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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers is due for completion on 14 February 2014 under the Public Private Partnership model.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Merlin College is due for completion on 14 February 2014 under the Public Private Partnership model.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for major capital funding last year for accommodation works such as extending the size of their existing classrooms. In October 2013, the school was advised that due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential additional school places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy was included in the list of school building projects announced to go to construction in 2014/15 and I can confirm that this project is among those budgeted for in the 5 year capital programme. The acquisition of a site for permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being progressed by my Department. However, due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's Prefab Replacement Initiatives 2012 and 2013, approval was given to 216 schools nationally to replace 573 prefab units with permanent accommodation. Of these, 16 mainstream and resource units are currently being replaced with permanent classrooms in County Carlow and in excess of €1.6m has been allocated towards these projects. Replacing prefabs is part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently out to tender. It is anticipated that the tender process will be completed and a contractor appointed in the second quarter of 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The tables following give details of all official engagements by myself and Ministers of State at my Department that have taken place in Northern Ireland since I took office. Official engagements in Northern Ireland attended to by the Minister for Education and Skills and Ministers of State North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) Education Sectoral Meetings Date Location Groups/Person Met 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: An Curaclam Scoile (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Go nuige seo, tá mo Roinnse tar éis díriú ar bhearta oideachasúla sa Straitéis 20 Bliain a cur i gcrích a bhaineann leis an gcuraclam, le measúnú agus le hoideachas múinteoirí. Mar shampla, tá obair a rinne an Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta maidir le forbairt curaclaim nua chomhtháite teanga don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc na Gaeilge (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 tá roinnt gníomhartha maidir le feabhas a chur ar cháilíocht Theagasc na Gaeilge. Tá an Rialtas seo tiomanta do thacú le héirim fhoriomlán na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 agus bainfidh sé amach na cuspóirí agus na spriocanna indéanta atá molta. Tá...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.In accordance with these rules each school management authority is required to organise its subject...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 58 together. The Department will continue to provide a book grant as usual to all primary schools. This grant, can be utilised for the purposes of updating or expanding a school's existing book rental scheme. I want to commend all schools that have used it to help build up book rental schemes over the years. Their efforts mean that the high costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: There are standard redeployment arrangements in operation to deal with the redeployment of any surplus permanent and CID holding teachers. The redeployment of all surplus permanent and CID holding teachers is key to the Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. The arrangements at primary level for panel access for fixed term...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Chief Executive of an Education and Training Board (ETB) has discretion in relation to the allocation of teaching posts and for the re-assignment of personnel for specific purposes, on a short-term basis, provided this does not exceed the overall allocation to the ETB. In the case of one ETB, the position of Director of Schools was established by the Chief Executive from within the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the Deputy is seeking information in relation to staff of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (ETB) working in head office. My Department has requested the relevant the information from the ETB. I will arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy once the information is received and has been collated.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for a replacement school. With the application the school submitted its own proposal and sketch scheme prepared by the schools appointed consultant. This proposal has been technically examined and deemed unfeasible for a number of reasons and this has been advised to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's policy is focused on ensuring that all children, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. The policy is to provide for children with special educational needs, including autism, to be included in mainstream schools unless such a placement would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Mock examinations are not part of the State examinations system. The decision to organise and/or charge for mock examinations is made at school level. Mock examinations are not a requirement of my Department. Schools are provided with capitation and school services grants to meet their running costs. DEIS schools receive additional funds for targeted interventions to improve educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In correspondence with the Ombudsman for Children, my Department was encouraged to issue a comprehensive policy document on educating children with autism. This reflected a proposal which my Department made last year to bring together all of the facets of the policy on the education of children with autism into one document which was intended to bring further clarity to my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Recipients of grant funding and other payments from my Department are not mainly indexed by whether the recipients have Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) status. It is not, therefore, possible to provide a fully definitive listing of payments to NGOs over the past five years, without assigning very significant administrative resources to this task. However, the table attached, produced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Religious education is one of the seven curricular areas of the Primary Curriculum and schools are currently required to allocate thirty minutes per day for religious education. There are no plans to alter the amount of time allocated to the teaching of religion in primary schools. However, we must respond to the changes in Irish society and in this context I established the Forum on...