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Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the boards of non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of my Department is contained in the table below. Appointments to the boards of these agencies are made on the basis of appointees having the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to the work of the particular board. Details relating to...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and issuing the results of examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Schools Guidance Counsellors: Schools Guidance Counsellors (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: This Government has protected education as much as it can. Far greater reductions in expenditure and in the number of public servants are being made in other sectors relative to those in schools. But there are limits to the level of expenditure on education and the number of teaching posts we can afford. The Budget 2012 measures in relation to the post-primary sector are set out in the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It is planned to deliver the school to which the Deputy refers as part of a bundle of 8 schools through the Department's Public Private Partnership Programme (PPP). Procurement of PPP projects is managed by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). A preferred tenderer was appointed by the NDFA in September 2011 following which planning applications were made. Grant of planning was...

Written Answers — Cóimheas Daltaí le Múinteoir: Cóimheas Daltaí le Múinteoir (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tugtar faomhadh do leithdháiltí múinteoirí gach bliain de réir na rialacha bunaithe, ag brath ar an rollachán aitheanta daltaí. Leithdháiltear múinteoir de bhreis ar leithdháileadh na scoile do gach scoil oileáin de réir na rialacha bunaithe.Tá mo Roinnse tar éis na socruithe foirne ag an leibhéal iarbhunscoile a fhoilsiú don scoilbhliain 2012/13. Is é an Ciorclán Roinne...

Written Answers — Aitheantas Scoileanna: Aitheantas Scoileanna (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Níl taifead ar bith ag mo Roinnse faoi chomhfhreagras a fháil ón scoil nó ón bPátrún maidir leis an ní dá dtagraíonn an Teachta. Breithneoidh mo Roinn comhfhreagras ar bith a fhaighfear.

Written Answers — Caiteachas Ranna: Caiteachas Ranna (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá an t-eolas a d'iarr an Teachta le fáil ar an dtábla leis seo. Vote 26: Oideachas agus Scileanna Caiteachas Caipitiúil €000 Ceann- teideal Seirbhís Caiteachas go deireadh-Bealtaine 2012 2012 Meastacháin % A05 Trealamh Oifige agus Soláthar Seirbhíse Seachtraigh FT €327 €1,500 22% B10 Míbhuntáiste Oideachasúil (Maoiniú Cistí Díomhaoine)...

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As I announced last December, the means test for student grants will be amended to take account of the value of certain capital assets as well as income for the 2013/14 academic year. A dedicated Capital Asset Test implementation group has been established. The group has been charged with bringing forward detailed implementation proposals on new means testing arrangements for student...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out fencing works at their school. As the scope of works for which funding is sought is outside the terms of the scheme it cannot be considered for funding. The school authority has been informed of this decision. The school may wish to consider submitting a...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that 10,575 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts have been made available for allocation to schools by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) throughout the current school year, subject to qualifying applications being received. In September 2011 the NCSE allocated 10,100 posts to schools while retaining 475 posts to cover...

Written Answers — Teaching Contracts: Teaching Contracts (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of teachers who hold Contracts of Indefinite Duration (CIDs) with their employers and are paid by the Department as of June 2012 are as follows: No. of Primary CIDs: 115 No. of Post-primary CIDs: 3248.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The following tabular statement gives details of the Special Advisor appointments made at my Department when I took office together with details of their current salaries. Officials at my Department wrote to the Department of Finance and requested sanction to place them on a point of the pay scale for the position proximate to their current earnings at the time of appointment. In accordance...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A total of 367 schools submitted appeals to the April meeting of the Primary Staffing Appeals Board. 205 schools had their appeals upheld. All appeals submitted to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board were considered in accordance with the published appeals criteria set out in my Department's Staffing Circular 0007/2012. A summary outcome of the appeals is now published on my Department's...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Waldorf Steiner approach to education is based on the work of scientist and philosopher Rudolf Steiner. The education began in 1919 with the founding of the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart, Germany. Proponents of the Steiner approach regard it as offering an education which is holistic, multi-denominational, child-centred, co-educational and spiritually oriented. My Department has...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. As part of the Budget 2012 decisions, the number of pupils required to gain and retain a classroom teaching post in small primary schools will be gradually increased between September 2012 and September 2014. The detailed arrangements are set out in the Department's Staffing Circular 0007/2012 that is now published on my Department's...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority, which in this case is Cork County Council. I understand from officials in Cork County Council that a decision will issue to the student referred to by the Deputy within the next week.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education is responsible for allocating Special Needs Assistants to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of such supports and the staffing resources available to my Department. All schools, including the schools referred to by the Deputy, were advised to...

Written Answers — Schools Guidance Counsellors: Schools Guidance Counsellors (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 together. Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. My Department has published the staffing arrangements at post primary level for the coming school year, 2012/13. The relevant Post Primary circular is 0009/2012 which is available on my Department's website. At post primary...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (12 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is aware of a number of pilot schemes in schools involving the use of individual student devices and the e-books. This is a welcome innovation and demonstrates the commitment of schools to the full integration of ICT in teaching and learning. The use of individual student devices and the availability of e-books is part of the emerging technologies which helps to create the...