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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Expenditure (10 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student referred to by the Deputy has been awarded a postgraduate fee contribution of €2,000 and an award letter issued on 26 September 2013. Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme 2013 postgraduate students who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (10 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: Special Educational Needs Staffing (10 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The detailed arrangements regarding supplementary assignment arrangements for SNAs for the 2013/2014 school year are set out in Departmental Circular 0037/2013 which issued on 1 July 2013 and which is available on the Department's website at the following address: With effect from 1 May 2013 once an SNA with a minimum of one year's service is notified by his/her employer that he/she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (10 Oct 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 resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Academic Publications (10 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department have asked the Higher Education Authority to check if the information is obtainable and any available information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (10 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 3rd and 25th September, 2013. The documentation is currently awaiting review and the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. The Circus & Fairground Service is a pilot initiative which provides primary school-age children with up to six hours tuition per week. The Service is delivered by qualified primary teachers retained by Education Centres throughout the country. The numbers of teachers retained to deliver the service has recently been reduced to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There are no officials at my Department on salaries that exceed the amount of the Taoiseach's salary or the Government's pay cap.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The story will get even better.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As everybody in the country has to do.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Is that why the numbers of unemployed have dropped?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Is that why we are in recovery?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: We reported the economy created the jobs, not the Government. Governments do not create jobs.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: They are there because of what happened last year.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is called regaining our economic sovereignty.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There have been no cuts in education in this budget.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I do not take it personally. There is something called collective responsibility. I will report Deputy Donnelly's remarks.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Then it would have been the one o'clock news.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Contracts specifically in operation in the United Kingdom have not been the subject of discussions. However, changes to academic contracts were discussed and agreed in the context of negotiations on the Public Service Agreement 2010 – 2014 (Croke Park Agreement) and more recently the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2016 (Haddington Road Agreement). These changes have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Internship Scheme Numbers (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 60 together. JobBridge is a national internship scheme administered by the Department of Social Protection. Recognised schools and Education and Training Boards may participate in the scheme if they wish under Department of Education and Skills Circular 46/2011. Per this circular, an internship in a school must not cause an existing member of...