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

Ruairi Quinn: The Labour Market Activation Scheme (LMA), which was introduced in 2009, provided for 1,500 free undergraduate and 1,000 free postgraduate places for unemployed people on part time courses in universities and institutes of technology across the country. Only those part time courses approved and selected by an independent evaluation panel were eligible for funding under the LMA initiative....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy is a 2 teacher school and it will remain so for the 2012/13 school year. Its pupil enrolment on 30 September 2012 will be the basis for determining its staffing allocation for the 2013/14 school year. These enrolment returns are due to be submitted to the Department in October.

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

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for new student grant applications is a matter for the central grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application in relation to means, residency, nationality and previous academic attainment, it would not be possible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: No new agencies have been established under the aegis of my Department since February, 2011. - In June 2011, the functions of the National Educational Welfare Board transferred to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. - Since September 2011, the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) is within the remit of Dublin West Education Centre alongside the Department's largest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's officials clarified that the Deputy is referring to the bodies under the aegis of my Department. Attached please find a list of the Agencies under the remit of my Department. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the cost of each agency is available in the published annual estimates for the Department. http://per.gov.ie/estpubexp2012/; in addition annual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: During its first 100 days in Office, this Government put in place a Jobs Initiative and, within its first year of being in Office, the Government put in place an Action Plan for Jobs. The Deputy will be aware that the APJ includes a target to create the environment where the number of people at work will increase by 100,000 – from 1.8 million to 1.9 million – by 2016, and reach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The following is the information regarding taxi expenditure in my Department since February 2011: 2011 (from 1 February 2011) €25,554.11 2012 ( to 31 August 2012) €16,756.18 Taxis used by my Department's officials are for business purposes and officials are required to ensure that every effort is made to minimise the use of taxis. These costs were incurred by officials...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There is one Director of Communications at the Press Office of my Department on an annual salary of €86,604. None of the agencies under the remit of my Department have dedicated press officer positions. In the event they receive press or media enquiries these matters are addressed by an administrative member of staff.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Details of all appointments to bodies under the aegis of my Department , including those made since my appointment as Minister, can be accessed on my Department's website www.education.ie. The day to day management of agencies, including the payment of expenses in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines, is a matter for the management of each agency and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The total photography costs for my Department since 9 March 2011 are set out in the following table. My Department adheres to the National Procurement Service's photography framework in place for central government, local government and the health and education sectors. My Department does not pay a Ministerial allowance to either myself or the Minister of State. The total photography costs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The details requested in relation to entertainment expenses paid for directly by my Department are outlined on the attached table. My Department does not pay a Ministerial allowance to either myself or the Ministers of State. My Department adheres to Department of Finance guidelines in relation to official entertainment expenditure. In order to minimise costs, it is my Department's practice...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The following table provides details of my Department's expenditure on refreshments for meetings and functions in 2011 and to date in 2012. Year Expenditure 2011 €73,067.17 2012 €37,166.16 The type of refreshments included are beverages, snacks and lunches for meetings, functions and in house courses. My Department engages on a regular basis with a broad range of stake...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has not incurred expenditure on hair or make-up since February 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Adviser Appointments (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 484 together. Since I took office I have appointed 2 Special Advisers, a Personal Assistant and a Personal Secretary and the Minister of State at my Department also appointed a Personal Secretary and Personal Assistant. These appointments were in accordance with the revised conditions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 378 and 381 together. The details in question are outlined in the following table. Consultancy Persons and Organisations used by the Department of Education and Skills in 2010, 2011 and 2012 (up to 31/08/2012) - YEAR 2011 - Consultant Purpose Total Cost € Centre for Cross Border Studies 2011 annual review of Post graduate courses in Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Office 2011 – Gross Annual Salary 2012 – Gross Annual Salary Minister’s Private Office €436,856 €441,181 Minister’s Constituency Office €195,097 €195,877 Office 2011 – Gross Annual Salary 2012 – Gross Annual Salary Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department did not incur any expenditure on external public relations and communications consultants in 2011 or to date in 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Adviser Code of Conduct (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am not in a position to provide the information sought as it is not open to me to request or compel the appointees to provide this information. However, the Deputy should note that the restrictions which have traditionally been imposed on civil servants engaging in political activity under Paragraph 5.4 of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour do not apply to Ministerial Staff...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Transport (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The following table provides a breakdown of expenditure requested by the deputy on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011. Ministerial Transport Costs Payment Period* Total Paid MINISTER - Ruairi Quinn T.D. 01/03/2011 - 31/06/2012 €19,104.94 Salary Costs - Driver 1 03/05/2011- 14/09-2012 €47,886.65 Salary Costs - Driver 2 17/05/2011 - 14/09-2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Information in respect of external consultancy reports commissioned by my Department in 2011 and to date in 2012 are included in the following table. My Department does not pay a Ministerial allowance to either myself or the Ministers of State. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SKILLS CONSULTANCY REPORTS 2011 Consultant Name Purpose of Consultancy Total amt paid 2011 incl vat Centre for...