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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand that the awarding authority in this case, Waterford County Council, was awaiting outstanding documentation in order to process the application from the student referred to by the Deputy. This documentation has just recently been received and a decision will issue to the student shortly.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As a matter of routine, my Department reviews the student grant scheme each year to prepare policy proposals and to include changes announced under the relevant Budget. A decision on the reckonable income limits under the Student Grant Scheme for 2012/13 academic year will be taken in the context of this review and the Scheme will be published in due course with this detail.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware 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. This now...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that a number of sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act have already been commenced. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) made recommendations which suggested that additional investment over a period of years of up to €235m per annum, across the education and health sectors, would be required to fully implement...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware, approval has been given for the opening of a new primary school under the patronage of Educate Together in September 2012 in the area concerned. Arrangements for accommodation for this school are currently being advanced by my Department, in liaison with the Patron Body.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The new simplified approach to the General Allocation Model of support for schools will make it easier to automatically update it annually in line with the changes in the number of classroom teachers in each school. Schools will also have autonomy on how to deploy the resource between language support and learning support depending on their specific needs. The arrangements for the staffing...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 81 together. As announced in the house on the 11th January, I have asked my Department for a report on the impact of the withdrawal of certain posts allocated under previous disadvantaged schemes in DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 primary schools. This report, which is currently being finalised, will detail the facts for each individual school affected by this...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) published its policy advice on The Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Ireland on 3 February, 2012. This paper provides a comprehensive blueprint for the development of Deaf and hearing impaired educational services. An implementation group will now be established to consider and implement the recommendations of this report. The...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together. Under Circular 70/2011 teachers who have been engaged in a public sector teaching post on or before 4 December 2011 are eligible to retain the allowances they were entitled to be in receipt of on that date. Existing teachers will not be paid any additional allowance where they acquire any further qualification on or after 5 December 2011....

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under Circular 70/2011 teachers who have been engaged in a public sector teaching post on or before 4 December 2011 are eligible to retain the allowances they were entitled to be in receipt of on that date. Existing teachers will not be paid any additional allowance where they acquire any further qualification on or after 5 December 2011. The position of existing teachers who, on 5 December...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought by the Deputy is not compiled in the format sought. Officials in the Pension Unit of my Department are currently fully occupied addressing the pension benefit entitlements for those who are retiring at this time. The number of teachers in Primary Secondary, Community and Comprehensive schools who have applied to retire in the period 1 January to 29 February 2012 is...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There are currently 37 teachers carrying out their probationary period in Limerick City and 54 in Limerick County which means there are 91 in total carrying out their probationary period in Limerick. There are 2,132 teachers carrying out their probationary period nationally and of these 16 are carrying out their probationary period through the national internship programmes - FÁS Work...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Work on the drafting of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill is at an advanced stage and I hope to be in a position to publish the Bill in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to teachers in Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Schools is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to him. My Department does not pay allowances to other staff in these schools. My Department does not hold information on payments other than basic salary to employees of vocational education committees (VECs). Each VEC is...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The following have been established since my appointment as Minister for Education and Skills: (1) Advisory Group to convene the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. In addition to convening the Forum, the Advisory Group was required to receive and distil the various views and perspectives of participants and thereafter to provide the Minister with policy advice having...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (8 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49, 72 and 73 together. Details of the person to whom the Deputy refers have been brought to the attention of officials in my Department who are liaising with the appropriate state agencies in this regard. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (8 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Department of Education and Skills participated in the work of the National Steering Group on Financial Education established by the Financial Regulator. The Report of the Group, Improving Financial Capability - a Multi-stakeholder Approach, was published in July 2009. The Group also developed a Financial Competency Framework which sets out a comprehensive set of learning outcomes...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (8 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I would like to assure the Deputy that the Government is fully conscious that maintaining a network of schools is important if students from minority denominations are to be enabled attend a school that reflects their denominational ethos, while at the same time ensuring that funding arrangements for those schools are in accordance with the Constitution. In order to inform future policy on...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for a school building project. 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. The progression of all large scale...

Written Answers — University Staff: University Staff (8 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Universities Act 1997 universities are autonomous statutory bodies. As provided for in the Act the recruitment and appointment of staff is the responsibility of the university's management authorities.