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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Article 13(6) is the relevant article in the 2013 student grant scheme providing for second chance students. Where a mature student previously attended but did not successfully complete a course and re - enters an approved course, following a break in studies of at least five years, he/she shall be considered a "second chance student". Officials in my Department have been informed by Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that an application has been received in respect of the school, referred to by the Deputy, under the Summer Works Scheme. Commensurate with the level of funding available for the Scheme, applications are currently being assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: QQI advises providers that applications for validation of programmes leading to their awards take approximately 20 weeks to process. Providers' programmes are submitted to QQI for validation via an online system and evaluated to ensure they will allow learners to meet the required national standards. Providers can track the progress of their application via the online system. QQI endeavours...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that an application has been received in respect of the school, referred to by the Deputy, under the Summer Works Scheme. Commensurate with the level of funding available for the Scheme, applications are currently being assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 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 did not meet the residency criteria under the Student Grant Scheme 2013 and is therefore not eligible for a grant. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 237 together. The Deputies will be aware from Budget 2014 that additional funding has been provided which will involve an investment of €15m to support the establishment of book rental schemes in primary schools that do not currently operate them. The Department will provide €5m in seed capital per annum over a three year period to such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have forwarded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I have made it clear that, for compelling educational reasons and to safeguard the integrity of the patronage determination process, the new post-primary school for Maynooth will be a fully-vertical post-primary school delivering both the junior and senior cycle. The enrolment process being implemented is in accordance with this decision, therefore, I see no reason to justify a suspension of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The establishment of a school Governing Body is a matter for the school patron. However, the Governing Authority in question was established under the Education and Training Board Act 2013 with the consent of the Minister. The Membership is as follows: - Independent Chair - John Malone, former Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture - Secretary Board of Management Maynooth...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. Home tuition has been approved for the child to whom the Deputy refers. However, I understand from my officials that forms which must be completed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for the construction of a new school. The Five Year Construction Plan, that I announced on 9 March 2012, outlines the major school projects that will commence construction over the duration of the Plan. The primary aim at the core of the Five Year Plan is focussed on meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 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 was awarded a grant on 21 October 2013 and that monthly payments have since been made to the applicant in accordance with the payments schedule published on www.susi.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (17 Dec 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: School Inspection Reports (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Since the Whole School Evaluation (WSE) process is designed to evaluate key aspects of the work of the school and to promote school improvement, the inspection team does not have a role in examining the experiences of particular students. The focus of the WSE is on the quality of teaching and learning and the quality of management and leadership. It identifies and affirms good practice in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department of Education & Skills has previously acquired significant lands in the Ennistymon area. However, in order to have a site suitable for the development of a building for the new amalgamated school, additional land is required. The Congregation that owns existing school properties in Ennistymon has offered to transfer the properties concerned to the State as part of its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 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 was deemed ineligible for a grant as she stated on her application form that she was attending a further education course and in receipt of Back to Education Allowance. If there is a change in this information the student should notify SUSI of the change at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. In this regard a Board of Management may find it necessary to restrict enrolment to children from a particular area or a particular age group or on the basis of some other criterion. The criteria to be applied by schools in such circumstances are a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been informed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, further supporting documentation is required. When this information is received and considered, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design. Planning permission has been received for the proposed scheme and the school's design team is preparing to lodge applications for the Fire Safety Certificate and the Disability Access Certificate. Once all three statutory approvals have been received, the...