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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that no applicant is awaiting a decision from SUSI on their grant application for 2012/13. All those who applied for a grant in 2012/13 have at this stage been either awarded, refused or had their applications cancelled, whether at the applicant's request (where not proceeding) or for failure to provide complete or sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (17 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) is the designated single awarding authority for new student grants in Ireland. SUSI was formally established in early 2012 as a new unit within CDETB and having a staff complement of 65 full time equivalents. This staff complement is variable during the year to match the flows of grant processing work. Staff were assigned to fill these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The application assessment process for the patronage of the new post-primary schools due to open in September 2015 and 2016 is currently underway. As part of this process, my Department will prepare a report for consideration by the New Schools Establishment Group who will submit a report to me for final consideration and decision. I expect to be in a position to announce my decision later...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to share time with the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As we come to the end of Ireland’s bailout, there are increasing reasons to be optimistic about our future. That said, we all know this year’s budget will ask more from our people, and more from our public services. Education is no different from other areas in needing to contribute to the stabilisation of the nation’s finances, but I firmly believe protecting the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Students who qualify for the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA), may be considered for support for the student contribution under the student grant scheme provided they satisfy the conditions of the relevant Student Grant Scheme and Student Support Regulations including those relating to , residence, nationality, approved course, previous academic attainment and means. To determine...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Department Circular 49/2013 sets out the position in relation to the Haddington Road Agreement and the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 for teachers in post-primary schools and is available at the following address: The Agreement applies to teachers employed in Education and Training Board schools (apart from Designated Community Colleges). In general, the FEMPI...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Shared full-time posts and travel between schools is a long standing feature of the primary system. There were a plethora of long-standing clustering arrangements in place which were not the most practical, efficient or cost effective way to allocate resources. In September 2012 new arrangements were introduced designed to address the limitations of the previous arrangements.Under the reforms...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the level of resources being devoted to supporting children with Special Educational Needs has been maintained at €1.3 billion this year. This includes provision for 10,575 Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) for allocation in the 2013/14 school year. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides service to all primary or post-primary school countrywide and operates an early intervention continuum of assessment for students with the broad range of special educational needs. The continuum of assessment allows for the identification of pupils with special educational needs, their nature and severity by harnessing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that since March 2011, my Department has published six bills and has carried out four regulatory impact assessments.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I have been informed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that in 2012 SUSI processed almost 70,000 grant applications and awarded almost 40,000 grants. Over 23,000 of the students who were awarded grants in 2012 have so far re-applied for renewal of their grants in 2013. 21,652 of these applicants made their application by the closing date of 14th June. Late applications continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As I advised the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question 75 on 9th October last, the legal agreement associated with the donation of a site for the school referred to was concluded earlier this year. The donation of the site will enable the school's application for additional accommodation to be considered. This is currently being examined and my Department expects to be in a positon to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Following the Report on the net impact of Budget 2012 on DEIS urban schools, 191 posts are retained in DEIS primary schools at an approximate cost of €11.46 million in order to implement more favourable pupil teacher ratios under previous disadvantage schemes for the 2013/14 school year. As the Deputy may be aware, a range of factors contribute to determining the staffing requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (16 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: An official from the Building Unit of my Department was in contact with the school authorities recently and I understand that an application for grant aid under the Emergency Works Scheme for the works required will be submitted. As soon as an application is received it will be assessed and the school will be notified of the outcome.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I do not take it personally. There is something called collective responsibility. I will report Deputy Donnelly's remarks.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Then it would have been the one o'clock news.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: We reported the economy created the jobs, not the Government. Governments do not create jobs.