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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the staffing arrangements for the school year 2012/2013, which are set out in my Department's Circular 0007/2012 published in February, 2012, the latest date for filling a permanent post on a permanent basis through the subsidiary and supplementary panels or through open recruitment, if applicable, was the first working day of November, 2012. Thereafter, unless there is a surplus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 319 and 320 together. As the Deputy is aware, a new school is proposed to meet the long term accommodation needs of the school in question. A site has been acquired for this purpose and a building project will be progressed through the various stages of the architectural planning process in the context of the available funding. Pending the provision of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is working closely with the relevant Local Authority in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the provision of permanent accommodation for the school to which he has referred. Given the sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this point in time in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (29 Jan 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, the documentation supplied was not adequate. The student declared an amount for rental income from land or property on the application form. Incomplete rental accounts were submitted and Student Universal Support Ireland wrote to the student on 19th...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not have a record of correspondence dated 1st July 2012 as referred to by the Deputy, however, a response to further representations from the Parents Committee of the school in question will issue from my Department shortly. My response to the questions raised may be summarised as follows: My Department is fully committed to the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under Section 15 of the Education Act, 1998, each school Board of Management shall publish, in such manner as the Board - with the agreement of the patron - considers appropriate, the policy of the school concerning admission to and participation in the school, including the policy of the school in relation to the expulsion and suspension of students. Under Section 24 of the Educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been informed by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the student in question has been unable to substantiate information supplied in her original application form. SUSI has, however, been in contact with the student to provide advice on how she might progress an application.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy may be aware that prior to an appeal to the Student Grant Appeals Board, an initial appeal to the relevant grant awarding authority is provided for under the Student Support Act 2011. This provides for a review of the decision by an appeals officer, independently of the original assessment process. If the grant applicant is still not satisfied with the outcome of the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Procurement Service is focused on developing centralised arrangements for the procurement of goods and services used commonly across the public service nationwide. The benefits arising from these central arrangements include: cash savings; administrative savings from reduced duplication of tendering; greater purchasing expertise; improved consistency; and enhanced service levels....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (29 Jan 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 21st January, 2013. 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 Staffing (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The staffing arrangements for primary schools will be published on the Department website shortly. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The criteria includes the provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the grant application of the student referred to by the Deputy for the 2012/13 academic year was awarded a postgraduate fee contribution based on the terms and conditions of the scheme. Maintenance support is not available for students entering postgraduate courses in the academic year 2012/13. Students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The person referred to by the Deputy was an employee of the Board of Management of the Limerick Model School. The Board of Management applied under the terms of the Superannuation Act, 1887, seeking to award the individual concerned a gratuity payment on retirement. My officials are currently concluding this matter with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. A response is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is currently considering the position relating to the accommodation needs of the school to which he refers and my officials will be in further contact with the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Service Reform Plan Update (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Public Service Reform plan the following were identified for rationalisation: The merger of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology & Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science into consolidated single council under HEA. The amalgamation of Further Education and Training Awards (FETAC), Higher Education and Training Award Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has submitted an application for additional classroom accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authorities as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There was no prior consultation with the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) in relation to this decision but I can advise the Deputy that I have arranged to meet the TUI this week, to discuss their concerns. It is not possible to amend this measure without introducing additional Budget measures in education which would impact on other frontline services.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I have arranged for the matter raised by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (29 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take questions 339 and 340 together. When the moratorium on the filling of posts of responsibility was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these posts continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education, Assistant...