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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Applications for patronage of the new second level schools to be established in 2013 and 2014 have recently been sought by my Department from prospective patrons. The closing date for receipt of applications is 24th February 2012. Details of the new arrangements for patronage of new schools and the criteria for deciding on patronage of these new schools are available on my Department's...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has no record of having received an application for capital works from the school referred to by the Deputy. It is open to the school authority to submit an application for such works and the relevant application form can be downloaded from my Department's website www.education.ie.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority. However, I understand that a decision has issued from the grant awarding authority and that the student has appealed this decision to the grant awarding authority's appeals officer. A decision on the appeal will issue in due course. If the student is not satisfied with the appeals...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The person referred to by the Deputy is a new appointee to teaching in 2011. Her salary has been adjusted to pay her correctly with effect from the 9th January 2012. It is proposed to pay any arrears owed to substitute teachers who are new appointees at the end of February.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: There are over 270 part-time tutors employed by primary schools to deliver language tuition under the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative (MLPSI). Under the terms of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014, the Government gave a commitment that compulsory redundancy will not apply in the public service, save where existing exit provisions apply. Redeployment arrangements exist in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The employment of staff in Co. Limerick Vocational Education Committee is a matter for that VEC. I understand that the crèche run by the VEC in Shanagolden closed with effect from 31 December 2011. Under the terms of paragraph 1.6 of the Public Service (Croke Park) Agreement, the Government has given a commitment that compulsory redundancy will not apply to permanent staff within the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A redundancy application in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy has been received by my Department and is currently being processed. The person will be contacted directly by the Redundancy Section of my Department as soon as the payment is finalised and ready to issue. Redundancy applications from Special Needs Assistants are processed by my Department in date order of receipt...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority. An applicant may appeal the decision of the grant awarding authority to its appeals officer. Where the appeals officer decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department or the independent Appeals Board, as appropriate. It is open to the student in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149, 154, 159, 168, 188, 190, 242 and 249 together. The change that has been announced gives schools greater autonomy in how they allocate staff resources to best meet the needs of their students, including how they provide for guidance and counselling. It is a change to how resources are allocated to schools not a policy decision to terminate guidance...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the relevant grant awarding authority in the first instance. An applicant may appeal the decision of the grant awarding authority to its appeals officer. Where the appeals officer decides to reject the appeal, the applicant may appeal this decision to my Department or the independent Appeals Board, as appropriate. All student...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: No appeal has been received in my Department to date from the candidate referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152, 165, 182, 185, 231, 246 and 255 together. The Government announced as part of Budget 2012 that, pending completion of the public service-wide review of allowances, changes to teacher qualification allowances were being made with immediate effect. These changes affect both existing teachers and new appointees in the future. Circular 70/2011, which...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 166, 167, 183, 184, 187, 226, 227, 239, 252 and 257 together. It is important to note that a key aspect of the EU/IMF Programme of Support and Ireland's overall budgetary strategy is a requirement to reduce the public sector payroll. In the Education sector finding savings and controlling the increase in public sector numbers is particularly difficult...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive data at individual school level in county order. The most recent information available relates to the 2010/2011 school year. Statistical information in respect of the current school year is currently being compiled in my Department and is due for publication in September 2012.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The new second level school for Lusk is one of 20 new schools, announced by the Minister in June 2011, to be established in the next 6 years. It will be a post primary school for 1000 pupils and it is anticipated that the first intake of pupils will be in September 2013. The construction of the new school will be delivered in phases. It is intended to deliver the first phase by September...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Jan 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 (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 164, 172, 174, 178 and 179 together. There is no increase in the staffing schedule general average of 28:1 for the allocation of classroom teachers at primary level. However, there is a phased increase in the pupil threshold for the allocation of classroom teachers in small primary schools. As part of the Budget decisions announced, the number of pupils...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: In June of last year I announced that 20 new primary schools and 20 new post-primary schools would be established up to 2017. My Department recently informed patron bodies of the locations of new primary schools to be established in 2012 and 2013 and invited applications for patronage of same. My Department has prepared a report on these applications for the consideration of the New Schools...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (11 Jan 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 — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school, to which the Deputy refers, has applied to my Department seeking funding to replace temporary accommodation in the school. The current status of all projects on the school building programme, including the school referred to by the Deputy, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie and this will be updated regularly throughout the year. The...