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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (16 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. As soon as the requested documentation is received the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of the above, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is currently coordinating an implementation process across 34 paymasters and the Teaching Council in preparation for the commencement of Section 30 as soon as is practicable. The commencement of Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 will have a significant impact on those persons who remain in teaching posts but who have been unable to gain registration with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I fully acknowledge that the reduction in resources to schools will be challenging for schools. However, the change must be seen in the context of the major challenges we have as a Government in trying to shelter public services to the greatest extent that we can in these exceptional times. The net impact on overall teacher numbers in our schools has been minimised to the greatest extent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: When the moratorium was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education, Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances payable to teachers on promotion. Vacancies at this level arise due...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Croke Park Agreement Implementation (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Implementation Body published its second review of the Public Service (Croke Park) Agreement on 13 June 2012 which reviewed progress made and savings achieved during the second year of the Agreement. A copy of this review is available on the Implementation Body website www.implementationbody.gov.ie. The first review of the Public Service Agreement was published in June 2011 and is also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 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, she was only refused on the 20th December 2012 when the college clarified that the course she is pursing is part-time course. Part-time courses have never been approved for funding under the Student Grant Scheme. If an individual applicant considers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Student Assistance Fund is managed by the National Access Office of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on behalf of my Department and is funded under the National Development Plan, with assistance from the European Social Fund. The objective of the Fund is to assist students, in a sensitive and compassionate manner, who might otherwise, due to their financial circumstances, be unable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: There were forty six retired teachers employed in a substitute capacity by the managerial authorities of Secondary and Community/Comprehensive schools in the last payroll issue of 2012.

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

Ruairi Quinn: An external review of SUSI's business processes will be put in place in the coming weeks to inform improvements in the system for the 2013/14 academic year. The proposed timeline for completion of the review is March 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Extensive quality assurance measures are being built into the new Junior Cycle. These include subject specifications with clear learning outcomes; a comprehensive professional development programme for teachers, principals and deputy principals in educational assessment, including processes of moderation; and the introduction of standardised tests for all schools and students in English...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The data sought is unavailable in the format requested by the Deputy. The latest available data in my Department was provided by the universities for the period 1 January, 2011 to end October 2012 as set out in the table attached. My Department has asked the Higher Education Authority to request the required information for 2010 from the Universities and I will arrange for it to be forwarded...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Tenders for the project to which the Deputy refers, were received in late December and are currently being examined by the Design Team. 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: Third Level Staff (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: Under legislation Institutes of Technology are autonomous statutory bodies and my Department has no function in their operational management. The answer to the question posed depends on the person's individual circumstances and contract of employment and would, therefore, be a matter for the Institute as the employer. Accordingly the person concerned should raise the matter directly with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Health (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The question of whether defibrillator equipment should be mandatory in public places such as schools or other areas is primarily a public health matter and would therefore be a matter for the Department of Health. The consideration of such matters would also need to take account of factors such as cost and training of relevant personnel.

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

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 10th January 2013, a request for further documentation was issued to the student referred to by the Deputy. As soon as the requested documentation is received, the student will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (16 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 8th January 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, Section 2 of the Official Languages Act 2003 states that "the official languages" of the State are (a) the Irish language (being the national language and the first official language) and (b) the English language (being a second official language) as specified in Article 8 of the Constitution. I wish to advise the Deputy that Irish Sign language (ISL) has formal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for pre-school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jan 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Special Education Unit (SNU) at the school referred to by the Deputy was not equipped at the time of construction as the type of unit to be established in the school was not known at that time. The school in question has been allocated funding of €6,500 for one special class plus €7,000 to purchase equipment for the schools Multi-Sensory Room. This level of funding is in...