Results 9,681-9,700 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding to provide a new school building. In accordance with the published criteria for large scale building projects, the project has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital...
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy should have attended the meeting.
- Vatican Report on Child Abuse (21 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Fourteen years ago.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 20 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is currently providing grant of approximately â¬107,000 annually towards the rental of temporary accommodation for the school to which he refers. My Department owns the site on which the accommodation is located so the question of land rental does not arise. The Deputy will be aware that on...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. In accordance with the published criteria for large scale building projects, the project has been assigned a Band 2.4 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project,...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment.My Department has published the staffing arrangements at primary and post primary level for the coming school year, 2012/13. The relevant circulars, Primary 0007/2012 and Post Primary 0009/2012 are available on my Department's website. At post primary level and in accordance with...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The new staffing schedules for DEIS Band 1 schools provides for 20:1 in junior schools, 22:1 in vertical schools (schools with junior and senior classes) and 24:1 in senior schools. The staffing schedule for DEIS Band 1 schools in Appendix A of the Staffing Circular 0007/2012 has been applied to each Band 1 school. In addition, posts from previous disadvantage schemes in Band 1 and Band 2...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that a Minor Works Grant issued to primary schools last November for the school year 2011/2012 at a cost of â¬28m. It is open to schools to prioritise the use of these funds to address issues such as those to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy is also aware that total enrolment in both primary and post-primary schools is expected to grow by almost 70,000 between now...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy recently submitted a request for additional accommodation. This application is currently under consideration and a decision will be communicated to the school authorities when this process has been considered.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy was allocated devolved funding for the provision of a mainstream classroom and a resource room under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme in 2010. In September 2011, the school sought additional funding for ground works and to build an office/staff room, staff toilet and a disabled access toilet. The additional funding for ground works was...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The reasoning behind my Department insisting that the new permanent structures replacing rented prefabs must be independent of the existing school campus is to ensure that the maximum number of schools benefit from this initiative. While there may be, in some cases, limited potential costs related to the provision of services, my Department's Planning and Building Unit is satisfied that the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy was allocated devolved funding for the provision of a mainstream classroom under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2011. In February 2012 the school sought additional funding as a result of planning conditions associated with the building project. My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing this application and has...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: While difficult choices had to be made to identify savings across my Department's budget, the Government has tried to protect front line services in 2012. The Government has protected the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level, prioritised targeted support for the most disadvantaged schools and maintained the overall number of resource teachers and SNAs to support children with special needs....
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy may be aware the three post primary schools in the area that he refers to have agreed to amalgamate to form a new Community School. The amalgamation can proceed when a new school building has been provided. In this regard, a site is being progressed by my Department and when the site is secured the building project will be considered for progression. In view of the need to...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. In accordance with these rules each school is required to organise its subject options and, from September 2012 the provision of guidance, from within the limit of its approved teacher allocation. My Department provides some...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 39 together. 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 the detail of the reform of the allocation process which is designed to bring a more equitable distribution of existing posts between schools. The new arrangements incorporate a long...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, total school enrolments are expected to grow by around 70,000 students between now and 2018 â by over 45,000 at primary level and 25,000 at post primary. Second level enrolment is expected to continue to rise until at least 2024. Recent birth rate data, published by the CSO shows there were nearly 20,000 births registered in the first quarter of 2011. This is the...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: An appeal from the first named person in respect of whom details were supplied by the Deputy is due for consideration at the next sitting of the Student Grants Appeals Board which is scheduled for the 21st March 2012. My Department issued a decision on an appeal from the second named person in respect of whom details were supplied by the Deputy on the 2nd December 2011.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials from my Department, along with officials from the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE), recently met with representatives of parents of children with narcolepsy to consider the educational supports which may be provided for such children and the criteria for accessing such supports, based on the assessed individual needs of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The table outlines payments requested by the Deputy, regarding book grants and programme grants in respect of 2010 and 2011. Primary 2010 2011 Book Grant â¬6,870,617 â¬6,915,374 Deis â¬2,251,788 â¬2,235,765 Non-DEIS â¬4,618,829 â¬4,679,609 Total â¬6,870,617 â¬6,915,374 Post Primary 2010 2011 Book Grant â¬7,811,187 â¬7,968,084 Deis â¬2,427,165 â¬2,503,428 Non-DEIS...