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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (7 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy. The Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the registration of teachers in this State. Recognition of teachers in the United States is a matter for the governing authorities there.

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

Ruairi Quinn: As requested by the Deputy, I am providing a breakdown of the 1,833 third level students on a county basis who have been awarded a maintenance grant and are now due to be paid by Student Universal Support Ireland. This data has been supplied to my Department by Student Universal Support Ireland. 781 PLC students are also due to be paid. The majority of these students currently awaiting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (7 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application recently for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out various improvement works at their school. As the scope of works for which funding is sought is outside the terms of the scheme they cannot be considered for funding. The management authority of the school has been informed...

Business of Dáil: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Not true. That is not true.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school, referred to by the Deputy, has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new school. 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. The 5 Year Construction Plan that I announced on 9...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The project is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The tender report was recently submitted to my Department for review. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that work will commence on site later this year and will be completed in quarter 2.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. SNAs are allocated to schools in order to provide for the care needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home-School Liaison Scheme (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school system operates under standardised arrangements for all recognised schools aimed at enabling them to deliver education in the most efficient manner possible to over half a million pupils at primary level and over 350,000 at post-primary.Section 21(9) of the Education Welfare Act states that 'for the purposes of this section a student shall be deemed not to be absent from school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Course Deferrals (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Decisions on course deferrals are an issue between the student and the relevant higher education institution. Institutions have different rules on the particular circumstances that may be considered as reasons for a deferral. As the Deputy will appreciate, higher education institutions are autonomous bodies. As such, the governing authority of each institution is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table, which shows payments made from my Department's staff payroll system to retired public servants during 2012, which is the latest period for which payment information is available. My Department additionally maintains details of retired Civil Servants re-engaged, usually on a short-term basis, to carry out specific tasks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland, that on 28th January 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: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that tenders for the appointment of the contractor for the school building project in question issued on 11 January 2013. Subject to the normal statutory approvals and no issues arising the project will proceed to construction once the contractor is appointed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Banking (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Details relating to banking and investments in respect of bodies/institutions under my Department's remit are a matter for each body/institution. However, if the Deputy has a specific interest in a particular Body/Institution I will have my officials follow up with the relevant organisation. The Office of the Paymaster General, which operates under the auspices of the Department of Finance,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, a process is underway in relation to the request for permanent recognition from the school referred to by the Deputy. This process is based on ten undertakings committed to by the school's Patron in 2007 in accordance with the requirements of the Education Act 1998 and the Rules for National Schools. My Department met with the school authorities in October last to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Co. Wexford VEC submitted applications in 2010, 2011 and 2012 on behalf of the school referred to by the Deputy for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for roof works, demolition of old boys NS, upgrade Home Economics Room, universal access, extraction system in Metalwork Room, Ventilation in Science Laboratory, Fire Door, Gas Works and Chemical Storage Cabinet in Woodwork...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved grant aid for the replacement of prefabs under the Prefab Replacement Initiative which I announced in 2012. The Board of Management sought additional funding for the provision of a lift and this was approved. The school authority have been advised that the original grant sanction included funding for the removal of prefabs and my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The Design Team are currently working on Stage 2b of the project which includes application for Planning Permission, Fire Certification, Disability Access Certification (DAC) and the preparation of tender documents. The project is listed on the five year school building programme to go...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The Stage 2b Submission (Detailed Design) was approved by my Department's School Building Unit on 30th January 2013. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: We only grow the trees to sell them.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: We do not grow them for decoration. They are harvested.