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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (26 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The following table contains details of ministerial staff appointments made as at the 31st December in the years requested by the Deputy: Minister/Minister of State Year Special Adviser Personal Assistant Personal Secretary Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D. 2013 2 1 1 Mr. Ciaran Cannon T.D. 2013 0 1 1 Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D. 2011 2 1 1 Mr. Ciaran Cannon T.D. 2011 0 1 1 Mr. John Boland,...

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: No, I wanted to remove some of the extra posts which some schools had.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: No, I went after legacy posts.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I share the Deputy's concern but I am not sure I have such powers.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is, but I do not have control over it.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I would welcome that.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: On a point of order, I have to leave the Chamber for a while but I will be back in about half an hour.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: They have not changed in the past-----

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: How does the Deputy know?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the Budget 2012 decisions, the number of pupils required to gain and retain a classroom teaching post in small primary schools is being gradually increased between September 2012 and September 2014. The Government recognises that small schools are an important part of the social fabric of rural communities and my Department has expanded the existing appeals process so that it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: This a day to day operational matter for FÁS. I have passed the Deputy's query to FÁS and have asked them to contact the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that pupils with Down Syndrome attending mainstream schools may receive additional teaching support in primary schools, either under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports, if the pupil's educational psychological assessment places the pupil in the mild general learning disability/high incidence disability category, or through an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Information in respect of all school projects where funding has been approved under various schemes, is available on my Department's website, broken down geographically, at www.education.ie, which is updated on a regular basis. The 5 Year Construction Plan that I announced on 9 March 2012 last, outlines the major school projects that will commence construction over the duration of the Plan....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure document 2011 sets out the procedures for appointment of teachers and special needs assistants at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that last January I launched the Well-Being in Post-Primary Schools: Guidelines for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention, which were developed by my Department in conjunction with the Department of Health. The guidelines provide practical guidance to post-primary schools on how they can promote mental health and well-being in an integrated way and they also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Guidance Counsellors (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 to 88, inclusive, together. Guidance is a whole school activity and it does not just involve the guidance counsellor. Under existing arrangements each school develops a school guidance plan as a means of supporting the needs of its students. Since September 2012 guidance provision is now being organised by school management from within the staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy may be aware I launched new "Guidelines for Developing Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools" on the 28th January last. These Guidelines provide practical advice to primary and post-primary schools on how rental schemes can be established and operated. The aim of the Guidelines is to help as many schools as possible to start such book rental programmes. The publication of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Voluntary Contributions (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Apart from the recognised fee-charging second level schools, recognised schools are not permitted to charge school fees. All other recognised schools are precluded from charging school fees. Voluntary contributions by parents of pupils in such recognised schools are permissible provided it is made absolutely clear to parents that there is no question of compulsion to pay and that, in making...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (25 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can inform the Deputy that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or where a NEPS psychologist is not available to a given school through a panel of private practitioners maintained under the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) which is...