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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (22 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 teaching support and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. The NCSE operates within my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts to schools, which are available on the Department website, include the provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts on developing grounds, using projected enrolment. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose in the answer to indicate the level of funding provided by my Department to all schools in County Carlow for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under the categories Large Scale projects, Additional Accommodation projects and Prefab Replacement Initiative projects. PRIMARY 2011 Large Scale Projects - €3.979m 2011 Additional Accommodation Projects - €0.812m 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's policy is focused on ensuring that all children, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. The policy is to provide for children with special educational needs, including autism, to be included in mainstream schools unless such a placement would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Allowances (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I will arrange for the information requested by the Deputy to be forwarded directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As a matter of course, existing school capacities in a post-primary feeder area and adjoining feeder areas are examined when the need for additional school places is being assessed. Enrolment for the post-primary feeder area to which the Deputy refers is projected to grow to approximately 4,981 pupils by 2023. This is some 2,357 extra pupils over and above the numbers currently enrolled in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that in line with my Department's policy that children with special educational needs (SEN) access appropriate education intervention in mainstream settings where possible, many deaf/ hard of hearing pupils are integrated into mainstream classes at primary and post-primary level with the assistance, as necessary, of resource teaching and special needs assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. I wish to firstly advise the Deputy that my Department provides for a continuum of special educational provision to be made available for children with special educational needs, so that regardless of the level of need of the child, educational provision can be made for them. My Department provides for a range of placement options and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that the two primary schools to which he refers were in contact with my Department in 2009 regarding a proposed amalgamation. The two school authorities subsequently contacted the Department to advise that as no common ground could be found between the respective school authorities at that time, a decision was taken by them to defer the amalgamation and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (22 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Savings Measure 2014 F/Year  Reduction in allocation to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) €25m 0 Abolish €20 long-term unemployment bonus paid to FAS, VTOS and Youthreach participants (new entrants) €2m €7m Require FAS apprentices to pay pro-rata Student Services Charge...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The additional funding referred to by the Deputy will involve an investment of €15 million to support the establishment of book rental schemes in primary schools that do not currently operate them. The Department will provide €5 million per annum over a three year period to such schools. This will allow schools to reduce the cost burden on parents with young children. These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has been in ongoing liaison with the school, referred to by the Deputy, in relation to its accommodation issues. In that regard, my Department recently met with the school authority concerned to consider further the proposal being developed by the school to meet its accommodation needs. Arising from this meeting, the school concerned agreed to supply the technical reports...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that demographic projections which are based on child benefit data for the Dublin 7 area indicates a requirement for up to 38 additional primary school classrooms in the general area in the coming years. While most of that demand will be catered for by using current capacity in the existing primary schools in the area and also through the proposed expansion of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (23 Oct 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 - Detailed Design. 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 the Department's capital budget imposed by the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Oct 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 - Detailed Design. A decision to grant planning permission for the project was made by the County Council on 23rd September 2013. The Design Team for the project has submitted an application for a fire certificate and disability access certificate to the County...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's policy is focused on ensuring that all children, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. The policy is to provide for children with special educational needs, including autism, to be included in mainstream schools unless such a placement would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I have already expressed my concern in relation to costs incurred by parents on school uniforms. This is a matter on which I believe schools must take account of the wishes of parents. During the course of this school year I will be publishing my plans for a Parent Charter that will strengthen the position of parents generally within our school system. I believe that changes to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that due to a change of circumstances the student referred to by the Deputy applied to have his case reviewed. SUSI are currently awaiting documents from the student and the case will be fully reviewed on receipt of outstanding documentation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The query to which the Deputy refers in being addressed in the Pension Unit of my Department. All email queries are acknowledged and directed to general information on the website as many queries relate to general pension information. When the query relates to a specific matter, the response is provided when the matter is investigated and this is the position in respect of the query to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Chairpersons of the Governing Body of Institutes of Technology are appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills in line with the provisions of the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006. Section 2 (2) of the Second Schedule to the Act provides that the "chairman shall be appointed by the Minister and may be removed from office by the Minister". Section 2 (4) provides that the...