Results 401-420 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers is currently occupying a number of rented prefab units pending the construction of the new school building. It will be the responsibility of the school authority to arrange for the removal and return of these units to the prefab supplier when the new school building is completed. Only one of the prefabs on site has been purchased. A decision on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: An official from my Department has been in contact with the person concerned regarding the issues raised by the Deputy and outlined the current position to her.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Residential Institutions Redress Board operates pursuant to the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002 to provide fair and reasonable financial awards to victims of institutional childhood abuse. The Board is independent and the application process is confidential in accordance with the terms of the 2002 Act. Therefore, I am not in a position to comment on any individual application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information on the programme in question is held by SOLAS and I have asked them to provide the data requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding to provide improved accommodation. The application will be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My officials have examined their records but could not identify any representation on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy. I understand that the individual is an employee of Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (ETB). If the individual has a payment issue, they should in the first instance refer this to the ETB as their employer.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: It is intended that the "AwardS" will be presented to the recipients by the Taoiseach in September 2014 for both 2013 and 2014. The last awards ceremony was in 2012 and it was for the recipients of the Seán Lemass Awards for 2011 and 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Caranua is an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department. Caranua's application advisors (previously known as caseworkers) are based in Caranua's office in Dublin and work with applicants regardless of where the applicant is living. I understand from inquiries made by my officials that Caranua has not entered into a formal contract with any survivor organisations, either in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The majority of support for preschool provision is funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. My Department has funded the development of two practice frameworks - Síolta which is a quality framework for early childhood education and Aistear, the curriculum framework for early childhood education. The learning goals in Aistear for early literacy and numeracy focus on:-...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy and Numeracy Levels (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The 2009 National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading, which are the most recent in this series of national assessments, provide baseline data for future national assessments in Mathematics and English reading at second and sixth class but are not directly comparable with previous assessments. In 2009, test scores were grouped into four proficiency levels (clusters of skill-sets...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy and Numeracy Levels (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The 2009 National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading, which are the most recent in this series of national assessments, provide baseline data for future national assessments in Mathematics and English reading at second and sixth class but are not directly comparable with previous assessments. In 2009, test scores were grouped into four proficiency levels (clusters of skill-sets...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Retention Rates (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The second level Leaving Certificate retention rate has shown incremental improvement nationally in the past decade, rising from a 82.3% nationally for the 1997 cohort of entrants to second level education, to over 90% for the 2007 entry cohort. The data also shows that retention rates for different groups have continued to converge over time. The gender gap has narrowed very significantly,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of students who sat higher level Maths in the Junior Certificate is as follows: In 2013 there were 30,500; in 2012 there were 27,913; in 2011 there were 25,554; in 2010 there were 24,840 and in 2009 there were 23,592. The number of students who sat higher level Maths in the Junior Certificate in 2014 will not be available until later in the early autumn, however, the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of students who sat higher level Maths in the Leaving Certificate is as follows: In 2013 there were 13,014; in 2012 there were 11,131; in 2011 there were 8,235; in 2010 there were 8,390 and in 2009 there were 8,420. The number of students who sat higher level Maths in the Leaving Certificate this year will not be available until August, however, the number of "Entries" for 2014 is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The OECD's PISA assessment is carried out on a three year cycle. In the past five years there have been two assessment rounds - PISA 2009 and PISA 2012. In PISA 2009:- in print reading 28.9% of Irish students performed at or above level 4- in mathematics 26.1% of Irish students performed at or above level 4. In PISA 2012:- in print reading 37.4% of Irish students performed at or above level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The OECD's PISA assessment is carried out on a three year cycle. In the past five years there have been two assessment rounds - PISA 2009 and PISA 2012. In PISA 2009:- in print reading 17.2% of Irish students performed at or below level 1- in mathematics 20.9% of Irish students performed at or below level 1. In PISA 2012:- in print reading 9.7% of Irish students performed at or below level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228, 248 and 254 together. The position is that where full-time undergraduate students do not qualify for free fees they must pay the appropriate fee as determined by their third level institution. In the case of students who do not meet the residency clause of the free fees scheme, I have requested that the higher education institutions charge the more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all 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 on the basis of some other criterion. The criteria to be applied by schools in such circumstances are a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Child Care Education (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Data on the percentage of GDP spent on early years education has only been included as part of the UOE (UNESCO, OECD, EUROSTAT) return for Education at a Glance since the full introduction of the universal pre-school scheme in January 2010 and only includes the public expenditure by the DCYA. Table 4.1 in Education at a Glance 2013 shows that Ireland spent 0.1% of GDP on pre-primary education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: A sports facility was originally planned for this site, to be developed by a third party. Due to circumstances outside of my Department's control, the facility was not delivered. My Department officials have engaged with the relevant stakeholders with a view to reaching an acceptable outcome and will continue to follow up on the matter. I am sure the Deputy will agree that all means to...