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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 257 together. The agreed procedures for the appointment of boards of management of primary schools and the rules under which these Boards operate are set out in my Department's publication "Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedures 2011". The term of office of the current Boards of the circa 3300 primary schools will expire on 30 November 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in the 5 Year Construction Plan announced in March 2012 and is scheduled to proceed to construction in 2015/16. The school's Patron has undertaken to acquire a site for the new school building. My Department has contacted the Patron's office seeking an update on the site acquisition and a response...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Eligibility under the Residential institutions Statutory Fund Act is currently confined to those former residents who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or equivalent Court awards or settlements. During the passage of this legislation through the Houses of Oireachtas, I gave an undertaking to review the operation of the Fund two years after its establishment in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand the Deputy is referring to the filling of administrative vacancies in an Institute of Technology. Such vacancies are filled from the Local Government Common Recruitment Pool, the arrangements for which are set out in Department of Environment Circular 55/1982. Any further queries in relation to this matter should be referred directly to the relevant Institute of Technology.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information on the programme in question is held by SOLAS and I have asked them to provide the data requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information on the programmes in question is held by SOLAS and I have asked them to provide the data requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Places (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information on the programme in question is held by SOLAS and I have asked them to provide the data requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information on the programme in question is held by SOLAS and I have asked them to provide the data requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the new Junior Cycle Framework students will be expected to cover 24 'Statements of Learning' which encompass key knowledge and skills. One of these statements is to learn "to value what it means to be an active citizen with rights and responsibilities in local and wider context". As students will be expected to fulfil this statement, it is anticipated that education for active...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Kavanagh College was a private college which provided a number of programmes of education and training leading to awards made by foreign awarding bodies and was not required to have in place arrangements for the protection of enrolled learners. Issues relating to the refund of fees to effected students are therefore a private matter between the college and the students concerned. I and my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: A building project to provide an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers, is currently under construction. Tests have shown that some of the blocks used in the construction of the extension are defective. The Department and its design team is currently considering proposals from the main contractor to carry out remedial works to address the defects in accordance with the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: All Hallows College is a private college and is not an approved institution under the Higher Education Authority (HEA). It does not receive core funding, however, my Department provides grant in lieu of tuition fee funding to the College in respect of three approved undergraduate courses. Funding of some €436,000 for the 2013/14 academic year was allocated to the College in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in a readily accessible format. It is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority for the registration of teachers. The processing time for an application for registration varies on the type of application and whether an assessment of qualifications is required (to determine if the qualification(s) meet the Council's registration criteria). Applicants including newly qualified teachers (NQTs) who have provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: There has been no cut to the number of special needs assistants in schools. In fact, in December 2013, the Govenment announced it was increasing the number of SNA posts available for allocation to schools, in order to reflect demographic growth and increased demand for SNA support. The existing provision for 10,575 SNA posts has been increased by 390 to 10,965 posts, which are being made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: One of the Principles which underpin the new Framework for Junior Cycle is "inclusive education" and during their 3 years in junior cycle students will be expected to cover 24 'Statements of Learning' which encompass the key knowledge and skills required by our young people if they are to become active and involved citizens. In addition, there are 8 key skills which include "working with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is currently working with Cork County Council to secure sites to facilitate the schools referred to by the Deputy. When sites have been secured, my Department will be in contact with the respective patrons in relation to the locations of the individual schools. All relevant issues will be taken into account in this regard including the outcome of the patronage determination...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department is currently considering the appeal under the summer works scheme submitted by the school to which he refers and expects to be in a position to advise the school of the outcome shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested on the number of appointments made to State boards in the last three years is outlined in the following table. The Deputy should note that Board appointments, while made by me as Minister, are not in all cases made at my sole discretion. Individuals may be nominated for appointment by various organisations as specified in the relevant statute of the body concerned....