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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the student referred to by the Deputy appealed their decision. SUSI reviewed her application and she was issued with a decision on the 13th May 2013. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the NCSE, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (11 Jun 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 the 24th of May 2013. On that basis, the application is currently being reassessed and the student will be notified directly by SUSI of the outcome. Where an appeal is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (11 Jun 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 and also to the Independent Appeals Board. SUSI was advised by the Appeals Board to review the application of the applicant referred to by the Deputy as the original decision was...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the NCSE, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of Special Education supports and...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the student referred to by the Deputy had his application reviewed and a revised award letter issued on 18th April 2013. I also understand that all payments are up to date in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Following an independent identification process in 2005, 875 schools were selected for inclusion in DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools). The school to which the Deputy refers was among a number of schools that was judged as not having a sufficient level of disadvantage to qualify for inclusion in DEIS. A review mechanism was put in place in 2006 to address the concerns of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the child in question was in receipt of Home Tuition for the period December 2011 to July 2012. There is no record of any subsequent application for Home Tuition being submitted to my Department. The Deputy will be aware that purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Directives (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's current legislation programme, including the object of the legislation, was published at the beginning of the current Dáil session. My Department is not currently preparing any legislation related to compliance with Directives from the European Union.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 290 together. This Government recognises the importance of ensuring that students from a Protestant or reformed church background can attend a school that reflects their denominational ethos while at the same time ensuring that funding arrangements are in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. With regard to the fee-charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A list of the schools in counties Longford and Westmeath that have rented prefab units is attached for the Deputy's information. The rental companies providing the prefab accommodation are Accommodation & Building Systems Ltd, Addacabin, Allspace, Cabinpac, Extraspace, Instaspace, Maccom, Roadmaster Caravans Ltd and Ultrakabin. Please note that one prefab unit may consist of one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that, mindful that greater clarity on my Department's policy on the education of children with autism would be useful for schools and parents, my Department is currently in the process of preparing a comprehensive statement of existing policy within the boundaries of one document. This process is ongoing. My Department's policy on the education of children with...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the NCSE, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of Special Education supports and...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the policy in relation to siblings has not changed. Rather the application process in previous years may have in some instances failed to identify adequately multiple applications for siblings. My Department's Information Note for Home Based July Provision notes that allocations to siblings are reflective of the school grouping principle. This is where one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware the reduction of €25 million in the allocation to the university and institute of technology sectors was made this year following discussions with the Higherr Education Authority to ensure more prudent managment of existing cash balances as identified by the Comptroller and auditor General. Under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework 2012-14, an expenditure...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the NCSE, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of Special...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. I wish to advise the Deputy that there has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, in June of 2011, I announced that 20 new primary schools and 20 new post primary schools are to be established up to 2017 across a number of locations to cater for increasing demographics. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish any new schools in the area referred to by the Deputy. My Department will continue to monitor enrolments in all areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Croke Park Agreement Savings (11 Jun 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the provision in the Labour Relations Commission document whereby lecturing staff in Institutes of Technology may be required at the discretion of management to flex upwards by two lecturing hours above the current norms in each of the lecturing weeks of the year and will do so if required. The benefit of this flexibility is that it allows Institutes...