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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2014/15 school year are set out in Circular 0007/2014 which is available on the Department's website.The staffing schedule currently operates on the basis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on whether to issue a contract of Indefinite Duration (CID) to a teacher is one for their school as employer in the first instance. As part of the agreement between the education partners on the implementation of the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 in the education sector, an adjudication system was established to facilitate resolution of disputes in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2014/2015 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0007/2014) which is available on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the 30 September 2013. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83, 89 and 90 together. All Hallows College is a private college and is not an approved institution under the Higher Education Authority (HEA). It does not receive core funding, however, my Department provides grant in lieu of tuition fee funding to the College in respect of three approved undergraduate courses. This funding amounted to some €436,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The full Report on the surveys to which the Deputy refers is published on my Department's website. The link to the Report is . This Report outlines in detail the answers to the questions raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Special Need Assistants (SNA) resources are allocated by the National Council for Special Education to primary and second level schools. Where the allocation of resources to a school is reduced an SNA employed by the managerial authority of the school is entitled to apply for redundancy provided that they have been employed in the same school for a minimum of one year. In 2013 a scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Changes to the Primary School Transport Scheme, including the 'Closed School Rule (CSR)', were announced in Budget 2011 and derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme. From the commencement of the 2011/12 school year the distance eligibility criterion of 3.2 kilometres was applied to all children travelling under the primary school transport scheme, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has been working in conjunction with Cork County Council towards securing a permanent site to meet the needs of the school referred to by the Deputy. I can confirm that potential options have been identified and the Department is progressing the current preferred option. However the acquisition of the preferred site option is subject to the completion of a process which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the grant application of the student referred to by the Deputy was initially refused due to late return of documents. The student appealed to the Appeals Officer in SUSI and following a review of the case a letter issued to the student on the 23 June 2014, requesting documentation in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The reform of the further education and training (FET) sector envisages a key role for education and training boards (ETBs) in relation to the future delivery of FET in an integrated manner. Part of this involves the transfer of training centres from SOLAS to ETBs. 7 training centres and their staff transferred to ETBs on 1 January 2014. A further 12 training centres will transfer to 7...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Teaching Council is responsible for procedures and criteria for the probation of teachers. In accordance with the Council's current arrangements, where a primary teacher is employed and probated in a restricted setting such as a special class, the probationary process is considered to be partially carried out and the teacher's registration will remain subject to the condition of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the contract has been signed for the school building project to which she refers. Construction on site is due to commence shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that differing teacher allocation ratios are applied under the General Allocation Model (GAM) in relation to boys, girls and mixed schools in order to account for differentials of prevalence of learning difficulty between boys and girls. The objective of this differentiation is to ensure that resources provided to schools to support children who have additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 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: Physical Education Facilities (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 78 together. The specific information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, the Deputy can be assured that my Department fully recognises the key role of physical exercise within the school environment and continues to respond to the need to improve PE facilities for all pupils attending schools within the constraints of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides for a July Programme for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced details of the schools that will receive Summer Works Scheme funding in 2014 in respect of applications submitted for Categories 1 to 6 i.e. Gas, Electrical, Mechanical, Toilet Facilities and Roof Works projects. In total, I have approved the spending of more than €70 million on the Summer Works Scheme to allow over 770 schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Application Numbers (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: 495 grants were approved under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme in 2013. A breakdown of these approvals is attached as requested by the Deputy. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils. An emergency is deemed to be a situation which poses an immediate risk to health,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Information in respect of all school projects where funding has been approved under various schemes, including the Additional Accommodation and Emergency Works Schemes is available on my Department's website, broken down geographically, at www.education.ie, and this is updated regularly. The level of grant awarded is confidential to the Board of Management at the time of approval. School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (25 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: A key priority for my Department is to prioritise and target resources in schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage. To this end, resources in DEIS schools have been protected under Budget 2014, with no overall changes to DEIS-related staffing levels or DEIS funding in 2014. I do not intend to give any specific commitment on future budgetary decisions. This is a...