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Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It will be taken next year.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There is no reference to a health services reform Bill, but there are a number of health Bills. Does the Deputy have a specific Bill in mind?

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My colleague, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, is working extensively on this complex issue. However, I am not sure whether she can bring a measure before the House that soon to deal with the three families referred to. I will raise the matter with her.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy is referring to the programme for Government and the commitment given in it to publish a plan to implement the part of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 that has not yet been brought into operation. Perhaps the Deputy and I know more about this area than other Members of the House. I will await the conclusions of the special group examining the...

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: On the first Bill to which the Deputy referred dealing with pay and conditions, the matter is at a relatively advanced stage. The second Bill to which the Deputy referred is a large piece of legislation on the third level landscape. It will involve provisions to enable existing institutes of technology to merge, if they wish to do so. It will also provide for the requirements for any...

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The all-island gas market Bill is scheduled for next year. The education (admission to school) Bill is with the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection for consultation with interested individuals. I hope I will be in a position to receive a report from the committee early in the new year, with the intention of debating and enacting the Bill some time later in 2014.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am reliably informed that it is at a very advanced stage and that the target is to try to have it published before the Christmas recess.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I share the Deputy's concerns about the housing difficulties which have become acute throughout the country but particularly in the Dublin area. The Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, is bringing forward the heads of a housing Bill before the end of the year and it is hoped to have the Bill published and debated in the House no later than next spring.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I do not know whether the deadline will be met, but I will find out from the relevant Minister and have somebody communicate directly with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is working closely with the relevant Local Authority in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the provision of permanent accommodation for the school to which he refers. Given the sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this point in time. The 5 year school building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been informed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the student referred to by the Deputy had his initial application cancelled on the basis that the student applied in error as an independent student. I understand that the applicant subsequently submitted a second application which will be assessed by SUSI shortly. In order to expedite the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware from the circular in question that the purpose of my Department's 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's Annual Report for 2012 has been published and was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Report can be downloaded from the Department's website .

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be familiar with the moratorium on recruitment and promotions, in accordance with which no public service post, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion or payment of an allowance for performance of duties at a higher grade. In that regard, the Department was granted a limited derogation from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform which allowed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that, in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, reckonable income was over the limit to qualify for a full maintenance grant. The list of payments, known for the purposes of the Student Grant Scheme 2013 as "income disregards" does not extend to Invalidity Pension. Disability Allowance is an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am aware of the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. Officials from my Department met with the Directors of the facility in question last week to discuss the queries raised by them in the correspondence and other associated issues. My officials will continue to liaise with the Directors on matters arising from the constructive meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that a letter issued to the student referred to by the Deputy on 21 November 2013 confirming that a fees only grant had been awarded. I also understand that the student's college were requested to invoice SUSI for the fees.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The project to which the Deputy refers is progressing through the tender process and my Department is currently awaiting receipt of the tender report from the Board of Management.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The feeder area for Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua will still be the wider Ballinteer-Stepaside area. There is an Irish language school already located in the area. The question of location for Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua was considered in the context of providing access to both Irish language schools to the greatest number of pupils across the area.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, a grant was awarded on 15 November 2013 and the student was paid on 29th November 2013.