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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 181 together. My Department does not hold information centrally on purchased prefabs previous to 2008. Since 2008 14 mainstream prefabs classrooms have been purchased by schools in Co Kerry. For the Deputy's information, I am supplying two tables relating to rented prefabs in schools in Co. Kerry. Table 1 provides details of schools currently...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that correspondence has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy regarding the need for improved accommodation. Officials from my Department will be in further contact with the school authorities regarding the matter.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced 219 major school building projects to proceed to construction over the years 2013 to 2016. This was in addition to the 2012 programme in which 56 school building projects were announced to go to construction in 2012. Of these 8 are being delivered under Public Private Partnership and hence do not progress through stage 2(b) of architectural...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for a new roof for their school building. 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.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The NCSE will be notifying schools in due course of their allocation for the 2012/13 school year of resource hours for low incidence special needs. The arrangements for how schools access these resource hours in teaching posts are set out in the Department Staffing Circular 0007/2012. Under these arrangements a network of over 2,500 full-time resource posts has been put in place in close to...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I have received details in relation to one such student and officials in my Department are making inquiries into the matter. I will respond in writing to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — School Provision: School Provision (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Among the recommendations of the study referred to by the Deputy, which was published in May 2005, it was recommended that a site be reserved in the area to cater for a second level school. As the Deputy will be aware, in June 2011, I announced that 20 new post-primary schools are to be established up to 2017 across a number of locations to meet significantly increasing demographics in those...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that all eligible primary and special needs schools in the country received the Minor Works Grant for 2011/2012 in November 2011. The total costs of the grant exceeded €28m. A list of the schools in County Waterford that received the grant is as follows. PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN COUNTY WATERFORD WHICH RECEIVED MINOR WORKS GRANT FOR 2011/2012 Roll Number...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not have any contracts with the companies referred to by the Deputy. With regard to contracts entered into by the bodies under the aegis of my Department, this is an administrative matter for each agency. This information is not collated centrally by my Department. The Deputy should be aware, however, that the procurement of goods, works and services by bodies under the...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Almost three years ago, this House passed a unanimous motion following the publication of the Ryan report, sincerely apologising to the victims of childhood abuse for the failure to intervene, detect their pain and come to their rescue. It accepted all the recommendations of the Ryan report and supported their full implementation,...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Thank you, Deputy.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage (8 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84, 105 and 144 together. The Primary Staffing Appeals Board met on 18th and 19th April. A total of 367 schools submitted appeals to the Appeals Board. These appeals were considered in accordance with the appeals criteria set out in Department Staffing Circular 0007/2012. 205 schools had their appeals upheld by the Staffing Appeals Board. The Appeals Board...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 to 93, inclusive, and 95 and 96 together. The Primary Staffing Appeals Board met on 18th and 19th April. A total of 367 schools submitted appeals to the Appeals Board. These appeals were considered in accordance with the appeals criteria set out in Department Staffing Circular 0007/2012. 205 schools had their appeals upheld by the Staffing Appeals Board....

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Barcelona Conclusions individual member states are invited to adopt the approaches set out in the Conclusions insofar as is appropriate to their particular national priorities, circumstances and resources. My Department fully accepts the desirability of this approach as an EU policy direction. This does not mean however that it is necessarily practicable in every Member state. In...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced last December that 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...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The arrangements for panel access for fixed term (temporary), substitute and part-time teachers are set out in Department Circular 0012/2012 which is available on my Department's website. My Department has published on its website an indicative breakdown of the 1,769 applications that were received for these panels. My Department is now commencing the checking process in relation to these...

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 102, inclusive, together. The fee remission scheme for family members of full time employees of universities is a historical one which was sought to be discontinued by Government in 1982. Following a claim on behalf of affected staff, the Labour Court issued a recommendation in May 1986 stating that arrangements for existing staff should continue. In...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that approval for a new 16 classroom primary school was recently announced on my Department's five year school building programme. Plans for this school are progressing and subject to securing the necessary local authority approvals this school should be ready to proceed to construction in 2013.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (3 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course having successfully completed the previous year or be transferring from one course to another where the award for the subsequent course is of a higher level than the previous course. The objective of this policy is to help as many students as...