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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There are a range of foreign languages available on the curriculum in schools -- French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Arabic. Chinese is not currently on the curriculum. It is not possible in the current budgetary situation to expand the range of languages available in the post primary curriculum. However, the availability of Transition Year and the option for the NCCA...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 28th February 2013, a 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. The Deputy should be aware that, following a request from my Department, the Higher Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been working closely with South Dublin County Council for some time in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the provision of permanent accommodation for two new schools planned to open to serve the Firhouse/Oldbawn area. I am advised that current plans in relation to the two schools involve developing a site of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Application Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Grants in the Education Sector for the Per Cent for Art Scheme are available for major school projects only. Eligible major school projects are not refused the grant. Works carried out under the Devolved Minor Grant Scheme or Summer Works Scheme are not eligible for grant aid under the scheme. The limits under the scheme are set to a maximum of 1% of the overall VAT exclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, all schools are required to have in place a Code of Behaviour and this code must be drawn up in accordance with the guidelines of the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB). The NEWB guidelines were issued to schools in 2008 and make it clear that each school must have policies to prevent or address bullying and harassment and schools must make clear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The management authority of each school carries responsibility for making decisions regarding the Transition Year Programme in that school. In some schools, the programme is compulsory for all students. In those that offer it as an option, circumstances may arise where it is necessary to limit the number of students who can avail of it. It is the board of management of each individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student referred to by the Deputy has been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 28th February, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There are a range of foreign languages available on the curriculum in schools -- French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Arabic. Chinese is not currently on the curriculum. It is not possible in the current budgetary situation to expand the range of languages available in the post primary curriculum. However, the availability of Transition Year and the option for the NCCA...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 28th February 2013, a 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. The Deputy should be aware that, following a request from my Department, the Higher Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been working closely with South Dublin County Council for some time in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the provision of permanent accommodation for two new schools planned to open to serve the Firhouse/Oldbawn area. I am advised that current plans in relation to the two schools involve developing a site of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Application Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Grants in the Education Sector for the Per Cent for Art Scheme are available for major school projects only. Eligible major school projects are not refused the grant. Works carried out under the Devolved Minor Grant Scheme or Summer Works Scheme are not eligible for grant aid under the scheme. The limits under the scheme are set to a maximum of 1% of the overall VAT exclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's Prefab Replacement Initiative announced in March 2012 over 170 schools have been approved to replace their rented prefab accommodation with permanent. In excess of €42million has been allocated for this initiative of which €19.7 million has been paid to date. Funding is provided in two traunches, 70% when the project goes to construction and the remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that Department officials have been in contact with the school referred to by the Deputy. The school have indicated that they will submit a report and supporting evidence in respect of the condition of the accommodation concerned shortly. Once this information is received the matter will be considered further.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department understand from Student Universal Support Ireland that, as at the 4th March 2013, 528 applicants have been refused a grant for the 2012/13 academic year on the basis that the course they are attending is not an approved course as set out in the Student Support Act 2011 and the Student Support Regulations 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The new student grant system as currently designed endeavours to identify those who are not eligible for a student grant at the initial stage. However, on the basis of the information on the application form a person may appear eligible, but when the documentary evidence comes in (or is not submitted, as the case may be), the person can be deemed ineligible at that point. The timely...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Student Universal Support Ireland has been asked to supply the information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy will not be available until the processing of student grant applications for the 2012/13 academic year has been fully completed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). SUSI has commenced a close out operation for these outstanding applications to enable it to prepare the system for the next academic year. In this regard, my officials are informed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: An external review of Student Universal Support Ireland's business processes is currently underway. This will 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: Vocational Education Committees (5 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that approval, in principle, was given to Mayo VEC to acquire a premises in Castlebar to cater for further education and training needs in the area. I understand that draft contracts are being prepared in relation to the proposed acquisition. However, due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to property acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to...