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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 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 primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports including resource teaching and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support as well as the establishment of special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 108 together. The details regarding release time for principal teachers in primary schools is outlined in Circular Letter 25/02 which can be accessed on my Departments' website. The number of days that principal teachers may take as release time in each school year is as follows: Size of School* Number of Days Release Time Principal + 5/6 22...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In recognition of the responsibility which the Education Act has imposed on Boards of Management and the increasingly complex environment in which they must operate, the Teacher Education Section (TES) of my Department developed a new scheme for the provision of support to school management bodies for the purpose of training and development of members of boards of management of primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The staffing schedule is the mechanism used for the allocation of classroom teachers to all primary schools. It operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. The configuration of classes and the deployment of classroom teachers are done at local school level. My Department publishes annual statistics on class size data for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 to 102, inclusive, together. When the moratorium on the filling of posts of responsibility was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these posts continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is focused on improving its systems and requirements to ensure that the administrative burden for Principals, schools and for the Department itself is minimised as far as possible. To this end, a range of initiatives have been and continue to be undertaken by my Department. One such example is the introduction of electronic submission of primary schools' annual enrolment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy on the age profile of principals in primary schools is as follows: Age Number 21-30 102 31-40 711 41-50 1078 51-60 1412 >60 105

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The specific information requested by the Deputy, that is number and category of appeals relating to special needs children is not available. My officials have compiled the information that is available on the table below. --- -- -- -- -- Details of results of  section 29 appeals from 2008 to 2012 - Category Expulsions 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Level Post Primary resolved before...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department provides annual grants to the recognised management bodies at primary and post primary level to assist them in providing management support to the schools in their sectors. Management bodies such as Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA), Educate Together, Church of Ireland Board of Education at primary level or at second level the JMB/AMCSS, IVEA and ACCS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Parents' Councils primary and post-primary are to a large extent financed by grants from my Department. The financial support provided by my Department is made up of two elements: A core grant to support the Councils in their day-to-day operations and a grant to meet the cost of the Councils training activities. The information requested by the Deputy on financial support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 113 together. The appeal of the student referred to by the Deputy was reviewed by the independent Student Grants Appeals Board (Appeals Board) on Wednesday 26th June 2013 following the submission of additional relevant information to the Appeals Board. The Appeals Board's decision issued by post to the student on Thursday 27th June and was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the correct reference number is W121310133413 in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, and that his student grant application was further appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI on 1 July 2013. On that basis, the application is currently being reviewed and the student will be notified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. The policy of my Department is to secure the maximum possible level of inclusion of students with special educational needs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the applicant referred to by the Deputy was issued with a decision on 13 May 2013 advising her that she was deemed 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: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 118 together. 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). These resources have been protected despite the ongoing severe financial position and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, her student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI on 12 June 2013. On that basis, the application is currently being reviewed and the student will be notified directly by SUSI of the outcome. Where an appeal is turned down in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, a new 3 classroom school building was constructed in 2010 for the school to which he refers using public funds. At the time, payment of a local contribution of €63,000 was required for projects of this nature.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The salaries of teachers employed within the approved annual staffing allocation for fee charging schools by my Department, are paid by the State. In addition, the salaries of approved Special Needs Assistants and clerical officers are also paid my Department. The estimated cost of these posts in the 2011/2012 academic year was in the order of €103m. Some limited funding is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 135 and 136 together. The Statistics section of my Department's website contains information relating to pupil teacher ratio (PTR) at primary and second level. Pupil Teacher Ratio in respect of all schools is only available at national level and not disaggregated by county or any other variable. Pupil teacher ratios for the 2012/2013 academic year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120, 125 to 127, inclusive, 133 and 134 together. The Deputy will be aware 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 Special Educational Needs has been maintained at €1.3 billion this year. This includes provision for...