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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 to 374, inclusive, together. I understand the question to relate to the Irish language requirement and the adaptation period allowed to teachers who were trained in another jurisdiction under the terms of Directive 2005/36/EC Some general statistics on the matter have been provided to me by the statutory regulator for the teaching profession, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in Tables 1 and 2 below. TABLE 1 Total Number of Appeals lodged Year 2012 Year 2011 Year 2010 Year 2009 Year 2008 Total 355 367 369 390 385 TABLE 2 Details of results of section 29 appeals from 2008 to 2012 Refusal to Enrol 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 resolved before hearing 124 124 119 149 134 upheld at hearing 40 68 27 61 58 not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Expenditure incurred on the Summer Works Scheme in the primary school sector in each of the past five years was as follows: 2012 - €1.350m 2011 - €32.369m 2010 - €77.726m 2009 - €53.198m 2008 - €5.993m In addition the following sums were expended on the Jobs Initiative as follows: 2012 - €2.966m 2011 - €17.062m

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Expenditure (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The funding that issued to primary schools with full recognition under the Grant Scheme for Minor Works to National School Properties over the period 2007 to 2011 was as follows: 2011 - €28.233m 2010 - €28.169m 2009 - €29.161m 2008 - €26.696m 2007 - €27.593m

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Expenditure incurred under the Emergency Works Scheme in the primary school sector in the years 2008 to 2012 was as follows: 2012 - €5.561m 2011 - €11.399m 2010 - €40.387m 2009 - €35.109m 2008 - €21.125m The number of schools approved for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme over the same period 2008 to 2012 was as follows: 2012 - 175 schools; 2011 -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Expenditure on the provision of prefabricated accommodation in the primary school sector in each of the past five years is as follows: 2012 - €3.1m 2011 - €6.9m 2010 - €8.2m 2009 - €9.6m 2008 - €17.4m Approvals for the provision of prefabricated accommodation over the 2008 to 2012 period were as follows: 2012 - 29 2011 - 28 2010 - 50 2009 - 73 2008 - 160

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Capital expenditure on the acquisition of sites in the Primary school sector over the last five years is as follows: 2012 - €15.5m 2011 - €15m 2010 - €26m 2009 - €24.5m 2008 - €71m It is expected that 85 schools will be built on these sites.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Digital Schools Award is a worthwhile initiative which recognises excellence in a school's approach to the integration of ICT in learning and teaching. This award aims to build on the progress already made by schools in ICT integration and to encourage them to strive for further progression and improvement. To achieve a Digital Schools Award, each participating school must fulfil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Schools (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 to 385, inclusive, together. There are currently 860 schools included in DEIS providing education for 165,350 children. The breakdown is as follows: 665 primary DEIS schools with an enrolment of 100,595 including: - 341 Urban Primary schools (197 DEIS Band 1 and 144 DEIS Band 2) with total enrolment of 76,845 -324 DEIS Rural schools with enrolment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of students enrolled in the primary school system for the 2012/2013 academic year will be available during the summer months. The most recently available projections of enrolment at Primary level are available on the Department's website at

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Health and Safety Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 388 together. The body which has statutory responsibility for ensuring that health and safety requirements are met by all employers, including schools, is the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The Authority also provides information and advice to organisations, including schools, to assist them in ensuring that their responsibilities in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department received an application under the emergency works scheme from the school referred to by the Deputy for works relating to a retaining wall. As the scope of the works requested is outside the terms of the emergency works scheme it cannot be considered for funding. The school authority has been informed of this decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Current Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curricula at primary and post-primary levels already provide students with the strategies and related knowledge to deal with bullying in all its forms including cyber bullying. The curricula aim to foster self-worth, self -confidence and respectful relationships and place a particular emphasis on developing a sense of personal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The joint Government-Industry ICT Action Plan, which was published in January 2012, sets out a multi-level approach with an overarching aim of doubling the number of graduates from ICT disciplines to 2,000 by 2018. It contains a comprehensive range of measures to build the domestic supply of ICT graduates, in the short, medium and long term, including through the roll out of the ICT graduate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 393 and 397 together. The Accenture Report, which reviewed the operations of SUSI, contained a series of recommendations, many of which are already being implemented by SUSI. In line with these recommendations and in preparation for the 2013/14 academic year, both the online application system and the application assessment process have been further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Expenditure under the Emergency Works Scheme in the first six months of 2013 has been as follows: January - €366,438; February - €616,478; March - €208,150; April - €911,789; May - €630,699; and June - €324,581. The total amount of funding issued under the Emergency Works Scheme in 2012 was €10m. In 2012 620 applications for funding under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Circular 0025/2013 issued on 15 May to the managerial authorities of recognised schools and vocational education committees and is on my Department's website. It confirms that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be commenced on 1 November 2013. Subject to very limited exceptions, which will be controlled by Ministerial regulation, Section 30 will prohibit payment by the State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has received an application for additional mainstream accommodation at the school to which he refers. This application is being assessed and a decision on the application will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together. The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a college and university admissions scheme which offers places at reduced points to school leavers with disabilities. Thirteen higher education institutions are participating in the scheme in 2013. An application for a place through this scheme is made to the Central Applications Office...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Support Services (2 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Springboard programme strategically targets funding of free part-time flexible higher education courses for unemployed and previously self-employed people in areas where there are identified labour market skills shortages or employment opportunities. More than 10,000 people have been supported under the two rounds of Springboard that issued in 2011 and 2012. An additional 6,000 places...