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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to the Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 265 together. The Deputy will be aware of this Government's ongoing commitment to ensuring that all children with special educational needs, including children with Down syndrome, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. The policy of my Department is to secure the maximum possible level of inclusion of students with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, I published an Action Plan on Bullying in January last. Taking into account all of the research reviewed and submissions and presentations received, the Anti-Bullying Working Group that produced the Action Plan did not recommend a particular anti-bullying programme. However, they did recommend nine principles that should underpin a school's approach to preventing and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The International School of Martyrs (ISM) is a private educational institution located in Tripoli, Libya. The Irish Leaving Certificate examination is offered each year to candidates in the school. The role of the State Examinations Commission (SEC) is to provide examinations to candidates who have been entered for either the Junior or Leaving Certificate and in this regard I am informed by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252, 254 and 255 together. My Department is committed to ensuring that it provides the best service possible, in both official languages, to the general public. My Department has implemented the commitments in its first Irish Language Scheme and will adhere to these commitments including those related to press releases and telephone service. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government has protected frontline services in schools to the greatest extent possible in the recent budget and there will no reduction in teacher numbers in primary schools for the 2013/14 school year as a result of the recent budget. The DEIS scheme for disadvantaged schools is also fully protected with no overall changes to staffing levels or funding as a result of the budget. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The first meeting of the Apprenticeship Review Group took place yesterday, Monday 26th May. It will be up to this Independent Group to determine how best to proceed with the Review including the facilitation of submissions from relevant stakeholders.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of being consulted by Dublin City Council in relation to the proposed disposal of Council land to which the Deputy has referred. As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has already acquired sufficient land to cater for the requirements of the school to which he has referred and therefore additional land is not required at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In reaching this decision, I paid particular attention to the context of our support not only for the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 - 2030 but also to the Education Act, 1998, to the Gaeltacht Act 2012, the recommendations in the Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life - The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011 - 2020 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I would like to inform you that it is not just the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language which states that students will learn two languages, English and Irish, in primary and post-primary schools but also the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, published in 2011. The NCCA is currently developing a new integrated language curriculum that will allow primary pupils, including immigrant children,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is not in a position to proceed with this initiative in the current budgetary climate.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, I announced at this year's Teacher Union Conferences that I will shortly bring to Government draft heads of a bill – the Education (Admission to School) Bill 2013. I will seek to publish the Bill in draft form to allow a full public discussion, including inputs from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection and the education partners. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As you are aware I have decided to co-locate COGG with the NCCA. The two organisations will move into new accommodation over the summer. I believe this new arrangement will better facilitate the implementation of the recommendations of the 20 Year Strategy for Irish, 2010 - 2030, The Gaeltacht Act 2012 and the reform currently underway on Irish curricula in primary and post primary. The NCCA...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Centres (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: This is a day to day operational matter for FÁS. I have forwarded this Business Plan to FÁS for consideration. I have asked officials in FÁS to contact the Deputy directly following their examination of the proposals.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 279 together. I wish to confirm for the Deputy that my Department has communicated with the Board of Management of the school to which he refers relating to the matters raised. The school in question was established to become a fully vertical school that would grow incrementally each year and develop naturally over time to become a 16 mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government has protected front-line services in schools to the greatest extent possible in the recent budget and there will no reduction in teacher numbers in primary schools and in free second level schools for the 2013/14 school year as a result of the recent budget. The DEIS scheme for disadvantaged schools is also fully protected with no overall changes to staffing levels or funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In the case of a dependent candidate, the reckonable income taken into account is that of the candidate and of the candidate's parents or legal guardian. The value of the grant is determined by the awarding authority having regarding to the reckonable income in each case.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269, 271 and 272 together. A response to these Parliamentary Questions has issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the person in question applied for a Manual Handling Evening Course in Ballyfermot Training Centre. He is currently number 8 on the list and the next course is starting on 10th June and a letter will be sent to this week confirming a place for the individual in question. Up-to-date information can be obtained by contacting the Ballyfermot Night Training Office directly at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department uses a Geographical Information System to analyse demographic data to determine the areas where additional school accommodation may be required. A variety of sources are used in this analysis, including census data, school enrolment data and child benefit data obtained from the Department of Social Protection. The Department's five-year construction plan contains projects for...