Results 9,341-9,360 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- School Enrolments (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: This is not a reflection on Deputy Brendan Smith in any way because he probably shared my view, but at the height of the boom, the previous Administration could have induced developers to set aside school sites free of charge.
- School Enrolments (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Yes. Given the acreage required, some school sites come with a price tag of approximately â¬3 million. At the time developers would have happily agreed to set aside the sites, as the cost would have been spread across the development cost of the entire project. However, this simply was not done.
- School Staffing (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The new dedicated staffing schedule, when applied to the school referred to by the Deputy, ensures this school operates its entitlement under the DEIS programme to a more favourable pupil-teacher ratio of 20:1. In addition, the school will retain the more favourable pupil-teacher ratios under previous disadvantage schemes for the 2012-13 school year. Owing to a falling enrolment, the school...
- School Staffing (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Yes.
- School Staffing (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy. Let us get the facts and deal with them properly.
- Teachers' Remuneration (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Under budget 2012, teachers appointed before 5 December 2011 are not paid an allowance where they acquire further qualifications after that date. Allowances for teachers first appointed between 5 December 2011 and 31 January 2012 are payable up to a maximum of â¬4,226, which was the rate applicable to the honours primary degree allowance. This measure is concerned with the sustainability...
- Teachers' Remuneration (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Government was obliged to make decisions across the budgetary framework for reasons that are all too evident to everyone present in the Chamber. Ireland is highly fortunate in that, unlike our nearest neighbours and other European Union countries, gaining entry to any of its five primary school teacher colleges necessitates being in the top 15% of the leaving certificate honours and...
- Teachers' Remuneration (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I am aware of the fears that have been expressed but it is far too early to state whether a trend is emerging. However, we will keep the matter under review. If those fears are confirmed, then we will be obliged to take action to reverse the position. It would not be in anyone's interest, for the reasons the Deputy expressed and which I support, for a deterioration in quality to occur.
- Teachers' Remuneration (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I share that view. We will keep the matter under consideration.
- Educational Resources (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The programme for Government contains a commitment to ensure a complete inventory of all school buildings and associated structures. This will be a major step forward and help to inform our future planning for schools. My Department is finalising proposals for the development of this inventory to expand on the information being collected and is working closely with the Royal Institute of...
- Educational Resources (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: No, it is a mix.
- Educational Resources (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: A typical provincial town with a catchment area in which 30,000 to 40,000 people reside may, for historical reasons, have up to seven or eight primary schools and three or four post-primary schools, including a former VEC technical school and a school created from the amalgamation of two schools run by the Christian Brothers and an order of nuns, respectively, possibly a college of further...
- Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Denmark.
- Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The carefully rehearsed spontaneity.
- Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Tell that to Joe the Plumber.
- Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: So we have invisible regulations now.
- Written Answers — Disruptive Students: Disruptive Students (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Education Welfare Act 2000 requires all schools to have in place a Code of Behaviour. The Act requires that a school Code of Behaviour shall specify:- (a)the standards of behaviour that shall be observed by each student attending the school; (b)the measures that may be taken when a student fails or refuses to observe those standards; (c)the procedures to be followed before a student may...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 287 together. The number of mainstream classroom teachers allocated to primary schools is based on the enrolment of the previous 30th September. The number of such posts allocated from year to year changes due to a number of factors including increasing or decreasing enrolments. Legacy posts were retained by 140 Band 1 and Band 2 schools over and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Under Section 18 of the Teaching Council Act 2001, the Council publishes annual audited accounts which are laid before each House of the Oireachtas. The annual accounts provide full details of the Council's income and expenditure for each year together with an up to date overview of its financial position including accumulated reserves.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department recently approved grant aid towards the provision of additional accommodation at the school to which he refers. A letter conveying this decision has issued to the school authority.