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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The reforms to the teacher allocation process introduced for the 2012/13 school year revised the basis for appointment of Administrative Principal and Administrative Deputy Principal status in primary schools. The criteria for such status will be solely based on pupil numbers rather than the current approach of mostly on pupil numbers but some also on teacher numbers. The relevant enrolment...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: While a key priority for me is to continue to prioritise and target resources at schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage, the current economic climate and the challenge to meet significant targets on reducing public expenditure, particularly given the upward pressures on teacher numbers and in the context of operating under a fixed ceiling on teacher numbers,...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware from my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 24th January, an application for redundancy from the person referred to, was received by my Department on 7th September 2011. A large number of applications were received during the period August - September 2011. Applications received during those months are currently being processed in date order of receipt. Every...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has recently carried out a technical assessment of a site for a new school building. My Department is liaising closely with the school authorities in the context of progressing this project to the next stage of the architectural planning process.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160, 174, 179, 181 and 183 together. My Department has expanded the existing appeals process so that it is accessible to the 73 small schools that are losing a classroom post as a result of the budget measure. It is worth noting that there are almost 1,200 small schools with 86 pupils or less and no small school will be forced to close as a result of this...

Written Answers — Schools Inspectorate: Schools Inspectorate (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Ten inspectors retired prior to the 29th, February 2012. In anticipation of this the Department entered into discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure & reform (PER) in order to highlight the staffing situation at the Schools Inspectorate Division in light of the large number of inspectors opting to retire early. These discussions culminated in an agreement being reached that key...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Extra resources were assigned to the Redundancy Unit at the end of October 2011 to ensure that Special Needs Assistants that have been made redundant would have their claims for payment processed as quickly as possible. The assignment of the staff has helped to reduce the period of the backlog significantly. A large volume of redundancy applications were received during the period July -...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: An application for redundancy from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 21st September 2011. A large number of applications were received during the period July - September 2011. Applications received during those months are currently being processed. Applications are processed in date order of receipt with some priority given to those SNAs who have not...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is responsible for the payment of ninety thousand serving and retired teachers, special needs assistants and certain clerical officers and caretakers on a fortnightly basis. The priority of the Department is to ensure that those personnel are paid correctly and on time each fortnight. Another priority is to process the redundancy applications for special needs assistants which...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A total of 1,101 redundancy applications in respect of Special Needs Assistants were received by my Department in the 12 months from January to December 2011. During that same period, 627 redundancy payments (totalling in excess of €4.9 million) were paid to Special Needs Assistants. 383 redundancy applications are currently being processed by the Redundancy Unit and payment in respect...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for an appeal by a parent or guardian to the Secretary General of my Department, or in the case of a Vocational Educational Committee (VEC) school to the VEC in the first instance, where a Board of Management of a school, or a person acting on behalf of the board, refuses to enrol a student in a school, expels a student or suspends a student for...

Written Answers — Career Guidance: Career Guidance (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has just recently published Circular 0009/2012 to inform all post primary school management and staff of the staffing arrangements for post-primary schools for the 2012/13 school year, including in particular, the requirements to manage guidance from within the standard allocation. The circular is available on the Department website. Schools will have autonomy on how best to...

Written Answers — Third Level Institutions: Third Level Institutions (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As previously advised, the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available within my Department. I requested the HEA, at the time, to contact the seven universities with a view to obtaining as much information as is possible. This information, where available, has been forwarded to the Deputy. However, it should be noted that given differences between the various university...

Written Answers — Rollú Scoile: Rollú Scoile (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tugann an nasc thíos le suíomh gréasáin na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna sonraí faoi réamh-mheastacháin de rollú lánaimseartha sna hinstitiúidí oideachais go léir a dtugann an Roinn seo cabhair dóibh ag an gCéad, an Dara agus ag an Tríú Leibhéal agus ag Leibhéal an Bhreisoideachais (san áireamh eolas faoi bhoinn tuisceana bunúsacha éagsúla maidir le déimeagrafaic...

Written Answers — Rollú Scoile: Rollú Scoile (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Tógfaidh me Ceisteanna Uimh. 171 agus 172 le chéile. Tá an teolas atá á lorg ar fáil ar an tábla ceangailte. Tá an eolais ar fáil freisin sa rannóg Staitisticí ar láithreán gréasáin mo Roinne. 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Lucht fágála a chuaigh ar imirce idir 1 Deireadh Fómhair agus 30 Meán Fómhair den bhliain acadúil roimhe sin. 2,133 2,050...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out various improvement works to their school building. My Department's Planning and Building Unit has requested further information from the school authority in relation to this application. When this information is received a final decision will be communicated...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The position in relation to entrance fees is that a key requirement for all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme, is that the school does not operate a charge, in whatever form, that is in effect a mandatory fee and that is contrary to the principle of not charging fees. Voluntary contributions may be sought from parents, provided it is made clear to parents that there is no...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The details requested by the Deputy are not readily available. My Department will arrange to compile and forward the details requested as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Employment Programmes and Services and Skills Training (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010, the functions of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to FAS were transferred to the renamed Department of Education and Skills from 1 May 2010. As a result of this transfer, €452 million (8 month costs) was added to the...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that a Common Application System was agreed between the principals of the post-primary schools in Limerick City. This system is facilitated through the Limerick Education Centre with support from my Department. Whilst this administrative system ensures that a co-ordinated approach can be taken to enrolments in the area, each school authority, in accordance with the...