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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. My Department has authorised the project to proceed to Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning which includes application for Planning Permission, Fire Certification, Disability Access Certification (DAC) and the preparation of tender documents. Due to competing demands...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts to schools, which is available on the Department website, includes the provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts on developing grounds, using projected enrolment. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to confirm that my Department has approved funding to the school referred to by the Deputy to facilitate the construction of the accommodation in question. The school authorities were notified of this decision on the 4th October last.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that on the 5th December, 2012 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: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The person referred to by the Deputy attained her teaching qualifications outside the State.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A value for money review of small primary school provision is at an advanced stage of preparation. Among the issues the review examines is the location of small schools relative to each other and to other schools of a similar type; account is taken of isolation. I expect to publish the review shortly and I look forward to debating its findings in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: When a students entitlement to a maintenance grant is established for the full academic year 2012/13 and an award has been made, he or she has been or will be paid the appropriate number of instalments, including any instalments due since the commencement of the academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Cuireadh tionscadal mór caipitil don scoil dá dtagraíonn an Teachta san áireamh sa chlár 5 bliana infheistíochta caipitil a fógraíodh siar sa bhliain, le súil go dtosófaí ar an dtógáil in 2015/2016.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá naoi dtionscadal ann faoi láthair a bhfuil céimden phleanáil ailtireachta críochnaithe acu agus nach bhfuil curtha san áireamh sa chlár tógála chúig bliana. Orthu seo tá 6 Bhunscoil agus 3 Iar-bhunscoil. Féach an tábla leis seo le do thoil. Mar gheall ar éilimh iomaíocha ar bhuiséad caipitil mo Roinne, de...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá 29 tionscadal atá ar céim 2(b) den phleanáil ailtireachta faoi láthair nach bhfuil san áireamh sa chlár tógála chúig bliana. Tá 21 Bhunscoil agus 8 Iar-bhunscoil ina measc seo. Tá sonraí faoi na tionscadail seo san áireamh sa tábla leis seo. Mar gheall ar éilimh iomaíocha ar bhuiséad caipitil mo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá an tionscadal tógála don scoil dá dtagraíonn an Teachta ag ardchéim phleanáil ailtireachta faoi láthair. Thug mo Roinnse faomhadh d'aighneacht Chéim 2b (Dearadh Mionsonraithe) le déanaí.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Procurement Service (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government's Public Service Reform Plan recognises the key strategic importance of public procurement and provides for the development of a new policy framework for procurement. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform notified Departments and public bodies of the mandatory requirement to use central contracts, put in place by the National Procurement Service (NPS), when procuring...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The most significant adjustment to teacher pay arising from the recent Government decision on allowances is that new entrant teachers will not receive qualification allowances but will start on a new salary scale, the first point of which is equivalent to the fourth point of the existing scale. This new salary scale will apply in the case of all teachers who are new appointees to teaching on...

Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: We deal with the banks in a different way than Sinn Féin did.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that, as at the close of business on the 17th December, it has received 67,029 student grant applications for this year. Processing of 37,740 applications are now complete - 24,064 have been awarded, or awarded pending submission of final course details and 13,676 applications have been refused or cancelled. SUSI has 4,105...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 6th December, 2012 a request for further documentation 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 (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. My Department has authorised the project to proceed to Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning which includes application for Planning Permission, Fire Certification, Disability Access Certification (DAC) and the preparation of tender documents.  Due to competing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to confirm that my Department has approved funding to the school referred to by the Deputy to provide a new mainstream classroom. The school has since applied for additional funding towards this project. This application is currently being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been completed.