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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the redeployment of non-teaching staff in the VEC to which he refers. The Deputy should note that redeployment is only intended to be used where a post has been declared surplus. The position in the case of this VEC is that it has not been required to identify non-teaching staff for redeployment, as it has been operating within its Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As advised previously, under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Initiative the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study which are a minimum of two years duration in an approved institution. The Scheme does not extend to students who are studying on a part-time basis and I have no plans at present to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the deputy that this case has been resolved and arrears owed to the person will be paid on the 6th June 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Issues (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is unclear from the content of the question the precise position or positions within the public sector that the Deputy is referring to. I would ask the Deputy to forward me the details of the position(s) in question and I will be happy to make further enquiries in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, I announced at the recent 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: Schools Refurbishment (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that emergency funding to address Health and Safety issues in two classrooms at the school in question was approved on 8th May, 2013. Details of all Emergency Works approvals are published on my Department's website on a weekly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The target under the Disability Act 2005 for the employment of persons with a disability in Public Service Bodies is 3%. As required under Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005, my Department reported 3.6% employment of persons with a disability or 43 members of staff for 2012. The Civil Service Agencies covered by the Act reported for 2012 as follows: National Council for Curriculum and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take questions 103 and 114 together. Following a tender process, my Department has recently appointed Contractors Administration Services (CAS) to conduct random audits on school building projects to verify compliance with the relevant Pay and Conditions clauses in the Public Works Contracts. In addition to random audits, CAS will be requested to carry out detailed audits of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: 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 educational needs in mainstream primary and post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I refer to the clarification that was issued to the Deputy on the 21st May 2013 subsequent to the original response to PQ 283. This clarified that the 55 persons who are earning in excess of €200,000 refers to the number of core posts funded by my Department. Currently there are 99 individuals working in the education sector whose remuneration currently exceeds €200,000 per...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of classroom teachers provided at individual school level is the national staffing schedule for the relevant school year and the specific pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September.The staffing schedule operates in a clear and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department commenced an online inventory of school accommodation in 2010 which is available to schools on the Department's Esinet portal. The Inventory provides key data and statistics on the existing school building stock throughout the country at both primary and post-primary levels. To date approximaltely 80% of schools have completed or are in the process of completing the inventory. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The major school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of Architectural Planning. The Design Team is currently working on Stage 1, which is the initial sketch design stage. This project has been included in the 5 year school building programme and is scheduled to commence construction in 2014/15.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lease Agreements (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am advised that the VEC to which the Deputy refers is working with the relevant school authority in relation to finalising the lease agreement and is also in on-going discussions with another user of the facility to which the deputy refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables. In summary, 58 contracts for major school building projects were awarded in 2011. In 2012, 34 contracts for major school building projects were awarded. To date in 2013 there have been 10 contracts for major projects which successfully completed the tender process and there are a further 19 projects currently out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (22 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A triage system exists in Student Universal Support Ireland to provisionally assess all applications and to refuse those applications that do not need to go through the complete application process. While it is acknowledged that there have been difficulties in the assessment processes, in preparation for the 2013/2014 academic year both the online application system and the application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The salary of the person referred to by the Deputy has been adjusted and arrears owed to him will be paid on the 6th June 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student referred to by the Deputy has had her application reviewed and a revised award letter issued on 2nd May 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the scheme. Students who are attending undergraduate courses in an EU Member State, can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution. The student grant...