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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy may be aware, in June 2011, I announced the establishment of 20 new primary schools to cater for increased demographics across a number of locations up to 2017, including Kildare Town. I recently announced that the new primary school to commence operation in Kildare Town in 2012 will be under the patronage of Educate Together. I also announced that subject to confirmation of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296, 297 and 347 together. The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011, which provides for the amalgamation, was introduced in Seanad Éireann. The Bill passed Seanad Committee Stage on 29 March 2012. I intend that the Bill will be enacted in the current term and Qualifications and Quality Assurance Ireland (QQAAI) will be...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support, which now...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of schools that are not in a position to admit all pupils seeking entry to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act 1998. In this regard a board of management may deem it necessary to restrict...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Universities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and my Department does not have any function in relation to their academic affairs, including the conduct of examinations and assessments, decisions concerning examination results or the processing of appeals. The university in question has a formal appeals procedure in place under its Examination...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department recently approved emergency funding for roof repairs at the school in question.

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304, 306 and 307 together. The information sought by the Deputy is provided in the tables set out below. Circular 3/2012 which is available on my Department website provides that allowances are not payable to new beneficiaries; i.e. those who become eligible for receipt of the allowance in question on or after 1 February 2012. The only exceptions to this...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305, 310, 311 and 313 together. A teacher can hold a range of allowances. However, only one Degree allowance is payable at any one time, with the rate of the allowance being determined by the level of the Degree achieved. Where a particular allowance is regarded as a post-based allowance then the allowance is conditional on having the qualifications...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308, 309 and 312 together. The 35 year allowance is payable to teachers who have been on the maximum point of the common basic scale for a minimum period of ten years. The Children's Allowance is payable to teachers recruited before the 1st January 1980 who have an eligible child or children. An eligible child is defined as a child, stepchild or legally...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There are 32,030 teaching posts at primary level and 27,870 teaching posts at post primary level.

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As outlined in the Parliamentary Question referred to above, in June of last year I announced that 20 new second level schools would be established across a number of locations up to 2017 to meet increasing demographics. These included new second level schools in both Dundalk and Drogheda, each to commence operation in 2014. Applications for patronage of the new second level schools to be...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The responsibility for deciding on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority, in this case County Wexford VEC. My Department understands that the student in question was awarded a grant on 3 April last.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (18 Apr 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. Having previously attended, but not completed, any...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including charging and collecting fees for examinations and applying such monies to the carrying out of its functions. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Clár Tógála Scoileanna: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá an tionscadal dá dtagraíonn an Teachta ag ardchéim den phróiseas tairisceana chun conraitheoir malartach a cheapadh. Chomh fada is nach dtagann ceist ar bith chun cinn, táthar ag súil go rachaidh an tionscadal ar aghaidh chun tógála i samhradh na bliana seo.

Written Answers — Clár Tógála Scoileanna: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Ar 19ú Nollaig 2011, d'fhógair mé 56 tionscadal mór scoile a bhíothas ag súil lena gcur ar aghaidh chun tógála in 2012. Tá tuairiscí tairisceana i gcomhair 17 gcinn de na tionscadail seo faoi bhráid mo Roinne faoi láthair. Is é luach iomlán na 17 dtionscadal seo le chéile ná tuairim is €75m. Chomh fada is nach dtagann ceist ar bith chun cinn, táthar ag súil go gcuirfear...

Written Answers — Clár Tógála Scoileanna: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: De bharr an riachtanais atá ann lena chinntiú go mbíonn rochtain ag gach aon pháiste ar ionad scoile, beidh sé ina phríomhfhócas ag an infheistíocht chaipitil i scoileanna sna blianta amach romhainn tionscadail mhóra scoile a sheachadadh chun freastal ar na héilimh dhéimeagrafacha ar fud na tíre. Tá an clár chúig bliana a fógraíodh le déanaí dírithe ar na héilimh...

Written Answers — Rollú Scoile: Rollú Scoile (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá líon na ndaltaí bunscoile de réir chontae curtha ar fáil i nDaonáireamh Bliantúil na Scoileanna Náisiúnta. Táthar ag tabhairt an daonáirimh don bhliain reatha (2011-12) chun críche faoi láthair, agus foilseofar na torthaí ar shuíomh gréasáin mo Roinne níos déanaí i mbliana. Sa scoilbhliain 2010-11 bhí 6,868 dalta ag freastal ar bhunscoileanna príomhshrutha agus bhí...

Written Answers — Scéimeanna Tógála Scoile: Scéimeanna Tógála Scoile (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Táim feasach ar na cúraim atá curtha in iúl ag an bpobal scoile dá dtagraíonn an Teachta agus fuair mé comhfhreagras ón bPríomhoide le linn mo chuairte ar Ghaillimh le déanaí. Bhuail oifigigh as Aonad Pleanála agus Tógála mo Roinne le Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh agus le scoileanna eile na háite le déanaí chomh maith.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the person referred to by the Deputy is employed by Kerry VEC. As set out in this House last October, each person appointed to a recognised teaching post should be registered with the Teaching Council, and have qualifications appropriate to the sector and suitable to the post for which s/he is to be employed. However, from the information supplied, it appears that the...