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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Minister Fitzgerald and I published an Action Plan on Bullying on 29th January which sets out twelve actions to help prevent and tackle bullying in primary and second level schools. I have ring-fenced €500,000 to support implementation of the Action Plan this year. Work on the implementation of the actions is progressing well. Some weeks ago, I launched new National Procedures on Anti...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the deputy that the amount allocated to support the delivery of the Anti-Bullying Parent Training Programme has been increased to €60,000 due to the high level of interest expressed from schools and parents throughout the country. This will provide for up to 115 anti-bullying training sessions for parents and it is being run jointly by the National Parents...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188, 189 and 221 to 223, inclusive, together. The new Framework for Junior Cycle clearly recognises the importance of Physical Education (P.E) and physical activity in schools. One of the eight principles which underpin the Framework is that of "Wellbeing" which means that each student's learning experience should contribute directly to their physical,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The two schools referred to by the Deputy have agreed to amalgamate and submitted an application for a major capital project. As the Deputy is aware, this school project is scheduled on the Five Year Plan to proceed to construction in 2015/2016. Further to a technical site visit by Department officials, the girls school was deemed to be the most suitable location, subject to additional land...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (8 Oct 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 documentation was received on the 19th of September and these documents are currently awaiting review.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeilge (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá athbhreithniú ar bun ag mo Roinn faoi láthair ar an oideachas a chuirtear ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht mar aitheantas don chomhthéacs reachtaíochta ina bhfuil na scoileanna Gaeltachta ag feidhmiú agus mar aitheantas ar na dúshláin ar leith a ghabhann le hoideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge a sholáthar do pháistí sna scoileanna sin....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school or for children with a special educational need who are awaiting an educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for pre-school children with autism....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A student can complete his/her grant application online on the SUSI website, which will guide the student through the process. Before completing the application a student should read the Guidance Notes in relation to "Category of Applicant". This information will enable the student to determine which category applies to him/her. For student grants purposes, students are categorised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Over the period since the launch of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy in July 2011, there has been significant progress under many of the 41 actions and almost 180 sub-actions. I have increased the time spent on literacy and numeracy at primary level. Revision of the English and Irish curricula is being prioritised in Junior Cycle Reform. Major changes are being made to initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011 - 2020 envisaged that standardised tests for English Reading, Irish Reading and Mathematics would be developed. It is my intention that these tests will be rolled out to post-primary schools for use in the Spring of the school year commencing in September 2015 so as to be aligned with my proposals for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recently published comprehensive policy advice on Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs in Schools. This policy advice is available at www.ncse.ie. This publication provides details of the disabilities that qualify for low-incidence resource hours and also details the approximate number of number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (RISF) was established in March to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. Supports across a range of services, including mental health services, health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that my Department has been working with the relevant Local Authority for some time in relation to identifying and acquiring land suitable for the delivery of school accommodation for two new schools in the area to which the Deputy has referred. Following a joint assessment of a site, by my Department and the local authority, it was deemed suitable for educational development....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy have been approved devolved funding to replace prefabs at their school. In recent days the school have submitted a further request for capital funding to provide additional car parking spaces on their school site. I wish to advise the Deputy that, in general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Over recent years there have been a number of school building projects which have encountered delays due to insolvency of the main contractor. However, none of these projects were ended or abandoned and all were completed or are in the process of being completed. Details in respect of these projects are contained in the table. As most of these projects have yet to close the final account, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Responsibility for the delivery of a new 16 classroom school referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the Office of Public Works. The project is at the early stages of architectural planning and I understand that the OPW is currently liaising with the school authorities to progress the sketch scheme for the school. A site survey has been completed and a building survey on the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: On 27th June 2013 the school referred to by the Deputy was approved a devolved grant under the Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme for the provision of 3 x 80m2 Mainstream Classrooms. I understand that the school authority has also decided to funding the provision of further additional accommodation as part of the project. A devolved project allows individual school authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The project referred to by the Deputy has reached an advanced stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2(b), which includes securing Planning Permission, Fire certificate, Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. The detailed design stages of the project have been completed. The application for planning permission is expected to be submitted in the coming weeks....