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

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334, 339, 340 and 363 together. As the Deputy may be 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...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Resource Teachers and Special Needs Assistants to schools to support children with special educational needs. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology support is required. The NCSE operates within my...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Grant 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 23rd October, 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement (6 Nov 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 has recently notified Departments and public bodies of the mandatory requirement to use central contracts, put in place by the National Procurement Service (NPS),...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I am informed by FETAC that they do not offer an award which would be referred to as a Saorview award, although it is possible that providers could refer to Saorview in promoting programmes of education and training leading to a particular FETAC award. Regarding the duration of the programme, providers design and deliver programmes which are relevant to the profile of the learner group...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not maintain records of the number of teachers who have obtained the qualifications to which he refers.

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

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware of the brief of the Special Education Support Service (SESS) in relation to the provision of continuing professional development (CPD) and support for teachers in the area of special educational needs in the learning and teaching context. Currently, there are eighteen full-time members on the SESS team together with one part-time specialist advisor. The SESS has a...

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's policy is to provide for children with special educational needs, including those children with autism, in a range of settings within the existing network of special schools, special classes in mainstream schools and mainstream classes. The principal considerations underpinning this policy are the needs of the child and how to meet those needs with the minimum of segregation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The revised assessment proposals rely on the professionalism of teachers. Principals and teachers will receive comprehensive professional development in educational assessment, including processes of moderation, and providing feedback to students. Assessment arrangements in schools will be subject to internal moderation to ensure that proper procedures are followed in all cases. Principals...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware from my previous correspondence to him in June 2012 that my Department in consultation with the Design Team and school authorities agreed to re-tender the project to which he refers. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that the project will progress to construction in Quarter 2 of 2013.

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 that 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the coming years across a number of locations to meet significantly increasing demographics in those areas. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish a new post-primary school in County Kerry. The Forward Planning Section of my Department will continue to analyse...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has an application with the Department for a major school project involving school refurbishment and the replacement of temporary accommodation. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The proposed building project 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 those increasing demographic requirements, it was not possible to include...

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

Ruairi Quinn: In relation to the first named candidate officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy is currently awaiting review and the student will shortly be notified of the outcome. In relation to the second named candiate officials in my Department have confirmed with SUSI that on the 1st November a letter issued to the student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Nov 2012)

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: Languages Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 and 356 together. Circular 0007/2012, which is available on my Department website sets out the criteria for staffing allocations for schools including those for pupils that require language support for the current school year. Under the teacher allocation reforms the combined resources available for GAM (General Allocation Model) and language support...

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

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (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, to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy concerns the arrangement whereby the salaries of teachers employed within the approved annual staffing allocation for fee charging schools by my Department, are paid by the State; an arrangement that pre-dates the introduction of the Free Education scheme and which exists since the foundation of the State. The estimated cost of these posts is in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, in June 2011, I announced that 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the coming years across a number of locations to meet significantly increasing demographics in those areas. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish a new post-primary school in the area referred to by the Deputy. The Forward Planning Section of my Department will...