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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that, in the case of the student in question, her grant application was refused. The student appealed this decision to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was upheld. A letter outlining the position issued to the student on the 25th February, 2013. Where an individual applicant has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge (13 Mar 2013)

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take questions 78 and 79 together.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The attached table outlines all primary and post-primary schools currently renting temporary accommodation. The commencement date of the earliest rental at each school is also outlined.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports, including Resource Teaching support for children with more complex special needs. The NCSE operates within my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There are currently no vacancies on the board of the State Examinations Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In accordance with the requirements of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971, members of the Authority are appointed by the Government on the recommendation of the Minister for Education and Skills, following consultation with the Chairman of the Authority. There are no current vacancies on the Board. A number of vacancies arose on the Authority at the end of January 2012, and, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Suspension (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: When the Minor Works Grant last issued in November 2011 for the school year 2011/2012, I stated that given the need to focus on meeting the demand for additional school places, it was unlikely that funding would be available for the Minor Works Grant in the coming years. This is borne out by the fact that in 2012, 85% of the capital expenditure in the school sector was in respect of large...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Encouraging the deployment of high-quality curriculum-relevant digital resources is a clear priority for the ICT in Schools programme. In this context, I am fully aware of developments in the digital textbook publishing industry and I believe that the digital format has the potential to add significant value to teaching and learning for the future. I believe it is important for schools, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government has protected front-line services in schools to the greatest extent possible in the recent budget and there will be no reduction in teacher numbers in primary schools for the 2013/14 school year as a result of the 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: Appointments to State Boards (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There are currently no vacancies on the board of the State Examinations Commission. No vacancies are due to arise until the 4/4/2015

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In accordance with the requirements of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971, members of the Authority are appointed by the Government on the recommendation of the Minister for Education and Skills, following consultation with the Chairman of the Authority. There are no current vacancies on the Board. A number of vacancies arose on the Authority at the end of January 2012, and, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Suspension (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: When the Minor Works Grant last issued in November 2011 for the school year 2011/2012, I stated that given the need to focus on meeting the demand for additional school places, it was unlikely that funding would be available for the Minor Works Grant in the coming years. This is borne out by the fact that in 2012, 85% of the capital expenditure in the school sector was in respect of large...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Encouraging the deployment of high-quality curriculum-relevant digital resources is a clear priority for the ICT in Schools programme. In this context, I am fully aware of developments in the digital textbook publishing industry and I believe that the digital format has the potential to add significant value to teaching and learning for the future. I believe it is important for schools, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government has protected front-line services in schools to the greatest extent possible in the recent budget and there will be no reduction in teacher numbers in primary schools for the 2013/14 school year as a result of the 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: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (12 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such supports. SENOs are a valuable source of support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (12 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Third Level Access Measure comprises two sub-priorities: the Student Assistance Fund and the Fund for Students with Disabilities. The overall value of the Fund for the 2013/14 academic year is €16.2m. The management of the Third Level Access Measure Fund rests with the Higher Education Authority and the allocation of funding for the sub-priorities in a particular year is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not provided any hardware or software to either my home or the homes of Minister Ciarán Cannon T.D. or Minister Seán Sherlock T.D.