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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is on the way out.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A legal process.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Exactly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, a new set of proposals for a public service agreement were put forward by the Labour Relations Commission which now form the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 (the Haddington Road Agreement, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Deputy). One aspect of this Agreement relates to supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Initiative the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study which are a minimum of two years duration in an approved higher education institution. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department of Education and Skills funds a wide variety of education and training provision in Dublin's north inner city. City of Dublin VEC and FAS, for example, both provide various flexible education and training options for both lone parents and the unemployed depending on the needs of the individuals involved. The exact nature of the education and training interventions required...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Numbers (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested is presented in the following table. Schools in Limerick classified by teacher size, 2011/2012 The data contained in this table is sourced from the 2011/2012 Census of Primary Schools and refers to pupils in mainstream classes only. COUNTY Roll No SCHOOL NAME ADDRESS LINE 1 ADDRESS LINE 2 Total Pupils Teacher size LIMERICK COUNTY 07117J S N LOCH GUIR HOLY CROSS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the 1998 Education Act provides the legal framework for the delivery of education to children through recognised schools. All recognised schools are legally owned by the school patrons or trustees and managed by a school's Board of Management which is also the employer of teachers in a school. While the Minister for Education and Skills provides funding and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, a new set of proposals for a public service agreement were put forward by the Labour Relations Commission which now form the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 (the Haddington Road Agreement, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Deputy). One aspect of this Agreement relates to supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a college and university admissions scheme which offers places on reduced points and extra college support to school leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions are regulated by the institutions themselves....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Where a NEPS psychologist is not assigned to a school, authorities therein...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. As soon as any available data is compiled, it will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The total number of teachers at 31st March 2013 are: 32,276 Primary; 16,823 Voluntary Secondary, Community and Comprehensive; and 10,699 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). It is a matter for the Teaching Council to determine the education, training and qualifications required for a person to be registered as a teacher. Therefore, my Department does not now record details of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Student Support Act 2011 is the primary legislation introduced by the Oireachtas to underpin the programme of legislative and administrative reform of the student grants system. The Act provides that certain areas may be prescribed by way of regulation subject to principles and policies laid down by the Oireachtas in the primary legislation. Section 16 of the Act provides for the making...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The main financial support available to students attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme administered by Student Universal Support Ireland. Under the terms of the scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The Deputy will appreciate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, stage 2b. This stage includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certificate, Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that pupils with Down Syndrome attending mainstream schools may receive additional teaching support in primary schools, either under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports, if the pupil's educational psychological assessment places the pupil in the mild general learning disability/high incidence disability category, or through an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The nationality requirements for the student grant scheme are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations...