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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The delivery of a new Education Campus at Carrigaline has been devolved to Cork Education & Training Board. The Campus will consist of a 24 classroom Gaelscoil, a 500 pupil Gaelcholaiste and a 7 classroom Sonas Special School. The site for the proposed Campus is 8.5 hectares (21.1 acres) and the Department is of the view that the site is sufficient to cater for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course, having successfully completed the previous year or be transferring from one course to another, where the award for the subsequent course is of a higher level than the previous course. The objective of this policy is to help as many...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved funding to the primary schools to which he refers under the Prefab Replacement Scheme in 2012. The school authorities subsequently submitted an alternative proposal that included consolidating accommodation on to a single site. My officials met with both schools to discuss their proposal and are continuing to liaise with the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant in the 2013/14 academic year as specified under the 2013 student grant scheme is as follows: 1. Student must qualify for the standard rate of grant; 2. Total reckonable income net of income disregards and Child Dependant Increase must not exceed €22,703; 3. As at 31st December, 2012, the reckonable income must...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Substitution Scheme (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The supervision scheme provides for a payment in respect of supervision/substitution duties carried out by teachers and by personnel employed solely as supervisors by Boards of Management. The annual cost in 2012 (excluding employers PRSI) was: Primary €57.0 m Post Primary (excluding schools under the ETB's) €31.6m

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Postgraduate Course Fees (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Higher education institutions are autonomous bodies and the criteria governing the level of tuition fees to be charged in relation to postgraduate study is determined by the institutions and accordingly I have no role in relation to the matter. Under my Department's student grant scheme, those who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant are eligible to have their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy would be aware that affordability is just one of the factors that impact on students continued participation in higher education. There are a range of wider factors that also impact on participation, including social and cultural issues, prior academic attainment and teacher and parental expectations. In access terms, the requirement to pay a fee is considered to be a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Information supplied to my Department by the grant awarding authorities in the 2012/13 annual statistical return indicates that there were some 3,800 postgraduate students in receipt of a student grant at a cost of some €14.5 million in the 2012/13 academic year. These figures include new and renewal postgraduate students and have been supplied to my Department by the grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, a new set of proposals for a public service agreement were put forward by the Labour Relations Commission which now form the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 (the Haddington Road Agreement). One aspect of this Agreement relates to supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and as both Unions that represent SNAs namely,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In February 2012, the school referred to by the Deputy was allocated devolved funding under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme for the provision of three new mainstream classrooms to cater for expected growth in pupil numbers and one new mainstream classroom to replace an existing prefab classroom. The School Authority has proposed delivering these four classrooms in two...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the Budget 2012 decisions, there is a phased increase in the number of pupils required to gain and retain a classroom teaching post in small primary schools. The phasing of these measures can provide the schools concerned with time to consider the potential for amalgamation with other schools where this is feasible. I made clear at the time that if amalgamations take place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 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: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the student referred to by the Deputy was issued with a letter on 21st August 2013 advising him that he was ineligible to receive a grant. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct one,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: If you feel that there is a Child Protection issue you should bring the concern to the attention of the Designated Liaison Person (DLP) or Principal of the school. The DLP is responsible for making the report to the HSE. You may wish to contact the HSE Children and Family Services directly as the relevant statutory authority with responsibility for Child Protection. The HSE social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, a new set of proposals for a public service agreement were put forward by the Labour Relations Commission which now form the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 (the Haddington Road Agreement). One aspect of this Agreement relates to supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and as both Unions that represent SNAs namely,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has received a proposal from the organisation referred to by the Deputy and this is currently being considered.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that considerations in relation to Budget 2014 are ongoing and I am therefore not in a position to anticipate any future decisions in this regard. The Deputy will be aware, however, that this Government is committed to the protection of frontline services for pupils with special educational needs. The level of resources devoted to supporting children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. In this regard a board of management may find it necessary to restrict enrolment to children from a particular area or a particular age group or, occasionally, on the basis of some other criterion. This selection process and the enrolment policy on...