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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will appreciate that in the context of Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) having received in excess of 66,000 applications that some errors may inevitably arise when handling a high volume of applications within a relatively short timeframe. While every effort is made by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) to ensure that applicants are not put through the application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In 2011 the school referred to by the Deputy was approved funding to provide 2 mainstream classrooms, 2 resource rooms plus sanitary facilities. In October, 2012 the school authority applied for additional funding for works associated with planning conditions. My Department has written to the school authority requesting further information related to the application. On receipt of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the Government's budgetary considerations and the Comprehensive Expenditure Review last year, a decision was made to abolish the payment of grants by this Department towards the cost of student teachers' attendance at Gaeltacht courses. The decision came into effect for students commencing their programme of primary initial teacher education in the 2012/13 academic year. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The July Education Programme is an educational programme operated by my Department for children who have been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or a severe to profound general learning disability. The Home Based programme is available where a child cannot avail of the school based programme. A maximum of 40 hours' home tuition can be approved for the month of July .This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements, it was not possible to include this project in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department has just received the Stage 1 report from the Boards of Management and their Design Team and it is currently under review. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: All Special Needs Assistants with a contracted appointment with a school receive an annualised salary (paid fortnightly). Public holiday pay is already included in this salary and no extra public holiday payment is due to be paid. Substitute Special Needs Assistants receive payment in respect of public holidays in line with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, i.e. if the SNA has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In January 2011, my Department issued an Expression of Interest invitation to the VECs, local authorities or other public bodies who might be interested in taking on administrative responsibility for the centralised student grants awarding and payments function. A total of 10 proposals were received. These proposals were examined by an independent selection panel against the evaluation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The enrolment of pupils in a school is a matter for the individual school. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998.In this regard a board of management may find it necessary to restrict enrolment to children from a particular area or a particular age group or, occasionally, on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with CDVEC, that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy who is a renewal applicant that a grant has been awarded and an award letter issued on 22 November, 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The stage 2(a) submission is currently with my Department for review. Once the stage 2(a) is approved the project will progress to stage 2(b) which includes applications for planning permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that further supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and the application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will appreciate that it is difficult to reply to the issues raised in the absence of specific details. As the query relates to payment of the personnel in two different sectors issues regarding the qualifications held by them have to be considered. The overall principle is that teachers who taught in the VEC Sector before 1 January 2011 and commenced in a primary school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that further supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and his application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that further supporting documentation was received from the student referred to by the Deputy and her application will be reviewed shortly. SUSI will contact the student directly in relation to the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Information in respect of the number of new State agencies and Forums that have been established in 2012 are in the following table. For the Deputy's information, no Task Forces were established in 2012. Name of Entity State Agency Forum No. of new employees Talk Talk consultative Forum - Forum Nil Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) (Note 1) State Agency - Nil Anti-Bullying Forum...

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Unfortunately, I must leave now. I appreciate the Deputy's contribution and those of other Deputies. I will be paying close attention to the rest of what she has to say.

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It will also form part of the national qualifications framework.

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.