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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Education about active citizenship is an integral component of the new Framework for Junior Cycle. For example, one of the 24 'Statements of Learning', that encompass the key knowledge and skills that students will develop during their junior cycle, requires that all students will "value what it means to be an active citizen with rights and responsibilities in local and wider context". In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Report of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector made a series of recommendations in relation to this area. Among the recommendations, were those relating to areas of stable population. The Report recommended that in such areas, where there is evidence of demand for different types of patronage, this demand could be met by divesting patronage of existing schools. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides funding to schools towards the cost of assistive technology for pupils in Primary, Post Primary and Special schools for personal computers and specialist software for educational purposes under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department's Circular 0010/2013. I can advise the Deputy that an application for assistive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Major School Building Project referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 2(a) of Architectural Planning. Following a Stage 2a Stakeholders Meeting in May 2014, it was necessary for the Design Team to submit further details and documentation to the School Authorities and the Department. This submission is currently under review in my Department. Once the review has been completed,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on Wednesday 18th June 2014. This report is available at www.ncse.ie. The report has recommended that a new allocation model should be developed for schools based on two components: a school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. The most recent information available relates to March 2014 when a total of 282 retired teachers were employed by the managerial authorities of schools. One hundred and forty nine retired primary teachers and one hundred and thirty three retired voluntary secondary and community and comprehensive teachers were employed....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support. Where children have significant care needs whereby they may need additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I attach a spreadsheet containing a list of all Primary schools given recognition by my Department since 2007. This list contains the address and roll number of each school. Two of these schools were designated as DEIS Band 1 schools. Regarding the phone numbers and email addresses of these schools, these details are available on my Department's website under the Find A School search...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The latest date which a school was granted DEIS Urban Band 1 status was 1st September 2009.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. Therefore, it is a matter for each individual school to determine its own policy in relation to the literature or information that is sent home with its pupils....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers appointed a Design Team in December 2006. Stage 2a (preliminary design) was approved in March 2011, and Stage 2b (detailed design/tender documents) was approved in June 2013. Contracts have recently been signed and it is anticipated that construction will commence within the next two weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The economic circumstances of the country are such that the staffing moratorium introduced across the public sector by the previous Government in 2009 has to be maintained. In contrast to other parts of the public service the higher education sector has been given significant latitude within this moratorium relative to other areas of public expenditure. An Employment Control Framework is in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The NCSE announced the allocations of SNAs to schools on 25th June. It was also announced that in September there will be over 10,900 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts in schools to support students with special needs for the 2014/2015 school year. The exact numbers of SNAs will become clear when enrolments of students in mainstream schools are finalised in September. A school by school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The longer term options in respect of the provision of improved accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers are currently being considered in the context of other school developments in the area and the reorganisation of existing accommodation. In that context, my Department is currently liaising with Cork Education and Training Board with a view to identifying an accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sale of School Property (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not hold details of all patron owned lands or school buildings sold during the past ten years. Where a school patron owns land not associated with the running of schools, the disposal of such land is a private matter for the patron. Where significant funds from my Department have been invested in developing a school building on a patron-owned site and where a charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on Wednesday 18th June 2014. This report is available at www.ncse.ie Section 2 and Appendix 3 of this report both contain comprehensive details of the wide ranging consultation process which the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I have made clear on a number of occasions that the final phase of the Budget 2012 measure in relation to small schools will not be suspended. My Department has expanded the existing appeals process so that it is accessible to the schools that are affected by the budget measure. In this regard small schools will not lose their classroom post if they are projecting sustainable increased...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that there were 47 primary school closures and 21 post-primary closures between 2004 and 2013. Details are outlined in the following table for the Deputy's information. Post-Primary School Closures 2004 to 2014 County Location - Year Limerick Ard Scoil Mhuire, Bruff 64020P 2012 Galway Scoil Áine, Kylemore Abbey 63060W 2010 Dublin Belcamp College,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I have made clear on a number of occasions that the final phase of the Budget 2012 measure in relation to small schools will not be suspended. All public servants are being asked to do more with less and the teachers in small schools cannot be exempt from this requirement. The Budget 2012 measure puts the staffing arrangements for small schools on a more sustainable and affordable basis....

Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to introduce the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014. Its main purposes are to provide for the authorisation by the Minister of the use of the description "university" by a high quality education provider for specified purposes outside the State; to amend the Student Support Act 2011 to ensure the Minister has the power to prescribe post-leaving certificate, PLC,...