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

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been in contact with Donegal ETB in relation to identifying a suitable site in the Buncrana area for a Campus Development. A number of potential sites that were identified were deemed unfeasible. Another potential site has recently been identified by the ETB and this is under consideration; my Department will continue to engage with the relevant stakeholders...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The primary school project in New Ross to which the Deputy refers, is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that the project will progress to tender in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Registration Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Since 28th March 2006, the Teaching Council is the statutory authority under the Teaching Council Act for the registration of teachers. As enacted by the Oireachtas in 2001, the Teaching Council Act required teachers to be registered by the Teaching Council in order to be paid from state funds for their employment in schools recognised by the Department of Education and Skills. Section 30...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Earlier this year I confirmed to Commissioner Vassiliou and Commssioner Andor from the European Commission, Ireland's support for the European Alliance for Apprenticeships and that Ireland will continue to ensure that the Irish Apprenticeship System meets the requirements of all relevant stakeholders. Under the Action Plan for Jobs my Department committed to undertaking a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) has wide-ranging responsibilities both in terms of the quality assurance of further and higher education and training providers and as an awarding body for certain providers, including many of those in the community and voluntary sector. QQI also has responsibility for safeguarding the standard and quality of its qualifications, all of which are...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the deputy is not readily available in my Department as it is not possible to easily isolate salary adjustments due to increments from other salary adjustments. To obtain the financial information requested would require a disproportionate amount of effort relative to the resources available.

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department collates information in relation to individuals who retired from the Civil Service and are re-engaged to undertake specific tasks. It also collates information in relation to retired teachers who are re-engaged by schools. It does not collate information in relation to individuals engaged who retired from positions in the wider public service. My Department engages the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Building Regulations Application (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: While plumbing is one of the designated trades encompassed by the statutory apprenticeship system managed by SOLAS, the issue of regulation in the construction or plumbing and heating area is not a matter for my Department. I have no intention to regulate in this area.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that under the Education Act 1998, legally, all schools are managed by school Boards of Management, on behalf of the school patrons or trustees. Accordingly, whereas I provide funding and policy direction for schools, neither I nor the Department have legal powers to instruct schools to follow a particular course of direction with regards to individual complaint...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The responsibility for managing access to third level places rests with the Central Applications Office (CAO) and the higher education institutions generally. The higher education institutions have delegated to the CAO the task of processing applications to their first year undergraduate courses. However, the participating institutions retain the function of making decisions on admissions....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: All QQI providers, including the college concerned, are required to have quality assurance procedures in place which include provision for the management of recognition of prior learning (RPL) and the granting of exemptions. They are also required to operate within the context of those procedures. In the case referred to by the Deputy, the college concerned contacted QQI in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: As previously advised in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 2 July 2014, following detailed discussions under PCW, agreement was reached and set out in my Department's Circular 18/97 which provided for the payment of allowances in respect of qualifications which hitherto did not qualify for such payment.Under the PCW agreement any recognised non graduate teacher who did not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Remote Area Boarding Grand scheme, provision is made for the payment of grants in respect of pupils whose normal place of residence is outside the range of public transport services to a school providing suitable free second-level education. The scheme was introduced in conjunction with the Free Post-Primary Education scheme in the 1967/68 school year. Under the terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has an application with my Department for large scale capital funding. The current status of all schools on the school building programme may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The Deputy will be aware that given the need to meet demographic growth, the delivery of new schools, together with extension...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. I have made it clear in meetings with the Deputy and in responses to previous Parliamentary questions that, for compelling educational reasons and to safeguard the integrity of the patronage determination process, both the new post-primary school for Maynooth, which is due to open later this year, and the existing post-primary school will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Forward Planning Section of my Department continuously monitors and analyses demographic data for all areas of the country, including the area referred to by the Deputy, to anticipate emerging needs and to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to meet those needs. My Department's five year construction plan is focused on providing accommodation to meet demographic needs this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Forward Planning Section of my Department continuously monitors and analyses demographic data for all areas of the country, including the area referred to by the Deputy, to anticipate emerging needs and to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to meet those needs. My Department's five year construction plan is focused on providing accommodation to meet demographic needs this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Forward Planning Section of my Department continuously monitors and analyses demographic data for all areas of the country, including the area referred to by the Deputy, to anticipate emerging needs and to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to meet those needs. My Department's five year construction plan is focused on providing accommodation to meet demographic needs this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Forward Planning Section of my Department continuously monitors and analyses demographic data for all areas of the country, including the area referred to by the Deputy, to anticipate emerging needs and to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to meet those needs. My Department's five year construction plan is focused on providing accommodation to meet demographic needs this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (9 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Forward Planning Section of my Department continuously monitors and analyses demographic data for all areas of the country, including the area referred to by the Deputy, to anticipate emerging needs and to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to meet those needs. My Department's five year construction plan is focused on providing accommodation to meet demographic needs this regard....