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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The project referred to by the Deputy is included in the school building programme and is currently in architectural planning. The school authorities will be kept informed of the progress on the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: All FAS mainstream programmes are open to all unemployed individuals including those with a disability. In addition, through the Specialist Training Providers programme, FAS will provide a number of places for people with disabilities who require a greater level of support than may be available in mainstream provision. FÁS contracts with Specialist Training Providers (STPs)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that they are reviewing the case referred to by the Deputy and will be in direct contact with the student. 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, she/he may appeal, in the first instance, to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recently published comprehensive policy advice on Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs in Schools, which is available on its website www.ncse.ie. The NCSE consulted widely with parents of children with special educational needs, representative bodies and the education partners in preparing this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recently published comprehensive policy advice on Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs in Schools, which is available on its website www.ncse.ie. The NCSE consulted widely with parents of children with special educational needs, representative bodies and the education partners in preparing this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 to 101, inclusive, together. As indicated previously, universities are responsible for the operation and management of their facilities and independently decide arrangements whereby access to their libraries may be allowed. I understand that, in general, universities do facilitate access by the public for genuine scholarly and research purposes, where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that information relating to site acquisitions in 2012 and 2013 is commercially sensitive. Therefore, I am not in a position to release the information sought by the Deputy, at this time, as it would risk prejudicing future and ongoing negotiations in relation to site acquisitions by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A grant is payable for the normal duration of an approved course and is renewed annually subject to ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme. Grant aid for postgraduate study is limited to a maximum of four years in total. Account is taken of all previous attendance and attainment at postgraduate level when considering grant aid entitlement for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the annual rental cost of the temporary accommodation, to which he refers, amounts to €13,751. I also wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question has a requirement for additional mainstream classroom accommodation for the coming school year and this temporary accommodation will be used for this purpose. The Deputy will be aware that a major...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is my understanding that the school to which the Deputy is referring is currently located in Skerries. As the Deputy will be aware the school, referred to, is included on the Five Year Plan that I annunced in March 2012 and is expected to proceed to construction in 2015/16. I also wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is working closely with the local authority to identify a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Regulations (11 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In relation to the school building project referred to by the Deputy, traffic management proposals and a mobility management plan were submitted as part of the planning approval process and these received all the necessary statutory approvals.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Jul 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 students...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Exactly.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is on the way out.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A legal process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (10 Jul 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, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Deputy). One aspect of this Agreement relates to supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Initiative the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study which are a minimum of two years duration in an approved higher education institution. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department of Education and Skills funds a wide variety of education and training provision in Dublin's north inner city. City of Dublin VEC and FAS, for example, both provide various flexible education and training options for both lone parents and the unemployed depending on the needs of the individuals involved. The exact nature of the education and training interventions required...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Numbers (10 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested is presented in the following table. Schools in Limerick classified by teacher size, 2011/2012 The data contained in this table is sourced from the 2011/2012 Census of Primary Schools and refers to pupils in mainstream classes only. COUNTY Roll No SCHOOL NAME ADDRESS LINE 1 ADDRESS LINE 2 Total Pupils Teacher size LIMERICK COUNTY 07117J S N LOCH GUIR HOLY CROSS...