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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2013 (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As a result of school funding measures introduced in Budget 2012, funding for capitation and related grants to schools in 2013 will be reduced by 0.5% for primary schools and 2% for post-primary schools, including schools in County Louth. The overall saving will be achieved by a reduction in the standard capitation rates only, and other related grant rates will remain unchanged. The new...

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 the application of the student referred to by the Deputy is currently under review and SUSI will notify the student directly of the outcome.

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

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 to 110, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, my priority is to ensure that there is sufficient school accommodation to meet projected pupil increases in the future. The 5 Year Plan that I announced in March last, together with my announcement last week of the 50 school projects which are scheduled for construction in 2013 as part of a...

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

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of €380,000 was sanctioned for Ayle National School to enable the Board of Management to extend and refurbish their school. The grant was later increased to €484,000 to allow the school provide a fourth classroom due to increasing enrolments. My Department recently received an...

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. A meeting was held with the school and it's design team in May 2012 to discuss progress on the project. No further meetings are planned. The school has a band rating of 1.1. While Lucan is considered a developing area, the project for this school will not deliver any...

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 the application of the student referred to by the Deputy is currently under review and SUSI will notify the student directly of the outcome.

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 in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy his application is currently being assessed and a letter will issue shortly directly to the student confirming the position.

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 the application of the student referred to by the Deputy has already been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 12th December 2012.

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 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 Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy has already been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 17th December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (19 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the Deputy is referring to an application under the Fund for Students with Disabilities rather than the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE). I wish to advise that Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) Disability Office have confirmed that the following arrangements are in place for the student referred to by the Deputy: - Comfort Audio Digi-System (portable loop...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I pleased to inform the Deputy that devolved funding for the provision of a 2-classroom ASD Unit was approved in October 2012 under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme for the school referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department although it is the primary funding agency, is generally not the contracting authority on building projects in the Education Sector. As such it has no legal authority to intervene in legally binding contracts involving third parties. In general when bodies in receipt of funding from my Department seek payment by way of grant aid, my Department processes payments in time to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Maternity Leave (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 209 together. Under previous arrangement teachers and SNAs who had been absent on maternity leave could avail of a maximum of 30 additional paid absence days in lieu of any school closures which overlapped with the 26 week period of maternity leave to which they were entitled. Teachers and SNAs who had been absent on statutory unpaid maternity leave...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Grades (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: While the Programme for Government includes a commitment for a review of the grading structure of the Public Service, this review is primarily a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 17th 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 Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: 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 Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 14th 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 Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy is currently under review and SUSI will notify the student directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that on the 2nd 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.