Results 11,041-11,060 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Statistics section of my Department's website contains data at individual primary school level in county order for the 2010/2011 school year. The information includes the number of mainstream class teachers and pupils in each primary school. The details for the current school year (2011/2012) are currently being compiled by my Department and will be published in September 2012. Unlike...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: With regard to agencies under the aegis of my Department the Deputy should note that: - Since September 2011, the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) is within the remit of Dublin West Education Centre alongside the Department's largest support service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). The process of integrating the functions of the NCTE with the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department has requested additional information from the teacher referred to by the Deputy. Staff of the Primary Payroll Division will deal with the request as soon as the information is received.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The person referred to by the Deputy is regarded as a new appointee to teaching under the terms of Circular 0040/2011. The terms of that Circular apply only to personnel who are paid on payrolls operated by my Department or by Vocational education Committees and not to personnel employed and paid by an individual school managerial authority. The specific category of employees referred to in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Government's Medium Term Infrastructure and Capital Investment Framework published on the 10th of November includes an allocation for education capital of just over â¬2.2bn over the five years of the plan - an average annual allocation of just over â¬440m. Total enrolment in both primary and post-primary schools is expected to grow by almost 70,000 between now and 2018 (over 45,000 at...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: In the provision of major extensions/new school buildings it is the current practice of my Department to use a guideline of 80sq. metres as a standard size of a general primary school classroom. This space allows for the inclusion of two en suite toilets and in room storage. 80 sq. metres is considered to be the optimum size of classroom in a new primary school. This size was determined by...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The following is the position relating to the schools listed by the Deputy: School No: 1 I can confirm that the school has presented a proposal to my Department to relocate to alternative accommodation. The proposal is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority in due course. School No: 2 The current status of all projects on the school building...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in the School Building Work Programme announced on 24th January 2011. It was one of a number of schools announced to secure planning permission with a view to preparing tender documents. The Design Team are currently working on Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning which includes the preparation of tender documents. All...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 95 together. The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive data in relation to primary schools. 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: While difficult choices had to be made to identify savings across my Department's remit, the Government has gone as far as it could to protect front line services in 2012.The recent changes announced in the Budget were made within the context of bringing our overall public expenditure back into line with what we can afford as a country. The challenge is to ensure that the resources that are...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: A replacement school building for the existing VEC post-primary school in Maynooth has been approved. Earlier this year I also published details of new procedures and criteria for the establishment of new second level schools and of the process for determining the patronage of such new schools. I also announced details of 20 new second level schools that would need to be established between...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the provision of a range of educational services at local and national level for students with special educational needs. In particular, its network of Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) co-ordinates special needs education provision at local level and arranges for the delivery of...
- Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (6 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The information sought by the Deputy is as follows: The number of employees earning â¬150,000 & less than â¬200,000 is 105. The number currently earning â¬200,000 or more is 103. The Deputy will be aware that the Government has sought to achieve a pay ceiling of â¬200,000 per annum within the public sector. Of the 103 earning over â¬200,000 per annum, 94 are Academic Medical...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. Officials from the Planning and Building Unit of my Department have requested a meeting with the school and the Design Team to expedite the preliminary design process. When completed, the Stage 1 submission which incorporates the preliminary design will be submitted to my...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (1 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Only one of the students in question has appealed the decision of her grant awarding authority appeals officer to my Department and a decision will issue on this shortly. While the second student has indicated by a letter attached to a representation from the Deputy that she wishes to appeal the decision of her grant awarding authority, she has not actually made an appeal to the grant...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The amount paid by FÃS in respect of rent for the Birr Technology Building, Birr, Co. Offaly, is â¬99,000 per annum plus VAT.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in the School Building Work Programme for 2011 which was announced on 24th January 2011. The project is one of a number of projects which were authorised to complete tender documents in 2011. The Design Team have recently informed my Department that they are working on finalising the Stage 2b report, which includes the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2011)
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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Dec 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department are examining the Deputy's request and will be in contact regarding the matter.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2011)
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...