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Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It will be introduced next year.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Mañana is not next year.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am not sure if secondary legislation is required but we will inquire from the Department and revert to the Deputy.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The first legislation mentioned will be introduced next year. There is no date for the other legislative measure.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I understand the question on corporate donations was answered during the week. The Minister is due to bring forward proposals to Government and hopes to do that by the end of the year. With regard to the transfer of FÁS functions to the Department of Social Protection, the Minister is working on that legislation and intends to have it ready in this session.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister is working on proposals to be brought to the Government. They have not been brought to the Government at this point but I understand he is hoping to bring them to the Government during this session.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Given the Deputy's colouring it would not be appropriate for him to use a sunbed. I would worry for him.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: They are nearly as smart as the question that was asked.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister is working on that legislation. It was raised last week and I asked the Minister to revert to the Deputy directly. I will check it out.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will have to revert to the Deputy about the secondary legislation under the Fines Act.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: No. 19 will be introduced in this session.

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Capitation grants to primary schools are paid in two instalments. The first instalment is based on 70% of the grant due from enrolment figures for the previous school year (30 September 2009) and this payment will be made in January 2011. The second instalment is the balance due to the schools based on enrolment in the current school year (30 September 2010) and will be made in June 2011.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware I announced in July this year the setting up of a new framework in relation to the establishment of new second-level schools and their patronage. This will involve an expert Group to be known as the Second-Level Patronage Advisory Group that will consider applications for new schools and advise me in relation to those applications. The Group will undertake survey...

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will appreciate that the preparation of the Estimates is carried out on a strictly confidential basis and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on specific issues or proposals including the student registration fees, the maintenance grant, the income thresholds or the student assistant fund at this stage. However, all proposals made in relation to education expenditure...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is currently in negotiations regarding the acquisition of a suitable site for the school in question. The progression of a project for the school from site acquisition and initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of analysing all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional provision which will be required at both primary and post primary level up to 2017. Overall post-primary requirements in the area referred to by the Deputy, including the case for the provision of a new Irish language post-primary school, will be...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, 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 (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: National in-service programmes are made freely available to all teachers nationwide and all teachers can also avail of elective courses delivered through the local education centre. Teachers are also able to attend courses in other locations in the national network of education centres. In relation to national in-service programmes, seminars and workshops are generally offered to all...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of staff from my Department who have left under the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER), those who left for other reasons, new recruits and number of promotions is in Table 1. I have not included staff who left the Department as a result of decentralisation through the Central Applications Facility (CAF) or under the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware that, in line with the Transforming Public Services agenda, it is intended that the student grants administration process will be streamlined to create one consolidated student grant scheme to be administered by a single grant awarding authority. The main objective of this reform of the administrative arrangements is to bring about greater simplicity and efficiency to...