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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The proposals put forward by the Labour Relations Commission on an extension to the Croke Park agreement, which include a requirement for teachers to provide cover for the first day of certified sick absence, arise from an intensive and difficult set of negotiations between the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Government. These negotiations took place...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy referred to this in his question and I have a supplementary note that was provided for me. It states that the position set out by the Deputy in the question is not entirely correct. The question refers to substitution being no longer permitted for teachers on certified sick leave. The position as set out in the Labour Relations Commission proposals is that teachers will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: That is not my understanding of the situation.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is part of the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: May my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, take over for me? I will hand my notes on Senators' comments to him.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I will go into the detail of that on Committee Stage.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: It is a general provision whereby where one board was incapable, was not able or was in difficulty, we could direct a neighbouring board to step in and assist. It is not displacing one with another. It is a facility which will be seldom used but which we believe should be in the Bill.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Not necessarily, no.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Done.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I have every trust in the wisdom of Galway to make the right decisions in these matters.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The arrangement will be normalised, as with other organisations. The Minister will no longer have a role at that level.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Not necessarily. Staff is staff, so it is across the whole spectrum of the employment range.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A legacy from the past.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There may be hidden liabilities attached to the gift.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Education and Training Boards Bill 2012. Vocational education committees throughout the country have an enviable track record in the development of the education system. From their initial involvement in technical and continuing education, the role of VECs has evolved to encapsulate mainstream post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Student grant applications are means tested on gross income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period. The assessment of income from the same starting point is deemed to be fair and reasonable because this approach eliminates any distortion which might arise from different spending decisions in different households. In the interest of equity, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 23 together. There has been no overall reduction in Resource Teaching numbers for the current school year. 9,950 posts have been provided for Resource Teaching and learning support for the 2012/13 school year, the same number as provided for last year. 5,500 of these posts are available for allocation to pupils with more complex special needs. Due...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department recently received a letter from the Board of Management of Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School seeking a meeting to discuss its concerns regarding the establishment of a new secondary school for the area. I have asked officials from my Department to meet with representatives from the Board of Management concerned so that they can be fully informed of the position...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Croke Park Agreement Issues (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19, 32, 34, 39 and 44 together. The proposals put forward by the Labour Relations Commission on an extension to the Croke Park Agreement arise from an intensive and difficult set of negotiations between the Public Services Committee of ICTU and the Government, that took place against a backdrop of continuing significant difficulties in the finances of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I am very conscious of the role of our schools in supporting national skills priorities. The new Junior Cycle Framework offers choice to schools in the provision of a range of learning experiences that is flexible enough to meet the needs of students. Under the Framework, students are expected to acquire proficiency across twenty four statements of learning, three of which refer to the use of...