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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Decisions on eligibility for new student grant applications from the 2012/13 academic year are a matter for the new centralised grant awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI that the student referred to by the deputy was issued with a decision on the 31/10/2012 advising him that he was ineligible for a grant for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority, that the student referred to by the Deputy has been awarded a grant and an award letter issued on 2 November, 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The statistics section of my Department's website contains extensive data at individual school level in county order. The most recent published information relates to the 2011/2012 school year. The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs attending special schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in allocating this support. Circular 0042/2011 provides information to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy may be aware, all new applications for the 2012/13 academic year are being processed by SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority. Continuing students who are renewing their grant for attendance on an existing course with their existing awarding authority, which will be either a local authority or a VEC, will continue to have their applications processed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, all new applications for the 2012/13 academic year are being processed and paid by SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority. Continuing students who are renewing their grant for attendance on an existing course with their existing awarding authority, which will be either a local authority or a VEC, will continue to have their applications processed and paid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, all new applications for the 2012/13 academic year are being processed by SUSI, the new centralised grant awarding authority. Continuing students who are renewing their grant for attendance on an existing course with their existing awarding authority, which will be either a local authority or a VEC, will continue to have their applications processed by the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Universities Act 1997 University College Cork is an autonomous statutory institution and its management authorities are responsible for the organisation and deployment of the university's staff. As I have no function in the operational affairs of the university it would not be appropriate to comment on the matter raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Following an independent identification process in 2005, 875 schools were selected for inclusion in DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the Department's initiative to combat educational disadvantage. The school to which the Deputy refers was among a number of schools that was judged not to have a sufficient level of disadvantage to warrant inclusion in DEIS. Furthermore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that there is no embargo on the employment of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) or on the filling of SNA posts. The NCSE is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including SNA support. The NCSE operates within my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Decisions on eligibility for new student grant applications from the 2012/13 academic year are a matter for the new centralised grant awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI that on a letter issued to the student referred to by the Deputy requesting outstanding documentation. When the documentation is returned to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Decisions on eligibility for new student grant applications are a matter for the central grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible students may receive funding towards maintenance if studying in the UK provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution, as defined in the scheme. The student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that enhanced rates of capitation funding are paid in respect of children with special educational needs who attend special schools or special classes attached to mainstream schools. The special rates vary, depending on the categorisation of the particular school or class. Rates of up to €879 per pupil are payable in comparison with the standard capitation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that this Government remains committed to the protection of frontline services for pupils with special educational needs. The programme for Government sets out that education will be a priority for this Government and that we will endeavour to protect and enhance the educational experience of children, young people and students. The continued commitment of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Firstly, 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 primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports. This includes the allocation of resource teaching hours to schools as well as the establishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The table sets out for the Deputy's information a count and a whole-time equivalent when work-sharing is factored in, of the number educational psychologists employed by my Departments NEPS service by year, since its establishment in 1999. No. of Educational Psychologists employed in NEPS by Year. Year No. Psychologists Whole-Time Equivalent 1999 43 43.0 2000 69 68.0 2001 84...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I have no plans to introduce driver education in the form of driving lessons in schools and this is not the norm within the EU. Research available internationally is inconclusive on the benefits of teaching young people to drive at school. Particular issues highlighted include the gap arising between the time practical skills are learned initially and put into regular practice and the risks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, in June 2011, I announced new arrangements for the recognition and determination of patronage of new primary and post-primary schools. The patronage of the post-primary school referred to by the Deputy was decided under these new arrangements and details of the decision making process in that case are available on my Department's website. It is my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Services (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the schools broadband access programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools and those post primary schools not connected under the 100 mbps programme. All contracts under the schools broadband access programme were recently re-tendered under a public procurement competition. As a result of this the number of service...