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- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: A composite report on post-primary Social Personal and Health Education is currently being drafted. This report is based on an analysis of the findings of sixty-three subject inspections on the quality of teaching and learning of Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) in post-primary schools. The subject inspections were conducted between September 2010 and May 2011. Inspectors...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Substance use education is a specific module in the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum in junior cycle, post-primary level. The implementation of the curriculum is supported by a dedicated Post-Primary SPHE Support Service which is operated jointly with the Health Sector. There is a commitment in the Programme for a National Government, 2011-2016, to "update the...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The number of new prefab rental contracts sanctioned from 2007 to date is outlined below:
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: 2007 715 contracts
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: 2008 266 contracts
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: 2009 41 contracts
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: 2010 85 contracts
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: 2011 65 contracts
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: 2012 Nil (To date) The above figures exclude approvals to renew existing rental contracts.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: To date no school has been given the option to purchase their rented prefab in 2012. Since 2009, as a result of my Department's review of temporary accommodation, 212 rented prefab units at 33 schools have been purchased, bringing an end to rental contracts at these schools. The yearly breakdown is as follows: 2009: 89 rented prefabs were purchased at 13 schools. 2010: 82 rented prefabs...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware I recently announced a new initiative to replace rented prefabs in schools. Almost 200 schools have been offered an opportunity to replace rented prefabs with permanent accommodation. As this is a new initiative it was not available to schools previously.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware I recently announced an initiative to replace rented prefabs in schools. Almost 200 schools have been offered an opportunity to replace rented prefabs with permanent accommodation. The new initiative will result in savings of approx â¬5m per annum on the rental of prefabs in these schools in the coming years. The amount spent on renting temporary accommodation at...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The overall policy goal of my Department is to ensure the highest standard of permanent accommodation for all schools. However, in the context of a rapidly increasing school population and competing pressure on the capital budget available to my Department, it is necessary to make use of temporary accommodation in order to meet the accommodation needs of schools. My Department's current...
- Written Answers — Physical Education: Physical Education (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It is my belief that a well planned Physical Education programme has a vitally important role to play in a broad and balanced curriculum for all students. In accordance with the Rules and Programme for Secondary Schools, all second level schools should provide Physical Education as part of the curriculum. The junior cycle and senior cycle programme that each school plans and delivers should...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not operate or fund any grant scheme that is specifically targeted at former residents of Magdalene Laundries. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government considered the circumstances of women and girls who resided in the Laundries last year and decided that it was essential as a first step to fully establish the true facts and circumstances relating to the Magdalene...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my officials will make direct contact with the school in question in the context of the matter raised by him.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The renting or leasing of Government offices and properties is the responsibility of the Property Management Services in the Office of Public Works, which acts as an agent for all Government Departments. The number, terms and cost of the leases is a matter for the OPW.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that almost â¬142 million has been set aside by my Department for devolved school building projects in 2012.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The amount spent on renting temporary accommodation at primary and post-primary level, including â but not limited to - prefabricated accommodation in 2011 is outlined on a county by county basis in the table below. My Department provides 100% grant aid towards the provision of temporary school accommodation to the management authorities of education providers where it is established that a...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Student Grant Scheme provides maintenance grants to eligible students pursuing approved full-time undergraduate courses of at least two years duration in publicly-funded third level institutions in other EU Member States. Although fee grants are not payable abroad, Section 473A, Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, as amended by Section 11 of the Finance Act 2011, provides for tax relief, at...