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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student in question appealed the original decision on his grant application to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was overturned. The grant application was reassessed and a letter issued to the student on 6th February 2013 requesting further documentation. When the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Students in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) can apply to have their eligibility assessed under the student grant scheme to the Student Universal Support Ireland before their closing in the relevant academic year in respect of the cost of the student contribution and where applicable tuition fees. While the closing date for student grant applications for the 2012/13...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware that the accommodation in the school to which he refers is not satisfactory. The provision of improved accommodation for the school entails the identification of a suitable site. This process is currently in train and my Department will be in further contact with the school authority as soon as there are developments in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Grant payments in respect of maintenance were made to the student in question on the 30th January and the 20th February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 148 together. My Department has contracted one temporary Administrative Officer who has been assigned to the International Section of my Department for the duration of the European Union Presidency. In addition to this my Department has a long term contract for services with the National Council for the Blind for the provision of two telephonists. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: No members of staff who retired in the last three years have been re-instated to their former positions or to any other positions within my Department. From time to time, my Department engages retired staff to carry out specific tasks. Such engagements are for once-off or short-duration projects where it is more cost-effective to re-engage retired staff who already have the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Services Provision (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: All recognised post primary schools in Galway have been connected to the Schools High Speed 100 Mbit/s Broadband Network, with the exception of Gairmscoil Fheichin Naofa, Corr na Mona, which is due to be installed by early March 2013. Under the Schools Broadband Access Programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools in Galway. All...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In the case of teachers who obtain part-time hours in a casual /non-casual capacity in post primary schools, the rate of pay is based on the annual rates of pay divided by 735 hours (maximum teaching contact hours per annum) to get an hourly rate, as opposed to the annual rate of pay divided by 365 and multiplied by the hours worked plus 8% holiday pay. This ensures that qualified part-time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Design (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In the absence of all of the details that would be contained in an individuals application form, it is not possible for me to say how a student should be assessed. However, from the scenario presented by the Deputy, it would appear that the student is progressing from an undergraduate to a postgraduate course. In such circumstances, the year of entry for student grant purposes means the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. In that regard, during the past two years my Department has provided funding towards additional accommodation and refurbishment works to both of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the Government's budgetary considerations and the Comprehensive Expenditure Review carried out in 2011, a decision was made to abolish the payments by this Department towards the cost of attendance at Gaeltacht courses by students commencing their programme of primary initial teacher education. The decision came into effect for the 2012/13 academic year. As the Deputy will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Details on the cost of redundancy payments and the number of SNAs who received a redundancy payment annually for the years 2008-2012 is contained in the attached document. These figures include both full redundancy payments and compensation for loss of hours ('partial redundancies'). It is not possible to give an exact breakdown of the redundancy payments between the Primary and Post Primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Following an independent identification process in 2005, 875 schools were selected for inclusion in DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools). The school to which the Deputy refers was among a number of schools that was judged not to have a sufficient level of disadvantage to warrant inclusion in DEIS. Furthermore, an appeal by this school to the independent review body...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the student referred to by the Deputy has had his application reviewed and a revised award letter issued on 20th February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy has recently been approved devolved funding to build a 2 classroom extension under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 12th 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Circular 31/2011 details a cascade of measures for recruitment of teachers, prioritising unemployed registered teachers over retired registered teachers and registered teachers over unregistered persons. It is important to note that schools themselves employ teachers and not the Department of Education and Skills. Ultimately, the decision lies with the principal or board of management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application it would not be possible for me to say whether or not a student should qualify for a grant. However, to be assessed independently of their parents, students under the age of 23 must present compelling independent evidence of estrangement to the grant awarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school, referred to by the Deputy, has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. The current status of all projects on the school building programme, including the school in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie and this is being updated regularly throughout the year. As outlined in the Five Year Plan that I announced on 9 March 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to replace windows at the school. The school authority has been requested to provide clarification in relation to their application and as soon as this clarification is received their application will receive further consideration. The school authority will be informed...