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

Ruairi Quinn: The question of introducing fees allied to an income contingent loan scheme has been identified previously, including in the Hunt report, as a means of addressing future funding issues in the sector while retaining free access at the point of entry. A technical report on options for the development of such a scheme was developed by my Department in 2009 and is published on my Department's...

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

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, I recently launched an Action Plan on Bullying and have ring-fenced €500,000 to support implementation of the actions in the plan this year. The actions in the plan centre around three key themes: support for schools, awareness raising measures and further research. I have asked my officials to contact the National Anti-Bullying Coalition to discuss the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The pay scales and rates of allowances paid to teachers from 2009 to date are set out in the attached table. TEACHERS' COMMON BASIC SCALE 1/9/2008 1/1/2010 New Entrants post 1/1/2011 New Entrants post 1/2/2012 1 € 32,599 € 30,904 € 27,814 € 30,702 2 € 33,753 € 31,972 € 28,775 € 32,198 3 € 34,909 €...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria that applied in awarding patronage of the post primary school for Tyrrelstown-Mulhuddart were as announced by me on 27th June 2011. These criteria provided for a greater diversity of school patronage having regard to parental preferences in each area. One of the criteria provided that the new schools would have to accept all pupils from within the areas they are to serve. ...

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department understands that this project is designed to provide health education and drug awareness programmes to children in primary schools. The Department of Education and Skills, through substance abuse prevention education, contributes to the overall aim of Government policy in relation to drugs, which is to provide an effective, integrated response to the problems posed by drug...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from Student Universal Support Ireland that they are up to date with processing all complete applications. The current position on processing of grants by SUSI, as at close of business on 3rd March is that 55,921 applications have been processed to completion. SUSI is currently contacting applicants who have not completed their application to provide a final opportunity to submit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Following on from the review of allowances in the public service, revised salary scales for teachers were agreed and Circular 008/2013 was published on the 25th January setting out the new scales. My Department are currently adapting the payroll systems to take account of the new scales and to ensure that the correct rate of pay is applied to the relevant teachers. When the developments are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Following on from the review of allowances in the public service, revised salary scales for teachers were agreed and Circular 008/2013 was published on 25th January setting out the new scales. These new arrangements affect some teachers appointed since January 2011, depending on their teaching service and registration details. Teachers appointed since February 2012, depending on...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) has confirmed that the applicant referred to by the Deputy appealed the decision on his grant with regard to the rate of grant awarded and that a letter on the appeal issued on 24th January, 2013. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) has confirmed that the student referred to by the Deputy, appealed the decision on her grant to the appeals officer in SUSI with regard to the rate of grant awarded and their original decision was upheld. A letter on the appeal issued on 31st January, 2013. The applicant has submitted has submitted an appeal to the Student Grants Appeals Board. This...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I am aware of the Certified Public Accountants Ireland Entrepreneurship Report which was published in 2012. The Primary School curriculum concentrates on the development of core communication skills and literacy and numeracy. The pupils are encouraged to be active and collaborative learners and to use ICT as a cross-curricular tool. The development of these skills provides them with the...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that, in primary schools, teaching supports for pupils with special educational needs are provided in two ways. Under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports, schools are resourced to cater for pupils whose educational psychological assessment places them in the high incidence, or less complex, disability category, including children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my priority is to ensure that there is sufficient school accommodation to meet projected pupil enrolment increases into the future. The 5 Year Plan that I announced in March 2012, together with my recent announcement of the 50 school projects which are scheduled for construction in the current year as part of a €2 billion capital investment programme,...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90, 97 and 102 together. 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 budget. The DEIS scheme for disadvantaged schools is also fully protected...

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

Ruairi Quinn: In 2013 the Government will fund up to 430,000 education and training places across the higher education, further education and training sectors. All of these places are open to unemployed people who wish to retrain or upskill and the provision also includes a number of targeted programmes that have been introduced with the specific aim of supporting jobseekers to retrain or upskill in key...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95, 96 and 100 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that this Government is committed to the protection of frontline services for pupils with special educational needs. The Programme for Government sets out that education will be a priority for this Government and that we will endeavour to protect and enhance the educational experience of children, young...

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

Ruairi Quinn: An external review of Student Universal Support Ireland's business processes is currently being undertaken to inform improvements in the system for the 2013/14 academic year. The proposed timeline for completion of the review is March 2013.

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

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from Student Universal Support Ireland that they are up to date with processing all completed applications. Applications are not complete until all of the required supporting documentation has been submitted by the applicant. The number of initial online applications submitted to SUSI to date is 69,402 which represents a very substantial increase of over 20% on the 57,635...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The 5 Year Construction Programme that I announced in March 2012, together with my recent announcement of the 50 school projects which are scheduled for construction in the current year as part of a €2 billion capital investment programme, outlines the major school projects that will commence construction over the duration of the Plan (2012-2016). The primary aim at the core of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The level of allowance payable to Principals and Deputy Principals in Primary and Post Primary schools is based on the number of authorised teaching posts which have been sanctioned in the year in which the posts of responsibility accrue. Principal and Deputy Principal allowances may increase if the number of teachers in the school increase provided this results in a change of category....