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Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Referral to Select Committee (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-committee on Education and Skills pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes, I would like to read some comments I prepared into the record of the House. We have had more than 20 contributions from different Deputies. Deputy Áine Collins has simply confirmed that the response has been broadly very welcoming. It is significant but not surprising that many of the people who spoke were themselves former members of a VEC board and, therefore, have an intimate...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It is hoped the process will commence in January next.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Okay.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The exam paper will be worth 60% and the year's work will be worth 40%.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: He was indeed.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The trouble was the Bishop of Kerry was his uncle.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: And boat building.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank Deputy Crowe.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I told him Deputy Crowe was a hard act to follow. That is only because Deputy Crowe is from Dublin and Deputy O'Brien is from Cork.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: That is the intention.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I have to leave the Chamber, as I indicated earlier. I apologise and mean no disrespect to the next speaker on behalf of the Technical Group. We will engage on Committee Stage.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It will be taken during this session. It will be much shorter than this Bill.

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: When I spoke yesterday I detailed the radical transformation in the landscape of the vocational education sector of our educational system. The system in question goes back to 1930, when the first Act was introduced to consolidate legislation from 1899 regarding technical education. It was extended countrywide in 38 vocational education committees around the country. In the 1990s, that was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Tree Day (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Tree Day initiative is lead by the Tree Council of Ireland. Any consideration of my Department's role in this initiative has to take account of the very difficult budgetary context in which we must operate. In this regard, my Department's main focus is on maintaining, as far as possible,

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Issues (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 108 and 109 together. Individual higher education institutions have autonomous responsibility for the management of staff resources. While teaching hours norms are specified under standard agreed contracts for academic staff in the institute of technology sector, in the case of the university sector there would be a variation of individual teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: VAT Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does have data regarding VAT paid by primary and post primary schools, as requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools and post primary schools within the free education scheme. My Department provide funding to primary schools by way of per capita grants, subject to a minimum grant equivalent to 60 pupils and a maximum grant equivalent to 500 pupils. The funding arrangements made by my Department for post primary schools reflect the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Deployment (17 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The management of staff and the allocation of their teaching hours is a matter for each university. The duties of academic staff include teaching; research; administration; engagement and scholarly activity. The balance of activities undertaken by each academic may vary as agreed by management in order to ensure fulfilment of their total work requirement. All universities have developed or...