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Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I will be happy to review the matter. If the Deputy has specific details, he should bring them to my attention.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 14: In page 9, to delete lines 14 to 16 and substitute the following: "(b) a limit on the length for which such a person may be so employed in place of a registered teacher;". The amendment provides that the regulations governing the employment of an unregistered person may include a limit on the length of time for which such person may be employed in the place of a...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There is a limit of five days; after that there must be a reapplication process. I was happy to make this amendment. It was central to the allaying of concerns expressed by unions and other representatives. One must remember, however, that this is mainly a problem in primary schools and it is principals in those primary schools, who are union members, who until now have been making the...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: This matter was raised in the Seanad and on Committee Stage. The combined effect of section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 with this Bill, when enacted, will be to prohibit the payment of a person employed as a teacher in a recognised school unless he or she is a registered teacher. The only exception to this will be where due to urgent temporary or occasional staffing needs, it is...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Section 8 cross-references the amendment of section 24 of the Education Act 1998 provided for in section 6 of the Bill. It is the view of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel that it is legally necessary that the wording of section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 contains a reference to the qualification of that section by the proposed section 24(8) of the Education Act 1998. It is a...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My understanding is that because I have accepted an amendment in the Dáil, I must return with the Bill to the Seanad in order to notify it of the change.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: This is similar to receiving the all-clear from the television match official, TMO.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Order for Report Stage (2 May 2012)

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

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Is the Deputy speaking to the correct amendment? I understand we are discussing amendments Nos. 4 and 5. The Deputy appears to be addressing a later amendment. If it is of any consolation, I do not propose to accept amendment No. 4 which would have the effect of deleting section 5(b).

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The effect of the amendments would be to delete section 5(b) and maintain the current position which is no longer appropriate. Section 2 of the Education Act 1998 has been amended to clarify the position that the delivery of health and personal services, including speech therapy, to students of school-going age, is not a support service to be provided by the Minister for Education and...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department of Education and Skills cannot compel an agency of another Department to do certain things, which was expressed in the original legislation. In effect, that turned out to be not practicable on the ground. That is why the cross-sectoral team, which is an ad hoc body working between the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Health, is trying to address both...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. However, the effect of the amendments would be to introduce a general requirement that the Minister must consult and, in the case of Deputy Crowe's amendment No. 6, agree with the education partners any change in numbers, qualifications and terms of conditions of employment of teachers and other school staff. It would also continue the...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It is appropriate, therefore, that I should discuss it now. The existing legal provision concerns three aspects of the terms and conditions of teachers and other staff - their appointment, suspension and dismissal. It is limited to the procedures that apply or to be carried out in relation to these three aspects. The new provision will ensure legal clarity in carrying out recruitment,...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am happy, in principle, to give that assurance to the Deputy and will put the letters of understanding and their interpretation in the public domain in order that everything will be clear.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The most recent Building Energy Rating (BER) for my Department's Tullamore office is a C3 (Display Energy Certificate issued in August 2009 to cover period up to September 2010) while the most recent BER rating for my Department's Marlborough Street complex in Dublin is an E2 (Display Energy Certificate issued in October 2010 to cover period up to October 2011). With regard to the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements in schools for the 2012/2013 school year can also be...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements in schools for the 2012/2013 school year can also be...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together. The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in the five year construction programme and is listed to proceed to construction in 2015/2016. The building project is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The design team are currently working on completing the stage 2(b) submission which will...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: 5A redundancy application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on the 9th November 2011. Applications are processed in date order of receipt and every effort is being made to process these applications as quickly as possible. Applications received in October 2011 are currently being processed.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 May 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Extra resources have been assigned to the Redundancy Unit to ensure that Special Needs Assistants that have been made redundant would have their claims for payment processed as quickly as possible. The assignment of the staff has helped to reduce the period of the backlog significantly. Applications received in October 2011 are currently being processed in date order of receipt and every...