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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose first of all to outline the sequence of policy and budgetary measures in relation to new appointees to teaching and their pay entitlements that have been introduced in recent years. The first measure took effect on 1 September 2010. It requires that, in order to be eligible to receive the qualified rate of pay and allowances, a person on their first appointment to teaching must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The recently established Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board will oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million pledged by the religious congregations to support the needs of some 15,000 survivors of residential institutional child abuse, who have received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or equivalent Court awards. Supports across a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that policy can be expressed and manifested through a variety of forms. Explicitly, it is communicated via legislation, regulations, rulings, orders, plans, strategies, policy statements, and other forms – or through a combination of these. Therefore the Deputy will appreciate that specific policies and objectives are not always articulated in just one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Responsibility for the delivery of the school referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the Office of Public Works. The OPW have recently forwarded a tender report for this school project to the Department and the Department is currently, with the OPW, considering these documents. The school project is being progressed so that the accommodation required for the school will be provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers is a VEC school. Each VEC receives an allocation of maintenance staff from my Department and the allocation of such staff to individual schools is a matter for the VEC. My Department has not been contacted by the relevant VEC in relation to the staffing position in this school and, accordingly, would advise that the Principal address any concerns with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy were approved funding for a mainstream classroom and a resource room in July 2012. Responsibility for the project has been devolved to the school authority. However no funding has been drawn down to date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Behaviour Support Service (NBSS) promotes and supports positive behaviour through the provision of a systematic continuum of support to school communities. The service assists partner post primary schools in addressing behavioural concerns in schools.The Department has been informed by the NBSS, that for the academic year 2013-2014, the school referred to by the Deputy is no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is understood from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that they received an appeal from the student referred to by the Deputy on the 28th March 2013. SUSI aims to issue appeal determinations as promptly as possible and within the specified timeframe specified in the Student Support Act, 2011. Where an appeal is turned down in writing by SUSI and the applicant remains of the view...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 4th April 2013, a reminder in relation to an earlier request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. When the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Apr 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The current Junior Certificate syllabus does not prescribe specific texts or poets for study. It is based on the idea of an 'open course' where teachers can choose the poetry and other texts they wish to include in their course to meet the learning objectives involved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (28 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials at my Department have held a number of meetings with Down Syndrome Ireland in recent years, in order to consider issues regarding the provision of educational services for children with Down syndrome. I, and my Department, will consider any further requests from parents or bodies representing children with Down syndrome to meet further to consider...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The school project referred to by the Deputy is included in the 5 year capital programme and is scheduled to progress to construction in 2014/15. The OPW had agreed to deliver a number of schools including the school referred to by the Deputy and the process of consultation with the relevant stakeholders on the timeframe for the delivery of these schools will commence shortly.

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

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. Approximately 42% of students in full-time higher education in the 2011/12 academic year were in receipt of a student grant. The Deputy will appreciate that these figures are not yet available for the 2012/13 academic year. In addition, I wish to advise that the awarding authorities do not collate information specifically on the...

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

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, my Department provides for a comprehensive system of continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers in the area of special educational needs including teachers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Central to this is the Special Education Support Service (SESS). The document referred to by the Deputy relates to information compiled in 2004 by SESS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (28 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The 5 year Capital programme announced in 2012 listed 275 major projects and indicated that these projects would be delivered on a phased basis with initial prioity being given to those projects identified for delivery in 2013 and 2014. As previously advised the project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the Office of Public Works (OPW) for delivery and a Service Level Agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sports Facilities Provision (28 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the day to day management of how sports pitches and facilities are used in schools is carried out at local level. It is open to local communities to liaise directly with schools regarding the potential use of school facilities after school hours. Many schools use adjacent local facilities, including public parks, playing fields and swimming pools. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Liúntas Múineadh trí Ghaeilge (28 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: D'aistrigh an duine dá dtagraíonn an Teachta dá deoin féin go dtí scoil eile i mí na Samhna 2012. Faoi théarmaí Chiorcláin 0008/2013 caillfidh múinteoir a t(h)eidlíocht don Liúntas do Mhúineadh trí Ghaeilge má éiríonn sé/í as an jabról sin ar nó i ndiaidh 1ú Feabhra 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (28 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Beartaím ceisteanna 108 agus 109 a thógaint le chéile. Mar is eol don Teachta, b'fhéidir, léiríonn an Clár Tógála Chúig Bliana a d'fhógair mé i mí Mhárta 2012 na tionscadail mhóra tógála atá ceaptha chun dul ar aghaidh chun na tógála i gcaitheamh an Phlean. Céim mhór ar aghaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that policy can be expressed and manifested through a variety of forms. Explicitly, it is communicated via legislation, regulations, rulings, orders, plans, strategies, policy statements, and other forms – or through a combination of these. Therefore the Deputy will appreciate that specific policies and objectives are not always articulated in just one...