Results 2,101-2,120 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: An application form has issued to the candidate referred to by the Deputy. Application forms for the 2010 student maintenance grant schemes can be obtained from a candidate's local authority or VEC. Alternatively, it can be downloaded from www.studentfinance.ie.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has not received any correspondence or application in relation to either the access/egress or traffic management works from the school to which the Deputy refers. In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. It is open to the school authority to use funds allocated to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The project has been assigned a priority band rating of 1.2. The project was authorised to commence stage 2(b) of architectural planning earlier this year. Work on the stage 2(b) submission is ongoing and I understand that notification of the final grant of planning permission was received in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department funds learning support/resource teacher posts in schools to enable the provision of support for pupils with high incidence special needs including dyslexia. Grant assistance is not provided in such cases. Each primary school has an allocation of learning support teaching hours. It is a matter for the school authorities to determine how these hours are utilised to support...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The State Examinations Commission has responsibility for the operation of the certificate examinations. The recent High Court judgement confirms the earlier view of the Circuit Court in October 2007 that the actions of the State Examinations Commission in annotating certificates where a core element of a subject is not assessed, is permissible under Irish law and is not discriminatory....

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the Board of Management of each individual school.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information in question is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Civil Service Scheme of performance related awards for posts at the levels of Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary the Chief Executive Officers of both the State Examinations Commission and the National Council for Special Education were eligible for awards. This Scheme was terminated last year. Awards made to individual officers under this scheme are not disclosed as they are...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the spreadsheet. *To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of special advisors her Department has had since June 2007; the names of same; the amount each has claimed in expenses in each of the past three years; the amount that has been spent on travel, including foreign travel, and entertainment...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As indicated in PQ 481 of 15 June 2010, the Teaching Council is the designated competent authority, under European Union legislation, for the recognition and assessment of qualifications and the registration of teachers at Primary and Post - Primary levels in this State. My officials have made enquiries with the Teaching Council and are advised that Queen's University, Belfast have not...

Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Details of resolutions expressing the views of the Irish Federation of University Teachers' union at its Annual Delegate Conference, in relation to fixed-term contract appointments and to non-replacement of staff in the university sector arising from maternity, adoptive and sick leave, were supplied to my Department in early June. From time to time my Department receives for its information...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is checking the position of the person referred to by the Deputy. I will arrange for him to be advised of the position as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy will be aware of the Government's commitment to ensuring that all children with special educational needs, 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. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that applications have been received from three higher education institutions for designation as universities: Waterford Institute of Technology, Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology. The issue of university designation does not just affect the institutions and the regions from which applications have been received; it also impacts on the future...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy on the 78 projects is contained in the attached tabular statement. Full details of my Department's Capital Programme are available on my Department's website, www.education.ie. County Roll No. Name\Address Status Carlow 18363M SN Muire gan Smal, Green Lane Under Construction Cavan 06998Q SN Tulach a Mhile, Corlough Under Construction Cavan 61060M...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department records numbers of rented prefabricated buildings on a county by county basis. There are currently 41 prefabricated buildings being rented by schools throughout Co. Tipperary.

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Discussions on a proposed merger between the Tipperary Institute and Limerick Institute of Technology commenced in late 2009 and they have recently completed a scoping document which clarifies the issues that will need to be addressed including that of proposed title for the Tipperary campus. The proposed merger has the support and agreement of the Governing Boards of both institutions and...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The 1971 primary curriculum is no longer in place. A revised primary curriculum was launched in 1999 and implemented on a phased basis over the period to 2008. Neither the 1971 curriculum nor the 1999 curriculum include a syllabus for Religious Education at primary level. While Religious Education forms part of the curriculum in schools, the programme offered is one which is approved by...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the provision of a range of educational services at local and national level for students with special educational needs. In particular, its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) co-ordinates special needs education provision at local level and arranges for the delivery of special educational services. They...