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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Springboard is a specific initiative that strategically targets funding of free part time higher education courses for unemployed people in areas where there are identified labour market skills shortages or employment opportunities. The courses are delivered in public, private and not for profit higher education providers around the country. In addition, many Springboard courses are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (14 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 her application reviewed and she was subsequently awarded the non-adjacent rate. A revised award letter issued on 8th February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (14 Feb 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 12th February, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. Retired teachers may apply for the position of superintendent and be appointed in accordance with the terms of the Employment Equality Act, 1998, which prohibits discrimination in employment on a number of grounds, including age. For the 2012 examinations the SEC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (14 Feb 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 7th February, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, I announced in June 2011 that forty new schools comprising of twenty new primary schools and twenty new post-primary schools, were to be established up to 2017 across a number of locations. The Department subsequently invited patron bodies to make applications for patronage of the new primary schools to be established in 2012 and 2013. Following the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Eligibility for the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) and associated payments is determined and administered by the Department of Social Protection. Any changes to the qualifying criteria for the Back to Education Allowance Scheme are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. In general, under the student grant scheme students who previously pursued a course of study...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traffic Management (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Consultants engaged by my Department are in ongoing discussions with Meath County Council in relation to the agreement of a traffic management plan for the school referred to by the Deputy. Measures have been taken by the school to manage the traffic associated with the school, such as staggering opening and closing times with neighbouring schools. Additionally, it is intended to conduct a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the grant application from the student in question was unsuccessful and that he appealed this decision to the grant awarding authority's appeals officer who upheld the original decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, his student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI. On that basis, the application is currently being reassessed and the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the course undertaken by the student is the BA Media Production Management in Ballyfermot College of Futher Education and is an approved post leaving certificate course under the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme. However, not all students attending this course would be deemed eligible for funding when previous academic attainment is taken into account as they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The new curriculum specifications for subjects in the Junior Cycle will be introduced on a phased basis. The specification for each subject will be available in schools a year prior to its implementation with first year students. Phase 1: English will be introduced to first years in the school year 2014-15 for first certification in autumn 2017. A number of short courses prepared by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Application Numbers (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the 5 Year Construction Programme that I announced on 9 March 2012, together with my recent announcement of the 50 school projects which are scheduled for construction in 2013 as part of a €2 billion capital investment programme, outlines the major school projects that it is will commence construction over the duration of the Plan. The primary aim...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A list of schools in County Meath with enrolments for 2011\2012 academic year can be found in the table. 2012\2013 academic year data are not yet available. With regard to teachers, in 2011\2012 there were a total of 1254 teachers in primary schools in Meath, including 907 mainstream class teachers. Data on the numbers of teachers in post primary schools are not available broken down by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: A total of twelve new schools were constructed in County Meath during the period 2005 to 2012. The following is the list of the new schools constructed during the period in question: 2005 Roll No 00885T - Ratoath Mixed National School, Ratoath; 2007 Roll No 76088T - Ratoath College, Ratoath; 2008 Roll No 18044T - SN Naomh Padraig, Stamullen; 2009 Roll No 16655P - St Nicholas Primary School,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Details of rented prefabs in use in Primary and Post Primary schools in Co Meath, together with rental commencement dates and annual rental cost, is outlined in the following table. Please note that one prefab unit may consist of one or more classrooms and/or ancillary accommodation. Primary & Post Primary schools renting prefabs in County Meath - Feb 2013 Roll no School name ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the 5 Year Construction Programme that I announced on 9 March 2012, together with my recent announcement of the 50 school projects which are scheduled for construction in 2013 as part of a €2 billion capital investment programme, outlines the major school projects that will commence construction over the duration of the Plan. The primary aim at the core...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to School Costs (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Tackling the costs associated with school is a major priority of mine and there are practical steps that schools can take to reduce these costs for parents. One such step is the establishment of Textbook Rental Schemes by schools. I am very much in favour of schools establishing such schemes. Schools that have such rental schemes can save parents up to 80% of the cost of buying new books....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that, in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, a grant has been refused and a letter outlining the position issued on the 3rd December, 2012. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, she/he may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI. Where an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (14 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that Kilcredan school has had its broadband restored to 4mb from last week.