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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware all primary and post-primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to the Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Rights (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The matter referred to by the Deputy is being investigated. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 19th December 2012, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. The information provided to date in relation to self employment and rental income is not adequate. As soon as the requested documentation is received, the student will be notified directly of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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 refused. SUSI has confirmed that the applicant appealed the decision and that it issued a letter on the appeal on 8th November 2012. Under the scheme, students who have previously attended, but not completed a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take questions 90 and 91 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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. SUSI has confirmed that the applicant appealed their decision and letter on the appeal issued on 7th January, 2013. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As at the 14th January, 2013 Student Universal Support Ireland received some 3,520 appeals. Of these decisions have been made on some 2,091 appeals. The nature of the appeals vary from applicant to applicant. Appeals received by SUSI are dealt with in date order, and the waiting time for decisions on appeals can vary depending on the complexity of the grant applicants circumstances which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 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, her student grant application was appealed to the appeals officer in SUSI and the original decision was overturned. 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 Applications (17 Jan 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 20th December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Administrative staff of this Department and it's Agencies applying for transfers to other locations, would primarily apply via the Central Applications Facility (CAF) which is maintained by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or directly to the relevant Department for non CAF locations. As the "donating" Department, my Department would not be party to such transfer requests. Such...

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that: — considerable savings of €90 million were required in the education budget for 2013; — the Government’s commitment to fairness in education remains strong and considerable efforts were made to protect frontline education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In 2012 my Department carried out a formal regulatory impact assessment on the Education and Training Boards Bill 2012. This regulatory impact assessment has been published and is available to download on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Education Committees (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As I informed the Deputy in my reply of 18th December 2012 , my decision to reduce the VEC allocation for 2013 took account of the capacity of VECs to utilise cash balances on a once off basis. My Department determines and then communicates to the VECs details of their annual budgets as early as possible in a given year. This year, in accordance with my decision, the cash balances of each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 340 together. Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy her application is currently being assessed and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student outlining the position when a decision is made.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 2nd January 2013, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. As soon as the requested documentation is returned the student will be notified directly of the outcome. Where particular financial difficulties arise in the meantime, an application may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Newly qualified primary teachers (NQTs) who have completed their initial teacher education in the State are eligible to apply for registration with the Teaching Council. They are registered with the condition of satisfactorily completing probationary requirements and, from July 2012, completion of the National Induction Programme for Teachers. Both the Department of Education and Skills and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: In determining projects that would be announced to proceed to construction during the 5 Year Plan, my Department prioritised new school buildings and extensions to meet future demographic growth. Other factors that were taken into account in scheduling the projects over the duration of the plan included the stage of progression reached by individual projects in the architectural design...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools within the free education scheme. As the Deputy is aware Budget 2012 provided for a 2% reduction in the funding for capitation and related grants to primary and second level schools in both 2012 and 2013 and a further 1% in 2014 and 2015. Due to my decision of 21st February last, to retain posts from previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) the new centralised grant awarding authority, that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy will be reviewed shortly in relation to possible inclusion of additional increment for a second child in college. SUSI will notify the student directly of the outcome.