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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works 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 (59/2013) is available on my Department's website www.education.ie. It is my intention to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the grant application of the student referred to by the Deputy was awarded on 18th December, 2013. Students get paid as soon as possible after they submit their bank account details and their institutions confirm their attendance. I understand that the above details were submitted by the student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246, 248 and 250 together. My Department is working with the patron of the school in question to identify and secure suitable accommodation for the school's start up in 2014. In relation to the permanent location of the Gaelcholáiste, a number of options have been identified and are being progressed. Negotiations are ongoing and therefore given the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Universities and institutes of technology are autonomous statutory bodies and the recruitment of students, including the provision of open days, are matters for the individual institutions concerned. I am satisfied that existing career guidance resources available to second level students are sufficient to inform them of higher education options available to them on the island of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has applied to my Department for large scale funding for major refurbishment of and additional accommodation within an existing building. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's over-riding objective is the delivery of major school projects so that our school system is in a position to cater for increasing pupil numbers. The Five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy 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 schools. It is my aim to ensure that every primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a building project for the school to which he refers is currently at an early stage of the architectural planning process. Officials from my Department met with the school Patron's representatives recently regarding the progression of the project. The Patron and their Design Team are currently completing the Stage 2(a) report for submission to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2b - Detailed Design. All statutory approvals have been obtained and the Design Team has recently been authorised to complete the Stage 2b report and submit it to my Department for review. Due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget imposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Intercultural Education Strategy (2010-2015) which covers the continuum of education from pre-school through to further and higher education, current funding is being prioritised by my Department within schools for school based language provision, including English language support and support for mother tongue. As the Deputy may be aware the Office for the Promotion of Migrant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: For the Deputy's information the attach table lists the consultants and consultancy firms engaged by my Department for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive. Information in relation to consultancy expenditure is compiled retrospectively in respect of the previous year. The details in respect of 2013 are not yet available but will be provided to the Deputy as soon as they are to hand. Architects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: No applications for funding have been received to date under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to have refurbishment works carried out as a result of the recent severe weather. All school buildings that are not covered by state indemnity are required to adequately insure their school premises including insurance for storm damage and if any of these schools were to be damaged by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that class teachers in schools are required to be fully-qualified with a qualification relevant to the sector in which they are teaching. It has been the policy of my Department for some time that only qualified and registered teachers should be employed by schools. This is set out most recently in Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning, stage 2a, detailed design. On the satisfactory completion of stage 2a, and subject to no other issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2(b) which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The total photography costs for my Department since 9 March 2011 are set out in the attached document. Cost Occasion €381.15 (€315 + €66.15 VAT) Copies of photographs of a school project and their use on an A1 display board which was submitted to the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland for the joint RIAI/Department colloquium on school design which was held on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Data (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has not incurred any expenditure on the provision of public relations services since the Government came into office.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: There is no mechanism currently available for a teacher to transfer from one Education Board to another. The focus of the cross sectoral redeployment arrangements for teachers is on facilitating the redeployment of surplus permanent and CID holding teachers into vacancies in other schools or Education Training Boards. Education and Training Boards or VECs have not, to date, been in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought is not readily available and would require a very substantial amount of administrative time to identify and extract from existing financial records. However, attached is relevant information compiled in response to similar Parliamentary Questions. There is some overlap involved as the information is an aggregation of two tables covering the periods 1 October 2011 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá mo Roinnse ag obair i gcomhar le pátrún na Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh chun cóiríocht chuí a shainaithint agus a aimsiú do thosach na scoile in 2014. Maidir le suíomh buan an Ghaelcholáiste, táthar tar éis roinnt roghanna a shainaithint agus tá siad seo á gcur chun cinn. Tá caibidlíocht ar siúl i...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (16 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy 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 schools. It is my aim to ensure that every primary...