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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: SOLAS is funded by the Exchequer under the Vote of the Department of Education and Skills as well as through the National Training Fund (NTF). SOLAS allocates funding for the delivery of training services through the network of training centres, which has now been transferred to the Education and Training Boards. European Social Fund (ESF) and European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: While community and not-for-profit organisations such as Specialist Training Providers, Local Training Initiatives and Community Training Centres receive funding under a variety of programmes, there are two primary methods for funding of commercial training providers. Contract Training is a fee based payment awarded using a tendering process. The tendered cost of the course is paid and it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 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 contexts". In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Professions Admission Test (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The selection criteria and process for admission to medical schools is a matter for the Deans of medical schools in universities in line with their statutory autonomy in relation to academic affairs. The HPAT – Ireland test was chosen by the Deans through an international tender process which included criteria that there should be little evidence of benefit to candidates who (i)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers.The supplementary redeployment arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 256 together. We have a growing population of young people in this country and despite the difficult financial circumstances we face as a country, we prioritised education so that the number of teachers we have in the system has also grown in order to protect pupil teacher ratios. There are a thousand more teachers employed in schools around the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that details of all schools, including schools in County Meath, that have received capital funding from my Department may be viewed on my Department website at www.education.ie by clicking on "Schools and Colleges", then "Building Works" and selecting the relevant headings. This is updated on a regular basis....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In accordance with section 22(6) of the Residential institutions Statutory Fund, Act 2012 a person affected by a decision of the Appeals Officer can appeal to the High Court on a point of law within 28 days of receipt of the Appeals Officer's decision. Any decision of the High Court on such appeal shall be final and conclusive in accordance with section 22(8) of the Act. Caranua includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought by the Deputy is not available. Caranua and the former Education Finance Board are separate bodies with distinct schemes involving different eligibility criteria. The functions vested in the Education Finance Board were transferred on its dissolution to Caranua until such time as the investment account which financed the former Education Finance Board is closed....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: On its dissolution in March 2013, the functions of the former Education Finance Board were vested in Caranua. These functions included making payments to individuals engaged in multi-annual education courses to whom financial commitments had been made for the duration of their courses by the Education Finance Board. Caranua contacted 17 people in this regard. 13 individuals responded and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the education environment has changed since 1998. There are now a number of avenues for resolving grievances. Section 28 places no obligations on a school to have a broader policy on its relationship with parents and students. I intend to include an amendment to Section 28 of the Act as part of the final Admissions to Schools Bill which has recently been approved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The position is that Education and Training Boards are statutory bodies with their own corporate status established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual ETB subject to provisions set out in Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those relating to nationality, residency, progression and means. To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course having successfully completed the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 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: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The funding provided by my Department to Right of Place from 2001 to 2013, when my Department ceased funding survivor groups, is as follows: 2001 - €269,971.71 2002 - €149,423 2003 - €135,381 2004 - €124,783 2005 - €127,904 2006 - €52,690 2007 - €89,280 2008 - €87,998 2009 - €75,944.76 2010 - €44,616.54 2011 -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed that the student referred to by the Deputy has appealed the decision of the awarding authority to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board. A P45 had been requested in respect of the student's mother as she has had a change in circumstances in relation to her income. It is understood that a P45 is not available at this time and alternative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides funding to the National Braille Production Centre (NBPC) which provides access to educational materials by transcriptions through a range of formats, accessible for children with a visual impairment. The service facilitates the supply of textbooks in Braille, Large Print and Audio format for blind pupils and visually impaired pupils in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The following tabular statement gives details of the special advisers I appointed since I was made Minister for Education & Skills on the 9th, March 2011 under the terms of the revised conditions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Finance on the 24th, March 2011. In relation to the appointees made in 2011 officials at my Department wrote to the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the schools referred to by the Deputy has been authorised to complete stage 2(a) of architectural planning. Upon receipt of the final Stage 2(a) report from the Boards of Management and their Design Team and subject to no further issues arising the project will be progressed to Stage 2(b) which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The awarding authorities are obliged to satisfy themselves beyond doubt that an acceptable degree of proof has been submitted by the grant applicant in establishing...