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Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Information concerning the costs referred to by the Deputy is not available to my Department. The key aim of the Transition Year Programme is to provide for a strong focus on personal development, collaborative and experiential learning, learning in the community and work experience. The programme is also designed to enable students to experience a wide range of educational inputs, and...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos 219 and 220 together. The Transition Year (TY) is a one-year programme that forms the first year of a three-year senior cycle. It is designed to act as a bridge between the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes. It is available to all second level schools. Each school designs its own Transition Year programme to suit the needs and interests of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced on March 12th is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced on March 12th is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all applications...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The five year programme announced recently is focused on meeting those demographic needs. In that context, it was not possible to advance all applications for...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the Board of Management of the school in question has advised that the recommendations of the HSE report have been implemented in full. My Department remains in regular contact with the school and my officials will continue to monitor the position. My Inspectorate visited the school recently. The Deputy will be aware that my Department's policy is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has, as an exceptional measure, agreed to pay the full amount of grant aid in this case. The persons to which the Deputy refers have been notified of this decision.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has considered a submission received from the school to which the Deputy refers in January 2012 in relation to proposed Budget measures. The staffing arrangements for the 2012/13 school year are set out in Primary Circular 0007/2012 which is available on my Department's website. This includes details of the reform of the allocation process which is designed to bring a more...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 246 together. The closing date for submission of appeals for the April meeting of the Staffing Appeals Board was 23 March, 2012. The Appeals Board meeting will take place on Wednesday 18 April, 2012 which will be prior to the release of the main redeployment panel and allow for any impact of the Board's decision on redeployment panels to be effected....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials from my Department have recently been in contact with the school to which the Deputy refers and further information regarding their application has been received. This is currently under consideration and a decision will be conveyed to the school in due course.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The measurement of the distances for student grant purposes is a matter for grant awarding bodies - the relevant local authority or VEC. There has been no change as to how these distances are measured. As in the past for all cases, the shortest most direct route to the institution attended is measured. I understand that a range of mechanisms can be used, for example, online mapping such as AA...

Written Answers — Stay Safe Programme: Stay Safe Programme (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Last Autumn, my Department published updated "Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools". These procedures are based on the recently published "Children First – National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2011" and apply to all primary and post-primary schools, irrespective of size. The new procedures incorporate significant improvements to the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Mar 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 grants,...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As part of the Budget decisions announced, the number of pupils required to gain and retain a teaching post in small primary schools will be gradually increased between September 2012 and September 2014. The schools concerned are those with four or less classroom teachers. The phasing of these measures can provide the schools concerned with time to consider the potential for amalgamation with...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Office has corresponded previously with the person concerned. The position in relation to the proposed Statutory Fund is that last July, I announced that the Government was proceeding with legislation to provide for the establishment of a Statutory Fund to support the needs of victims of residential institutional abuse, as endorsed by Dáil Éireann in the aftermath of the publication of...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 to 242, inclusive, together. The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The total staffing compliment for the school referred to by the Deputy in 2011/12 is 7.83 posts. The staffing arrangements for the 2012/13 school year are set out in Primary Circular 0007/2012 which is available on my Department's website. This includes details of the reform of the allocation process which is designed to bring a more equitable distribution of existing posts between schools....

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has an application with the Department for a major school project involving school refurbishment and ancillary accommodation. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie....

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have forwarded...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The staffing arrangements for the 2012/13 school year are set out in Primary Circular 0007/2012 which is available on my Department's website. This includes details of the reform of the allocation process which is designed to bring a more equitable distribution of existing posts between schools. Applying the new staffing schedule for Band 1 schools to this school, it is due to lose one...