they are allocated, to ensure we are delivering the best possible educational experience and outcomes for our children. The NCSE have now published their policy advice on Support Students with Special Educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will appreciate that all the records of funding that would have been generated from the time the school in question first opened are not readily available due to the historical nature of record keeping and data storage. I am happy to provide the most recent records of funding covering the ten years 2004 to end May 2013. The level of funding provided by my Department to the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to my Department for major capital funding for a new school building. I can confirm also that I met with a delegation from the school last week relating to their request to relocate to the premises in question. My Department advised the delegation that the premises, when vacated, is required to meet emerging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of Circular 49/2010 each post primary school is provided with an annual allocation of substitute hours. These hours are used to provide cover for teacher absences arising from uncertified sick leave and official school business. If the teachers are considered to be on official school business by the managerial authority of the school then these hours provided under Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and the governance and management of their academic affairs, including programme provision and organisational structures are matters for which the Governing Body and the management authorities of the Institute are responsible. Neither I nor my Department has any function...